Weed Eater 438178 Service Manual

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The operation of any lawn mower can result in foreign objects thrown into 
the eyes, which can result in severe eye damage. Always wear safety 
glasses or eye shields while operating your lawn mower or performing any 
ad just ments or repairs. We recommend standard safety glasses or a wide 
vision safety mask worn over spectacles.

LEVER 
BACKWARD 
TO RAISE 
MOWER

LEVER 
FORWARD 
TO LOWER 
MOWER

Height adjuster lever

TO ATTACH GRASS CATCH ER  
1.   Lift the rear door of the lawn mower 

and place the grass catcher frame side 
hooks onto the door pivot pins.

2.   The grass catcher is secured to the lawn 

mower housing when the rear door is low-
ered onto the grass catch er frame.

 CAUTION:  Do not run your lawn mower 

with out mulcher plug or approved grass 
catch er in place. Never at tempt to op-
 er ate the lawn mower with the rear door 
re moved or propped open.

Pivot pins

Rear door

Grass catcher 

handle

Catcher frame hook

Bag 
handle

Grass 

catcher 

frame 

handle

TO EMPTY GRASS CATCH ER 
1.   Lift up on grass catcher using the frame 

han dle.

2.   Remove grass catcher with clip pings 

from under lawn mower han dle.

3.   Empty clippings from bag.
NOTE:  Do not drag the bag when 
emptying.  It will cause unnecessary wear.

 CAUTION:  Under nor mal usage, the 

catch er material is subject to de te ri o ra tion 
and wear and should, therefore, be 
checked frequently for replacement.  Any 
replacement catcher should be checked 
to ensure compliance with original 
man u fac tur er's spec i fi  

ca tions.

•   Your lawn mower is equipped with an 

operator pres ence control bar which 
requires the operator to be positioned 
behind the lawn mower handle to start 
and operate the lawn mower.

 CAUTION:  Federal reg u la tions require 

a motor control to be in stalled on this 
lawn mower in order to min i mize the risk 
of blade contact injury. Do not un der 
any cir cum stanc es attempt to de feat the 
func tion of the operator con trol. The blade 
turns when the motor is running.

•   Remove safety pin.
•   Press the start button.
•   Hold down operator presence control 

bar to handle

.

•   Mower will begin to operate.

•   To stop motor, release operator pres-

ence con trol bar.

Let the blade come to a complete stop, 
then replace safety pin.
TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT 
Adjust cutting height to suit your re quire -
ments.  Me di um position is best for most 
lawns.  Raise wheels for low cut and lower 
wheels for high cut.  All four wheels are 
adjusted by a single lever.
•   Pull adjuster lever toward wheel. To 

lower mower, move lever forward to 
desired position. To raise mow er, move 
the lever toward the rear.