Husqvarna 5521CM manual

5521CM Owner’ s Manual 532 18 55-91 11.08.02 BY Printed in U.S .A.[...]

2 Safe Operation Practices f or W alk-Behind Mower s IMPORT ANT : THIS CUTTING MA CHINE IS CAP ABLE OF AMPUT A TING HANDS AND FEET AND THR OW ING OBJECTS. F AILURE T O OBSER VE THE FOLLOWING SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS COULD RESUL T IN SERIOUS INJUR Y OR DEA TH. SAFETY R ULES I. GENERAL OPERA TION • Read, understand, and follow all instructions on the m[...]

3 CONGRA TULA TIONS on your purchase of a ne w lawn mower . It has been designed, engineered and man u fac tured to give y ou the best possib le dependability and performance. Should you e xper ience any prob lem you cannot easily remedy , please contact your nearest authorized service center/depar tment. We ha ve competent, w ell-trained tech ni c[...]

4 ASSEMBL Y Read these instructions and this man u al in its entirety bef ore you attempt to assemb le or operate y our new la wn mow er . IMPORT ANT : THIS LA WN MO WER IS SHIPPED WITH- OUT OIL OR GASOLINE IN THE ENGINE. Y our new la wn mower has been as sem bled at the f actor y with the e x cep tion of those par ts left unassembled f or ship- pi[...]

5 KNO W Y OUR LA WN MO WER READ THIS OWNER'S MANU AL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING Y OUR LA WN MOWER. Compare the illustrations with y our lawn mo wer to f amiliar iz e yourself with the location of v arious controls and adjustments. Sav e this manual f or future ref erence. MEETS CPSC SAFETY REQUIREMENTS Our rotar y walk-behind po wer la[...]

6 T O CONVERT MO WER Y our lawn mow er was shipped ready to be used as a mulcher . T o conv er t to bagging or discharging: REAR BA GGING (See Fig. 4) • Lift rear door of the lawn mo wer and place the grass catcher frame hooks onto the door piv ot pins. • T o conv er t to mulching or dis charg ing operation, remov e grass catch er and close rea[...]

7 OPERA TION T O EMPTY GRASS CA TCHER (See Fig. 6) 1. Lift up on grass catcher using the fr ame han dle. 2. Remov e grass catcher with clippings from under la wn mower han dle. 3. Empty clippings from bag using both frame handle and bag handle. NO TE : Do not drag the bag when emptying; it will cause unnecessar y wear . FIG. 6 GRASS CA TCHER FRAME [...]

8 ADD GASOLINE (See Fig. 8) • Fill fuel tank to bottom of tank fi ller neck. Do not ov er- fi ll. Use fresh, clean, regular unleaded gasoline with a minimum of 87 octane . Do not mix oil with gasoline. Purchase fuel in quan ti ties that can be used within 30 da ys to assure fuel freshness. CA UTION: Wipe off any spilled oil or fuel. Do not stor[...]

9 MO WING TIPS • Under cer tain conditions , such as very tall grass, it ma y be necessar y to raise the height of cut to reduce pushing eff or t and to keep from o verloading the engine and leaving clumps of g rass clippings. It ma y also be necessar y to reduce ground speed and/or run the lawn mower o v er the area a second time. • For e xtre[...]

10 MAINTENANCE LUBRICA TION CHAR T GENERAL RECOMMEND A TIONS The warranty on this la wn mow er does not cov er items that hav e been subjected to operator ab use or negligence. T o receive full v alue from the warranty , operator must maintain mower as instructed in this manual. Some adjustments will need to be made periodically to properly maintai[...]

11 LA WN MO WER Alwa ys observe saf ety rules when performing any main- te nance. TIRES • Keep tires free of gasoline , oil, or insect control chem- i cals which can har m rubber . • A v oid stumps, stones, deep ruts, sharp objects and other hazards that ma y cause tire damage. BLADE CARE F or best results, mow er blade must be k ept shar p . R[...]

12 OIL FILLER CAP/DIPSTICK LO WER LIMIT UPPER LIMIT AIR FIL TER Y our engine will not r un properly and ma y be damaged by using a dirty air fi lter . Replace the air fi lter e very 100 hours of operation or e v er y season, whichev er occurs fi rst. Ser vice air cleaner more often under dusty conditions. See the main te nance section of your en[...]

13 MO WING POSITION MO WING POSITION HIGH POSITION LOW POSITION HANDLE BRA CKET HAIRPIN CO TTER MOUNTING PIN FIG. 14 LA WN MO WER T O ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT See “T O ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT” in the Operation section of this manual. REAR DEFLECT OR The rear defl ector , attached between the rear wheels of your mo wer , is provided to minimize the [...]

14 ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM IMPORT ANT : IT IS IMPORT ANT T O PREVENT GUM DEPOSITS FROM FORMING IN ESSENTIAL FUEL SYSTEM P AR TS SUCH AS CARBURET OR, FUEL FIL TER, FUEL HOSE, OR T ANK DURING ST ORAGE. ALSO , EXPERIENCE INDICA TES THA T ALCOHOL BLENDED FUELS (CALLED GASOHOL OR USING ETHANOL OR METHANOL) CAN A TTRA CT MOISTURE WHICH LEADS T O SEP ARA TION [...]

15 Does not start 1. Dir ty air fi lter . 1. Clean/replace air fi lter . 2. Out of fuel. 2. Fill fuel tank. 3. Stale fuel. 3. Drain tank and refi ll with fresh, clean fuel. 4. W ater in fuel. 4. Dr ain fuel tank and c arburetor and refi ll tank with fresh, clean fuel. 5. Spark plug wire is disconnected. 5. Connect wire to plug. 6. Bad spark plu[...]

16 R O T AR Y LA WN MO WER - - MODEL NUMBER 5521CM (5521CMA) - PRODUCT NUMBER 954 22 34-87[...]

17 R O T AR Y LA WN MO WER - - MODEL NUMBER 5521CM (5521CMA) - PRODUCT NUMBER 954 22 34-87 1 532 17 65-55 Control Bar 2 532 17 36-58 Upper Handle, with Grip 3 532 17 41-10 Lower Handle 4 532 17 95-85 Rope Guide 5 532 06 36-01 Lockn ut 1/4-20 6 532 13 19-59 Handle Bolt 7 532 06 64-26 Wire Tie 8 532 16 42-65 Grip, F oam 9 532 15 41-32 Hinge Brac ket [...]

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20 S E C T I ON 1: L I MIT E D W A R R A N T Y Husqvarna Forest & Garden Compan y (“Husqvarna”) warrants Husqvarna product to the origin al pur- chaser to be free from defects in material and workmanship from the date of purchase f or the “W a rranty P eriod” of the product as set f or th below: Lifetime W arranty: All tiller tines agai[...]