Weed Eater 96142008800 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

•   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.

•   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.

TO OPERATE DRIVE SYSTEM 
•     To start forward motion, lift drive con-

trol bar up to handle.

•     To stop forward motion, release drive 

control bar.

IMPORTANT:  Always keep drive control 
fully engaged against handle when in use.

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.

DRIVE CONTROL ENGAGED

Operator 
pres ence 
con trol bar

DRIVE CONTROL DIS EN GAGED

Drive 

con trol 

bar

Start 
button