Starting

• Push the clutch in (left side pedal) and hold it in to start
• Turn key all the way to the right to crank it, may need a turn or two

Reverse

• Reverse is small pedal on right, you cannot and do not reverse when the blades are going
• If you need to reverse when mowing, stop the blades (push yellow knob back in), reverse, then resume blades

Mowing

• Just keep the throttle lever all the way up, should already be there, need it there to mow
• Also ignore the left side lever for mower deck height, leave it all the way up at 4”
• To start blades, pull the yellow knob up
• I recommend just doing a counter-clockwise spiral, its about as efficient as it gets, and that way you’re never mowing over the already cut excess
• I slow down a bit on super dense areas to let the mower spit out the grass fast enough, probably no such patches left since I mowed last week

Storing

• Push yellow knob in to stop blades
• I typically stop the mower outside the shed, turn the key to off, get off and put planks of wood on the lip of the shed
  • Mower needs this to get in without catching the mower deck

Maintanence

• August 2026
  • Brought back online after at least 3 years of sitting
  • Pumped up tires
  • Replaced gas
  • Lots of starter fluid
• September 2026
  • Right rear transaxle was squeaking
  • Idler pulley radially sheered
  • Blades
  • Tire valve guards
  • Drive belt
  • Drive belt idler pulley
  • Mower belt
  • Fixing mower deck metal inflection
  • Oil filter
  • Oil

Maintanence

• April 2026
  • AGM 430 CC battery installed
• June 2026
  • Mower belt pulley sheered
    • Replaced all mower deck pulleys
• September 2026
  • Locked up, flywheel won’t spin
  • Fuel Filter
  • AGM battery
  • Spark plug socket