Husqvarna 7021CH1 manual

7021CH1 Owner’ s Manual 532 19 39-67 10.22.04 BY Printed in U.S .A.[...]

2 W ARNING: Battery posts, terminals and related ac ces so ries contain lead and lead compounds, chemicals known to the State of Cal i for nia to cause can cer and bir th defects or oth er re pro duc tive harm. W ash hands after handling. W ARNING: Engine exhaust, some of its con stit u ents, and cer tain vehic le com po - nents contain or emit che[...]

3 SAFETY RULES ......................................................... 2-3 PRODUCT SPECIFICA TIONS ....................................... 3 CUST OMER RESPONSIBILITIES ................................. 3 ASSEMBL Y .................................................................... 4 OPERA TION ....................................................[...]

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 lawn mo w er. IMPORT ANT : THIS LA WN MOWER 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- ping[...]

5 KNO W Y OUR LA WN MO WER READ THIS O WNER'S MANU AL AND SAFETY R ULES BEFORE OPERA TING Y OUR LA WN MOWER. Compare the illustrations with y our lawn mow er to familiarize y ourself with the location of various controls and adjustments. Sav e this manual f or future ref erence. MEETS CPSC SAFETY REQUIREMENTS Our rotar y walk-behind po wer law[...]

6 SIDE DISCHARGING (See Fig. 6) • Rear door must be closed. • Open mulcher door and install dis charge defl ector under door as shown. • Mower is no w ready f or discharging operation. • T o con ver t to mulching or bagging operation, dis charge defl ector must be remo ved and mulcher door m ust be closed. T O CONVER T MO WER Y our lawn m[...]

7 OPERA TION SIMPLE STEPS T O REMEMBER WHEN CONVERTING Y OUR LA WN MO WER FOR MULCHING - 1. Rear door closed. 2. Mulcher door closed. FOR REAR BA GGING - 1. Grass catcher installed. 2. Mulcher door closed. FOR SIDE DISCHARGING - 1. Rear door closed. 2. Discharge defl ector installed. FIG. 6 OPEN MULCHER DOOR DISCHARGE DEFLECT OR BEFORE ST AR TING [...]

8 MO WING TIPS CA UTION: Do not use de-thatcher blade attachments on y our mower . Suc h at- tachments are hazar dous, will damage y our mower and could v oid your warranty . • Under cer tain conditions, such as v er y tall gr ass, it ma y be necessar y to raise the height of cut to reduce pushing eff or t and to keep from ov erloading the engine[...]

9 Check f or Loose F asteners Clean / Inspect Grass Catcher * Check Tires Check Driv e Wheels *** Clean Lawn Mo wer **** Clean under Drive Co ver *** Check Driv e Belt / Pulleys *** Check / Sharpen / Replace Blade Lubrication Clean and Recharge Batter y ** Check Engine Oil le v el Change Engine Oil Clean Air Filter Inspect Muffler Replace Spark Plu[...]

10 LA WN MO WER Alwa ys obser v e safety rules when perf or ming main te nance. TIRES • Keep tires free of gasoline , oil, or insect control chem- i cals which can harm r ubber . • A void stumps, stones, deep r uts, shar p objects and other hazards that ma y cause tire damage. DRIVE WHEELS Check front driv e wheels each time be f ore you mow to[...]

11 AIR FIL TER (See Fig. 12) Y our engine will not r un properly using a dir ty air fi lter . Replace paper car tridge ev er y 100 hours of operation or e very season, which ev er occurs fi rst. Ser vice air cleaner more often under dusty conditions. 1. Loosen screws and remo ve co ver . 2. Carefully remov e car tr idge. 3. Clean by gently tappin[...]

12 MO WING POSITION MO WING POSITION HIGH POSITION LOW POSITION HANDLE BRA CKET HAIRPIN CO TTER MOUNTING PIN FIG. 15 LA WN MO WER T O ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT See “T O ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT” in the Oper ation section of this manual. REAR DEFLECT OR The rear defl ector , attached between the rear wheels of your mo wer , is provided to minimiz e th[...]

13 LA WN MO WER When lawn mo wer is to be stored f or a per iod of time, clean it thoroughly , remov e all dir t, grease, lea ves, etc. Store in a clean, dr y area. 1. Clean entire lawn mow er (See “CLEANING” in the Maintenance section of this manual). 2. Lubricate as shown in Maintenance section of this manual. 3. Be sure that all nuts, bolts [...]

14 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. Empty fuel tank and refi ll tank with fresh, clean gasoline. 4. W ater in fuel. 4. Empty fuel tank and refi ll tank with fresh, clean gasoline. 5. Spark plug wire is disconnected. 5. Connect wire to plug. 6. Bad spark pl[...]

15 SER VICE NO TES[...]

16 R O T AR Y LA WN MO WER - - MODEL NUMBER 7021CH1 (96143000600) - PR ODUCT NUMBER 961 43 00-06[...]

17 R O T AR Y LA WN MO WER - - MODEL NUMBER 7021CH1 (96143000600) - PR ODUCT NUMBER 961 43 00-06 1 532 19 25-18 Upper Handle 2 532 15 34-18 Lower Handle 3 532 18 55-78 Control Bar 4 532 18 27-55 Engine Zone Control Cable 5 532 19 15-74 Handle Bolt 6 532 19 18-56 Handle Knob 7 532 05 17-93 Hair pin Cotter 8 532 06 64-26 Wire Tie 9 532 18 04-79 Kit, [...]

18 R O T AR Y LA WN MO WER - - MODEL NUMBER 7021CH1 (96143000600) - PR ODUCT NUMBER 961 43 00-06[...]

19 R O T AR Y LA WN MO WER - - MODEL NUMBER 7021CH1 (96143000600) - PR ODUCT NUMBER 961 43 00-06 1 532 18 45-88 Drive Control Assemb ly 2 532 08 80-58 Bearing, Wheel Adjuster 3 532 17 52-62 P an Head T apping Scre w #10-24 x 2-3/4 4 532 15 87-55 Screw 5 532 17 54-36 V -Belt 6 532 15 04-95 Retainer , Spring 7 532 19 17-30 Nut, He x, Flanged 1/4-20 8[...]

20 S E C T I ON 1: L I MIT E D W A R R A N T Y Husqv ar na Forest & Garden Company (“Husqvarna”) warrants Husqvarna product to the ori ginal pur- chaser to be free from defects in materi al and wor kmanship from the date of purchase f or the “W arranty P eriod” of the product as s et forth below: Lifetim e W arranty: All tiller tines ag[...]