Before Starting The Equipment; Operation - Scheppach MS173-51 Original Bedienungsanleitung

8. Before starting the equipment

Assembling the components
Some parts of the mower come disassembled. For
quick and easy assembly, read and follow the instruc-
tions below.
Important! You will need the following additional tools
(not supplied) for assembly, and also for maintenance
work:
• Oil drip pan (for oil change)
• A 1 litre measuring jug (oil/petrol resistant)
• A petrol can (5 litres is sufficient for approx. 6 op-
erating hours)
• A funnel (suitable for the tankʼs petrol filler neck)
• Household wipes (to wipe up oil/petrol residue; dis-
pose of these at a filling station)
• A petrol suction pump (plastic, available from DIY
stores)
• An oil can with hand pump (available from DIY
stores)
• 0,4 litre of engine oil (SAE 30)
Assembly
1. Take the mower and attachment parts out of the
packaging and check that all parts are present.
2. Attach the lower push bar to both sides of the mower
with one screw (a), 1 washer small (c), 1 plastic star
grip nut (d) each. Make sure that the cables, which
will be attached later, are not in the way (Fig. 2-3).
3. Attach the upper push bar on the lower push bar
with one quick-release lever (5), one washer big
(b), one washer small (c) and one plastic star grip
nut (d) each on both sides (Fig. 4-5).
4. Insert the pull start handle (17) in the designated
hook as shown in Fig. 6.
5. Fix the cables to the push bar with the cable clips
(18) provided (Fig. 7).
6. Grass box (16) - open it up and click the plastic
clips into position on the frame (Fig. 8).
7. Mowing with grass box:
Lift the discharge flap (15) with one hand and
hang the grass box (16) as shown in Fig. 9.
8. Mulching:
If the grass box (16) is attached, remove it and
replace it with the mulch insert (19) as shown in
Fig. 10-12.
Setting the cutting height
m CAUTION!
Adjust the cutting height only when the engine is
switched off and the plug boot has been pulled.
• Before you begin to mow, check to ensure that the
blade is not blunt and that none of the fasteners are
damaged.
• To prevent any imbalance, replace blunt and/or
damaged blades as a set only (if applicable). To
carry out this check, first switch off the engine and
pull the spark plug boot.
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• The cutting height is centrally adjusted with the cut-
ting height adjustor lever (Fig.13/ Item 14). 7 differ-
ent cutting heights can be selected.
• Pull the adjustor lever out and select the desired
cutting height. The lever snaps into the desired po-
sition. (Fig. 13)
Preparing the area to be mowed
Before mowing, carefully examine the area. Remove
stones, sticks, bones, wires, toys and other objects
that may be ejected.

9. Operation

m CAUTION!
The engine does not come with oil in it. There-
fore, ensure that you add 0,4 litres of oil before
starting it up. Use normal, multigrade oil (SAE30).
The oil level in the engine must be checked each
time before mowing.
You will also need to fill in petrol, as this is also
not supplied upon delivery.
• In order to avoid any unintentional start-ups of the
lawn mower, it comes equipped with an engine
brake (Fig. 1/ Item 3) which must be pulled back
before the engine can be started. When the engine
control lever is released it must return to its initial
position, at which point the engine automatically
switches off.
• Press the engine brake lever (3) together and give
the starter cord (17) a vigorous pull. (Fig. 14)
Attention: When you pull the starting rope the cut-
ting blade rotates even when dissolved motor brake
lever. Make sure that there are no body parts in
danger zone of cutting blade.
• When the engine is running, press the drive lever
(2) to the handle (1) in order to engage drive on the
mower.
• Before you start mowing, you should run through
this operation several times in order to ensure that
the machine is working properly.
m WARNING
Whenever you need to perform any kind of ad-
justment and/or repair work on your lawn mower,
wait until the blade has come to a complete stop.
Always switch off the engine before carrying out
any adjustments, maintenance or repairs.
m Note!
Using the drive:
• Engine brake (3): Use the lever to stop the engine.
When you release the lever the engine and the
blade stop automatically.
• To mow, hold the drive lever (2) in the working po-
sition. Before you start to mow, check the start/
stop lever several times to be sure that it is work-
ing properly. Ensure that the tension cable can be
smoothly operated (i.e. is not catching or kinking in
any way).