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Open the packaging and take out the equipment
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with care.
Remove the packaging material and any
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packaging and/or transportation braces (if
available).
Check to see if all items are supplied.
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Inspect the equipment and accessories for
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transport damage.
If possible, please keep the packaging until the
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end of the guarantee period.
IMPORTANT
The equipment and packaging material are not
toys. Do not let children play with plastic bags,
foils or small parts.
There is a danger of swallowing or suffocating!
Petrol lawn mower
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Top push bar and bottom push bar
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Grass basket
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Spark plug wrench
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4 star nuts
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4 screws
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2 cable clips
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Petrol service manual
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Original operating instructions
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4. Intended use
The equipment may only be used for the tasks it is
designed to handle. Any other use is deemed to be a
case of misuse. The user/operator and not the
manufacturer will be liable for any damage or injuries
of any kind caused as a result of this.
The petrol lawn mower is intended for private use i.e.
for use in home and gardening environments.
Private use of the lawn mower refers an annual
operating time generally not exceeding that of 50
hours, during which time the machine is primarily
used to maintain small-scale, residential lawns and
home/hobby gardens. Public facilities, sporting halls,
and agricultural/forestry applications are excluded.
Please note that our equipment has not been
designed for use in commercial, trade or industrial
applications. Our warranty will be voided if the
machine is used in commercial, trade or industrial
businesses or for equivalent purposes.
The operating instructions as supplied by the
manufacturer must be kept and referred to in order to
ensure that the lawn mower is properly used and
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maintained. The instructions contain valuable
information on operating, maintenance and servicing
conditions.
Important! Due to the high risk of bodily injury to the
user, the lawn mower may not be used to trim
bushes, hedges or shrubs, to cut scaling vegetation,
planted roofs, or balcony-grown grass, to clean (suck
up) dirt and debris off walkways, or to chop up tree or
hedge clippings. Moreover, the lawn mower may not
be used as a power cultivator to level out high areas
such as molehills.
For safety reasons, the lawn mower may not be used
as a drive unit for other work tools or toolkits of any
kind.
5. Technical data
See warranty card of your country.
Note:
The enclosed manual from Briggs & Stratton
provides detailed technical data on the engine!
Sound and vibration
Wear ear-muffs.
The impact of noise can cause damage to hearing.
6. Before starting the equipment
6.1 Assembling the components
Some parts of the mower come disassembled. For
quick and easy assembly, read and follow the
instructions below.
Important! You will need the following additional
tools (not supplied) for assembly, and also for
maintenance work:
A flat oil drip tray (for changing the oil)
A 1 liter measuring jug (oil/petrol resistant)
A petrol can
A funnel (suitable for the tankʼs petrol filler neck)
Household wipes (to wipe up oil/petrol residue;
dispose of these at a filling station)
A petrol suction pump (plastic, available from
DIY stores)
An oil can with hand pump (available from DIY
stores)
Assembly
1. Fasten the push bar (Fig. 3a/Item 5) using one
screw (Fig. 3a/Item 15) and one star nut (Fig.
3a/Item 12) on each side. For fastening choose