Product Overview
1. Cutting-height lever (4)
2. Spark plug
3. Air filter
4. Fuel-tank cap
5. Oil fill/Dipstick
6. Rear-discharge deflector
7. Recoil-start handle
Figure 10
1. Grass bag
2. Side-discharge chute
Specifications
Model
Weight
20797
42 kg
(92 lb)
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Figure 9
8. Blade-control bar
9. Upper handle
10. Adjustment knob for the
self-propel drive
11. Ignition key
12. Grass bag
13. Battery
14. Washout port
3. Rear-discharge plug
(installed)
4. Battery charger
Length
Width
165 cm
56 cm
104 cm
(65
(22
inches)
inches)
Operation
Filling the Fuel Tank
DANGER
Gasoline is extremely flammable and explosive. A
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fire or explosion from gasoline can burn you and
others.
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• To prevent a static charge from igniting the
gasoline, place the container and/or machine
directly on the ground before filling, not in a
vehicle or on an object.
• Fill the tank outdoors when the engine is cold.
Wipe up spills.
• Do not handle gasoline when smoking or around
an open flame or sparks.
• Store gasoline in an approved fuel container, out
of the reach of children.
•
For best results, use only clean, fresh (less than 30 days
old), unleaded gasoline with an octane rating of 87 or
higher ((R+M)/2 rating method).
•
Oxygenated fuel with up to 10% ethanol or 15% MTBE
by volume is acceptable.
•
Ethanol: Gasoline with up to 10% ethanol (gasohol)
or 15% MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl ether) by volume
is acceptable. Ethanol and MTBE are not the same.
Gasoline with 15% ethanol (E15) by volume is not
approved for use. Never use gasoline that contains more
than 10% ethanol by volume, such as E15 (contains 15%
ethanol), E20 (contains 20% ethanol), or E85 (contains
up to 85% ethanol). Using unapproved gasoline may
cause performance problems and/or engine damage
which may not be covered under warranty.
•
Do not use gasoline containing methanol.
•
Do not store fuel either in the fuel tank or in fuel
containers over the winter unless a fuel stabilizer is used.
•
Do not add oil to gasoline.
Fill the fuel tank with fresh unleaded regular gasoline from a
major name-brand service station
Important: To reduce starting problems, add fuel
Height
stabilizer to the fuel all season, mixing it with gasoline
less than 30 days old.
(41
inches)
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(Figure
11).