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GAMA GLM 51G Operator's Manual

Summary of GLM 51G

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    Safeoperationpractices•set-up•operation•maintenance•service•troubleshooting o perator ’ s m anual pushmower —modelglm 51g warning readandfollowall safetyrulesandinstructions inthismanual beforeattemptingtooperatethismachine. Failuretocomplywiththeseinstructionsmayresultinpersonalinjury..

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    2 totheowner 1 thankyou thankyouforpurchasingalawnmowermanufacturedbygama garden. Itwascarefullyengineeredtoprovideexcellentperformance whenproperly operatedandmaintained. Pleasereadthisentiremanualpriortooperatingtheequipment. Itinstructsyouhowtosafelyandeasilysetup,operateand maintainyourmachine.P...

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    3 importantsafeoperationpractices 2 warning: thissymbolpointsoutimportantsafetyinstructionswhich,ifnotfollowed, couldendangerthepersonalsafetyand/orpropertyofyourselfandothers.Readandfollow allinstructionsinthismanualbeforeattemptingtooperatethismachine.Failuretocomply with theseinstructionsmayresul...

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    4 s ection 2 —i mportant s afe o peration p ractices 12. Amissingordamageddischargecovercancauseblade contactorthrownobjectinjuries. 13. Manyinjuriesoccurasaresultofthemowerbeingpulled overthefootduringafallcausedbyslippingortripping. Donotholdontothemowerifyouarefalling;releasethe handleimmediately...

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    S ection 2 —i mportant s afe o peration p ractices 5 service safehandlingofgasoline: 1. Toavoidpersonalinjuryorpropertydamageuseextreme careinhandlinggasoline.Gasolineisextremelyflammable andthevaporsareexplosive.Seriouspersonalinjurycan occurwhengasolineisspilledonyourselforyourclothes, whichcanign...

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    6 s ection 2 —i mportant s afe o peration p ractices sparkarrestor warning: thismachineisequipped with an internalcombustionengineandshouldnotbeused onornearanyunimprovedforest-covered,brush coveredorgrass-coveredlandunlesstheengine ’s exhaustsystemisequippedwith asparkarrestor meetingapplicableloca...

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    S ection 2 —i mportant s afe o peration p ractices 7 safetysymbols thispagedepictsanddescribessafetysymbolsthatmayappearonthisproduct.Read,understand,andfollowallinstructionsonthe machinebeforeattemptingtoassembleandoperate. Symbol description readthe operator ’s manual(s) read,understand,andfollowa...

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    1 5 ° li n e 8 s e c t io n 2— i m p o r t a n t s a fe o p e r a t io n p r a c t ic e s slopegauge 15°slope 15°slope (ok) (toosteep) figure1 figure2 usethisslopegaugetodetermine ifaslopeistoosteepforsafe operation! Tochecktheslope,proceed asfollows: 1. Removethispageandfoldalongthedashedline. 2. L...

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    Qtyy.1.1 assembly&set-up 3 contentsofcarton • onelawnmower • one lawnmoweroperator ’smanual • oneengineoperator ’smanual • onehardware pack • fourwheels • onebladecontrol • one upper&lowerhandle hardwarepack group1 qty.1 qty.1 group2 qty.4 qty.4 qty.4 group3 qty.4 qty.4 qty.4 group4 qty.2 qty.2 qty....

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    10 s ection 3 —a ssembly &s et -u p assembly note:thislawnmowerisshippedwithoutgasolineoroilin theengine.Fillupthegasolineandoilasinstructedinthe accompanyingenginemanualbeforeoperatingyourmower. Chutedeflector note:use thehardwareingroup1tocompletethe followingsteps. 1. Aligntheholesonthechutedefle...

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    S ection 3 —a ssembly &s et -u p 11 wheels note:use thehardwareingroup3tocompletethefollowing steps. Theholesinthedeckprovidethreecuttingheights.Use correspondingholeswhenattaching allfourwheels(i.E.Forthe lowestcuttingposition,assembleeachwheelatthehighesthole onthedeck).Refertothecuttingheightadju...

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    12 s ection 3 —a ssembly &s et -u p note:yourmowerhasbeensuppliedwith oneoftwotypesof controlcables-onethatissecuredwith asnapfittingasshown infigure 3-7oronethatissecuredwith astudasshown infig.3- 8.Makenoteofthecablesuppliedwith yourmower andfollow theappropriatestepsbelow. Controlcable(snapfittin...

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    S ection 3 —a ssembly &s et -u p 13 zfitting note:use thehardwareingroup6tocompletethefollowing steps. 1. Tomakeit easiertoattachthezfitting,temporarilyremove theleftsideofthebladecontrolas showninfigure3-9. 1. Attachtheeyebolt totheupperhandleandlooselythread thelocknutontosecureit.Donottighten.See...

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    14 controlsandfeatures 4 bladecontrol figure4-1 recoilstarter thebladecontrolisattachedtotheupper handleofthemower. Depressandsqueezeit againsttheupper handletooperatethe unit.Releaseit tostopengineandblade. Therecoilstarterisattachedtotherightupperhandle.Stand behindtheunitandpulltherecoilstarterro...

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    15 operation 5 startingengine warning: besurenooneotherthantheoperator isstandingnearthelawnmower whilestarting engineoroperatingmower.Neverrunengine indoorsorinenclosed,poorlyventilatedareas. Engineexhaustcontainscarbonmonoxide,an odorlessanddeadlygas.Keephands,feet,hairand looseclothingawayfromany...

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    16 maintenance&adjustments 6 maintenance generalrecommendations • alwaysobservesafetyruleswhenperformingany maintenance. • thewarrantyonthislawnmowerdoesnotcoveritemsthat havebeensubjectedtooperatorabuseornegligence.To receivefullvaluefromwarranty,operatormustmaintain thelawnmower asinstructedhere. ...

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    17 service 7 bladecare warning: whenremovingthecuttingbladefor sharpeningorreplacement,protectyourhandswith apairofheavyglovesoruseaheavyragtoholdthe blade. Periodicallyinspectthebladeadapterforcracks,especiallyifyou strikeaforeignobject.Replace whennecessary.Followthesteps belowforbladeservice. 1. ...

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    18 troubleshooting 8 problem cause remedy enginefailstostart 1.Bladecontroldisengaged. 2. Spark plugbootdisconnected. 3.Fueltankemptyorstalefuel. 4. Enginenotprimed(ifequippedwithprimer). 5.Faultysparkplug. 6. Blockedfuelline. 7. Engineflooded. 8. Fuelvalve(ifequipped)closed. 9. Enginenotchoked(ifeq...

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    19 replacementparts 9 component partnumberanddescription sparkplug aircleanerkit fuelcapassembly fuelfilter wheel dischargechute mulchingblade sparkplugwrench — duelendedwrenchtoservemultiple uses.Fits ¾”or13⁄16”hexplug..