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Safety • Assembly • Operation • Maintenance • Troubleshooting • Engine • Parts Lists • Warranty
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
22” Rotary Mower — Model 26M
IMPORTANT
READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE OPERATION
Warning: This unit is equipped with an internal combustion engine and should not be used on or near any unimproved forest-covered, brush-
covered or grass-covered land unless the engine’s exhaust system is equipped with a spark arrester meeting applicable local or state laws (if any).
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This Operator’s Manual is an important part of your new lawn mower. It will help you assemble, prepare and maintain the unit for best performance. Please read and understand what it says. Table of Contents Slope Gauge........................................................ 3 Engine Appendix .............................................. 14 Safe Operation Practices ................................... 4 Engine Safe Operation Practices ................. 14 Setup and Adjustment ................
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Use this page as a guide to determine slopes where you may not operate safely. Do not operate your lawn mower on such slopes. 1 Slope Gauge WARNING Do not mow on inclines with a slope in excess of 15 degrees (a rise of approximately 2-1/2 feet every 10 feet). A riding mower could overturn and cause serious injury. If operating a walk- behind mower on such a slope, it is extremely difficult to maintain your footing and you could slip, resulting in serious injury. Operate RID
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WARNING: Engine Exhaust, some of its constituents, and certain vehicle compo- nents contain or emit chemicals known to State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. 2 DANGER: This machine was built to be operated according to the rules for safe operation in this manual. As with any type of power equipment, carelessness or error on the part of the operator can result in serious injury. This machine is capable of amputating hands and feet and throwing Safe
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19. Shut the engine off and wait until the blade comes to a 6. Extinguish all cigarettes, cigars, pipes and other sources complete stop before removing the grass catcher or unclog- of ignition. ging the chute. 7. Never fuel machine indoor because flammable vapors will The cutting blade continues to rotate for a few seconds after accumulate in the area. the engine is shut off. Never place any part of the body in 8. Never remove gas cap or add fuel while engine is hot or 2 the blade area u
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1. For shipping purposes, the chute deflector on your mower is held in an upright position by a retainer. Remove the retainer as follows: a. Push chute deflector up towards engine. Holding 3 deflector in this position, remove the retainer and discard. See Figure 3-1. A b. Lower the chute deflector carefully keeping your Setup and fingers out of the way. Adjustment B WARNING: The chute retainer must be removed and discarded before opera
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5. Rope guide Setup as follows in Figure 3-5: a. Hold the blade control against the upper handle. b. Slowly pull starter rope out of engine. A 3 c. Slip starter rope into the rope guide. d. Tighten rope guide wing nut. 6. Each wheel has a height adjustment lever to change Setup and the cutting height of the mower. Adjustment a. Depress height adjustment lever towards wheel. B b. Slide lever to desired position for a chang
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Know Your Lawn Mower Blade Control Drive Control 4 Choke Control Operating Recoil Your Lawn Starter Mower Gasoline Fill Mulching Baffle WARNING Oil Fill The blade control Height Adjustment mechanism is a Levers safety device. Never Figure 4-1 attempt to bypass its Now that you have set up your lawn mower for opera- Cutting Height Adjustment Levers operations. tion, get aquainted with its controls and features. These One adjustment lever is located on each wheel and is are described below
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WARNING: The operation of any lawn mower can result in foreign objects being thrown into the eyes, which can damage your eyes severely. Always wear safety glasses while operating 4 the mower, or while performing any adjustments or repairs on it. 2 Operating Starting Engine Your Lawn 1 WARNING: Be sure no one other than Mower the operator is standing near the lawn 4 mower while starting engine or operat- ing mower. Never run engine indoors 3 or in enclosed, poorly ventilated areas. Engi
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Lubrication 1. Lubricate pivot points on the blade control and drive control at least once a season with light oil. These controls must operate freely in both directions. See 5 Figure 5-1. 2. Lubricate the wheels at least once a season with light oil (or motor oil). If wheels are removed for any Maintaining reason, lubricate surface of the pivot arm and inner surface of the wheel with light oil. See Figure 5-1. Your Lawn 3. Lubricate the torsion spring and pivot point on each end of th
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Blade Care WARNING: When removing cutting blade for sharpening or replacement, 5 protect your hands with a pair of heavy gloves or use a heavy rag to hold blade. Maintaining 1. Disconnect spark plug boot from spark plug. Turn mower on its side making sure that the air filter and Your Lawn the carburetor are up. 2. Remove bolt, bell washer, blade, and blade adapter Mower from the engine crankshaft. See Figure 5-2. 3. The blade can be sharpened with a file or on a grind- ing wheel. Do not
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Problem Cause Remedy 1. Blade control disengaged. 1. Engage blade control. Engine fails to start 2. Spark plug boot disconnected. 2. Connect wire to spark plug. 6 3. Fuel tank empty or stale fuel. 3. Fill tank with clean, fresh gasoline. 4. CHOKE not activated. 4. Choke engine as instructed in “Operating Your Lawn Mower”. Trouble 5. Faulty spark plug. 5. Clean, adjust gap, or replace. Shooting 6. Blocked fuel line. 6. Clean fuel line. 7. Engine flooded. 7. Wait a few minutes to restart. 1. Spa
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PLACE MODEL PLATE HERE R D E I S A C D H O A P R E G R 4. Coat mower’s cutting blade with chassis grease to Off-Season Storage prevent rusting. The following steps should be taken to prepare your lawn mower for storage. 5. Store mower in a dry, clean area. Do not store next 1. Clean and lubricate mower thoroughly as described in to corrosive materials, such as fertilizer. 7 the lubrication instructions. When storing any type of power equipment in a poorly 2. We do not recommend the use of a
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WARNING: Gasoline and its vapors are extremely flammable and explosive. Fire or explosion can cause severe burns or death. If gasoline is spilled on yourself or your clothes, wash your skin and change clothes immediately. 8 • When operating equipment, do not tip engine or Gasoline and its vapors are equipment at angle which causes gasoline to spill. extremely flammable and Engine • Do not choke carburetor to stop engine. explosive. Fire or explosion can • When transporting equipment, tran
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• Tie up long hair and remove jewelry. Running engine produces heat. Engine parts, especially muffler, • Do not wear loose-fitting clothing, dangling draw- strings or items that could become caught. become extremely hot. Severe thermal burns can occur on 8 contact. Combustible debris, Rapid retraction of starter cord such as leaves, grass, brush, etc., (kickback) will pull hand and can catch fire. arm toward engine faster than Engine you can let go. Broken bones, • Allow muffler, engin
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Know Your Engine Fuel Cap 9 Air Cleaner Operating Starter Grip Your Engine Oil Fill Cap Oil Drain Spark Plug Muffler * 1P65 Engine Shown Figure 9-1: The major components of the engine. The shroud on your engine may differ. IMPORTANT: This engine is shipped Read this section before starting your lawn mower engine. Compare the illustrations in Figure 9-1 with your lawn without gasoline or oil mower engine to familiarize yourself with the location of various controls and adjustments. in the
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Check Oil Level IMPORTANT: Be sure to check the engine on a level surface with the engine stopped. 9 1. Remove the oil filler cap and wipe the dipstick clean. See Figure 9-2. 2. Insert the dipstick into the oil filler neck, but do not Oil Fill Cap/ Operating screw it in. Dipstick 3. If the level is low, slowly add oil to the upper limit on Your the dipstick. Upper Level Engine 4. Tighten dipstick firmly before starting engine. IMPORTANT: Do not overfill. Overfilling with oil may cause sm
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WARNING: Shut off the engine before Periodic inspection and adjustment of the engine is performing any maintenance. To essential if high level performance is to be maintained. prevent accidental start-up, disconnect Regular maintenance will also ensure a long service life. the spark plug boot. The required service intervals and the kind of mainte- 10 nance to be performed are described in the table below. IMPORTANT: If engine must be tipped to transport Follow the hourly or calendar interva
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IMPORTANT: Used motor oil may cause skin cancer if repeatedly left in contact with the skin for prolonged periods. Although this is unlikely unless you handle used Paper Element oil on a daily basis, it is still advisable to thoroughly wash your hands with soap and water as soon as possible 10 after handling used oil. NOTE: Please dispose of used motor oil in a manner that Maintaining is compatible with the environment. We suggest you take it in a sealed container to your local service sta
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Storage Engines stored over 30 days need to be drained of fuel to prevent deterioration and gum from forming in fuel system or on essential carburetor parts. If the gasoline in Electrode 10 your engine deteriorates during storage, you may need to have the carburetor, and other fuel system components, serviced or replaced. 1. Remove all fuel from tank by running engine until it Maintaining stops from lack of fuel. Your 2. Change oil. See Oil Change section. 3. Remove spark plug and pour ab
