Assembly & Set-Up. Bolens 11A-020B065

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Assembly & Set-Up

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Contents of Carton

One Lawn Mower

One Hardware Pack

One Blade Control

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One Lawn Mower Operator’s Manual

Four Wheels

One Chute Deflector

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Hardware Pack

One Engine Operator’s Manual

One Upper & Lower Handle

One Bottle of Oil

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Group 1

Qty. 2

Qty. 2 Qty. 2

Group 2

Qty. 2 Qty. 2

Qty . 4

Qty . 4

Group 3

Qty . 4

Qty. 2

Qty . 4

Qty. 2

Qty . 1

Qty . 1

Qty . 1

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Assembly

NOTE: This lawn mower is shipped without gasoline or oil in the engine. Fill up the gasoline and oil as instructed in the accompanying engine manual BEFORE operating your mower.

Chute Deflector

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2.

NOTE: Use the hardware in Group 1 to complete the following steps.

Align the holes on the chute deflector with the corresponding holes on the deck surface.

Insert carriage screws up through the underside of the deck and through the chute deflector. See Fig. 3-1.

3. Secure the lower handle to the deck using the hex screws, shoulder screws, and flange lock nuts. See Fig. 3-2.

Shoulder

Screw

Flange Lock Nut

Flange Lock Nut

Flat Washer

Carriage Screw

Figure 3-1

3. Secure each screw with a washer and lock nut.

Handles

NOTE: Use the hardware in Groups 2 and 4 to complete the following steps.

Lower Handle

1. Lift the rear of the deck and place it on a block of wood to secure it.

2. Place the lower handle over the deck and align the holes on the deck with the corresponding holes on the handle.

Hex Screw

Figure 3-2

Upper Handle

1. Place the upper handle in position over the lower handle keeping the blade control handle facing up.

2. Secure the upper handle to the lower handle using the carriage bolts and lock nuts from Group 4 of the hardware pack. See Fig. 3-3.

Carriage

Bolt

Flange

Lock Nut

Figure 3-3

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Wheels

NOTE: Use the hardware in Group 3 to complete the following steps.

The holes in the deck provide three cutting heights. Use corresponding holes when attaching all four wheels (i.e. for the lowest cutting position, assemble each wheel at the highest hole on the deck). Refer to the Cutting Height Adjustment section for more information.

1. Secure each wheel to the deck as shown in Fig. 3-4.

Wheel

Deck

Lock

Nut

Curved

End

1

Straight

End

2

Shoulder

Screw

Washer

Lock

Nut

Shoulder

Screw

Washer

Figure 3-4

NOTE: The cupped side of each washer should be pressed against the deck.

Blade Control

NOTE: If the blade control is secured and in place on the upper handle, you may skip the following three steps. If, however, the blade control became displaced either during shipping or during assembly, reattach it as follows:

1. Insert the curved end of the blade control into the center hole located on the right side of the upper handle. See Fig.

3-5.

2. Gently squeeze the blade control inward and insert the straight end into the lower hole located on the left side of the upper handle. See Fig. 3-5.

3.

Figure 3-5

Check to confirm that the blade control pivots freely against the upper handle.

Control Cable

1. Unwrap the control cable from the engine and route it under the lower handle.

Z Fitting

1. To make it easier to attach the Z fitting, temporarily remove the left side of the blade control as shown in Fig. 3-6.

Blade Control

Upper

Handle

Z-Fitting

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3.

Figure 3-6

Hook the Z end of the brake cable into the control from the inside to outside. See Fig. 3-6.

Reattach the left side of the blade control.

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Securing Control Cable

NOTE: Use the hardware in Group 6 to complete the following steps.

1.

WARNING: The cable must be routed properly to avoid contact with all sharp edges and hot surfaces.

Such contacts damage the cable and render the controls inoperative.

Press the stud found inside the snap fitting into the hole found on the left side of the upper handle, as shown in

Figure 3- 7.

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Attach the eye bolt to the upper handle and loosely thread the lock nut on to secure it. Do NOT tighten. See Fig. 3-8.

With the spark plug wire disconnected and grounded, depress the blade control and pull the rope out of the engine.

Loop the rope through the eye bolt. See Fig. 3-8.

Tighten the eye bolt to the handle using the lock nut. DO

NOT overtighten.

Adjustments

Cutting Height

1. Remove the carriage bolts and related hardware from the wheels. See Fig. 3-9.

Snap

Fitting

Stud inside

Snap Fitting

Upper

Handle

Low

High

Medium

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2.

Figure 3-7

Secure the cable to the lower left handle with a cable tie.

Trim off the extra length of the cable tie.

Starter Rope

NOTE: Use the hardware in Group 5 to complete the following steps.

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Flange

Lock

Nut

Eye Bolt

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Figure 3-9

2. Reattach the wheels with carriage bolts at another hole.

Remember to attach ALL wheels at the same relative position to ensure an even cut. Refer to instructions for

Attaching The Wheels earlier in this section. For a higher cutting height, use the lower hole on the deck. For a lower cutting height, use the upper hole.

Set-Up

Gas and Oil Fill-Up

Refer to the separate engine owner’s manual for additional engine information.

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Add oil provided before starting unit for the first time out of the box.

Service the engine with gasoline as instructed in the separate engine owner’s manual.

WARNING: Use extreme care when handling gasoline. Gasoline is extremely flammable and the vapors are explosive. Never fuel the machine indoors or while the engine is hot or running.

Extinguish cigarettes, cigars, pipes and any other sources of ignition.

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