White Outdoor LC-436 manual

21” Rear & Side Disc har ge Mulc hing Mo wer Model LC-436 (11A-43 9B190) PRINTED IN U.S .A. Oper ator’ s Man ual FORM NO . 770-10059A.fm (12/99) IMPORT A NT : READ SAFETY R ULES AND INSTR UCTIONS CAREFULL Y WHITE OUTDOOR PRODUCTS COMP ANY P .O . BO X 361131 CLEVELAN D , OHIO 44136-9722 Warn ing: This unit is equipped with an i nternal combu[...]

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent Page Important Safe O peratio n Practi ces ................. ............. ............. ............. ........... 3 Slope G auge ............. .................... ............. ............. ............ .................... ........... 6 Assembl ing Yo ur Lawn Mower ............ ............. ............. ..........[...]

3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES This symb ol poin ts out imp ortant saf ety instr uctions which, if not fol lowed, c ould endang er the pe rsonal safety and /or proper ty of your self an d others. Rea d and foll ow all inst ructions in this manual befor e attempt ing to operat e your lawn mower. Fai lure to com ply with thes e inst [...]

4 • Mow only in daylight or good artifici al light. • Stop the blade when crossing gravel drives, walk s or roads. • If the equipment should start to vibrate abnormally, stop the engine and check im mediately for the cause. Vibration is generally a warning of trouble. • Shut the engine off and wait until the blade comes to a complete stop b[...]

5 • Never attempt to make a wheel or cutting height adjustment while the engine is running. • Gras s catcher components are subject to wear, damage and deterioration, which could expose moving parts or allow objec ts to be thrown. For safety protection, frequently check components and replace with manufacturer’s recommended parts, when necess[...]

6 SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE Use this pag e as a guide to de termine s lopes wher e you may not operate the la wn mower safely. 15° SIGHT AND H OLD T HIS LEVEL WIT H A VE RTICAL TR EE A POWE R PO L E A CORNER OF A BU ILDING OR A FEN C E PO ST F O L D O N D O T T E D L I N E , R E P R E S E N T I N G A 1 5 ° S L O P E USE THI S PA GE A S A GUI DE T O [...]

7 SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER T o R e m o v e U n i t F r o m C a r t o n • Remove stap les, break gl ue on top fla ps, or cut tape at cart on end and pee l along top fl ap to open car ton. • Remove lo ose parts if include d with uni t (i.e., operator ’ s manual, etc .). • Cut along c orners and la y carton do wn flat. Remove pac [...]

8 Assembling Gr ass Catcher NOTE: Make certa in bag is turne d right side out befo re assembl ing (war ning lab el will be on th e outside). Parts for So ft Grass Bag: 1. Front Frame & Rear F rame 2. Grass Ba g Assemb le grass bag as follow s: • Join the rear frame and fr ont frame ass embly as shown in F igure 5A. • Place bag over fram e ([...]

9 SECTION 4: KNOW YOUR LAWN MOWER Compare the illus tration in Figu re 9 with your l awn mo wer to fam iliarize yourse lf with the l ocation o f vario us co ntrols and ad justm ents. WARNING: The operation of any lawn mower can result in foreign objects being thrown into the eyes, w hich c an result in sever e eye damage. Alw ays wear sa fety glas [...]

10 T o Start Engine and Engage Blade WARNING: Never run engine indoors or in enclosed, poorly ventilated areas . Engine exhaust contains carbon monoxide, an odorless and deadl y gas. Keep hands, fe et, hair and loose c lothing away from any moving parts on e ngine and lawn mower. • Move throttl e control lever to the fast (rabbit) position . • [...]

11 wheels mus t be placed in the same relati ve pos ition. S ee Figur e 10. Fig ure 10 Handle Height Your mower is shipp ed with the handle in the hi gher height pos ition.To lower the hand le heig ht for your conveni ence, p roce ed as f ollows. • Remo ve the star ter ro pe fr om th e rope guid e. • Remove the upper handl e by removin g the ha[...]

12 NOTE: An unba lanced bl ade wil l cause exc essive vibratio n when rotating at high speeds and may cau se damage to the mo wer and/ or personal injury. • The bla de can be te sted by bala ncing it on a round shaft screw driv er. See Figur e 14. Remo ve metal from the heav y side until it balances evenly. It is recomm ended that t he blade alwa[...]

13 SECTION 8: OFF-SEASON STORAGE The follo wing ste ps should be taken to pre pare lawn mower fo r storag e. • Clean an d lubrica te mowe r thoroughl y as d escribed in the lu bricati on inst ruction s. • Refer to eng ine manu al for correct engine st orage instruc tions . • Coat mower ’ s cuttin g blade wi th chassi s grea se to prevent ru[...]

14 SECTION 10: PARTS LIST FOR MODEL LC-436 1 11 9 7 82 16 15 18 3 2 19 4 6 4 31 50 48 47 44 45 64 56 20 55 63 36 34 33 32 40 39 57 59 20 45 44 43 41 42 59 23 66 67 58 30 51 53 62 65 81 49 22 72 21 14 13 12 71 52 54 39 40 29 A A 83 45 46 76 80 45 79 76 76 79 80 76 46 77 59 77 17[...]

15 Model LC-436 Ref. No. Part N o. Descriptio n 1 647- 0004 Cont rol Ha ndl e Asse mbly 2 710- 1205 Rope Guide 3 720 -0279 Ha ndle K nob 1/4- 20 Th d. 4 710-1 174 Curved H d. Bolt 5/1 6-18 x 2" Lg . 6 720- 0314 Hand Kno b 7 710- 1270 Oval C -Sun k Mac h. Scr. 9 712-0 324 Hex L-Nu t 1/4-20 Thd. 11 74 9-07 05 U pper Hand le 12 720 -02 95 F oam G[...]

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