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Prepare your lawn mower for storage at the end of the 
season or if the unit will not be used for 30 days or 
more. Store the mower in a clean, dry area.

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Clean underside of the mower following 
instructions in the Maintenance section of this 
manual.

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Inspect and replace/sharpen blade, if required. 
Refer to the Maintenance section of this manual 
for blade care instructions.

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Lubricate mower following the lubrication chart 
on page 14 of this manual. 

You can fold your mower’s handle for convenient 
storage as shown in Figure 20. Follow the steps 
below to fold the handle.
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Remove the starter rope from the rope guide.

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Loosen the two hand knobs on the sides of the 
handle, and let the upper handle fold down to 
the rear.

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Move the hairpin clips to the outer hole in the 
weld pins on the handle mounting brackets.

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Spread the sides of the lower handle, and push 
it forward and down.

NOTE: When folding the handle for storage or 
transportation, be careful not to bend or kink the 
cable.  

IMPORTANT: It is important to prevent gum deposits 
from forming in essential fuel system parts such as 
carburetor, fuel filter, fuel hose, or tank during 
storage. Also, experience indicates that alcohol 
blended fuels (called gasohol  or using ethanol or 
methanol) can attract moisture which leads to 
separation and formation of acids during storage. 
Acidic gas can damage the fuel system of an engine 
while in storage. 

 Drain fuel into approved 

container outdoors away from open flame. 
Be sure engine is cool. Do not smoke.

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Drain the fuel tank. 

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Start the engine and let it run until the fuel lines 
and carburetor are empty. 

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Drain carburetor by removing bowl drain screw 
which is located below the carburetor. See  
Figure 21. 

Note: Do not drain carburetor if using fuel stabilizer.

 Never use engine or 

carburetor cleaner products in the fuel tank 
or permanent damage may occur. 

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Use fresh fuel next season.

NOTE: Fuel stabilizer is an acceptable alternative in 
minimizing the formation of fuel gum deposits during 
storage. 

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Add stabilizer to gasoline in fuel tank or storage 
container. 

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Always follow the mix ratio found on stabilizer 
container. 

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Run engine at least 10 minutes after adding 
stabilizer to allow the stabilizer to reach the 
carburetor. 

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Do not drain the gas tank  and carburetor if 
using fuel stabilizer. Drain all the oil from the 
crankcase (This should be done after the 
engine has been operated and is still warm) 
and refill the crankcase with fresh oil.