Lawn-Boy Insight Gold 10696 Operator's Manual

Summary of Insight Gold 10696

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    Form no. 3354-491 rev a insight gold™ lawn mower model no. 10696—serial no. 260000001 and up operator's manual introduction read this information carefully to learn how to operate and maintain your product properly and to avoid injury and product damage. You are responsible for operating the product...

  • Page 2: General Operation

    Injury or death. To reduce this potential, comply with the following safety instructions. The following instructions have been adapted from the ansi/opei standard b71.1-2003. This cutting machine is capable of amputating hands and feet and of throwing objects. Failure to observe the following safety...

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    • never fill containers inside a vehicle or on a truck or trailer bed with a plastic liner. Always place containers on the ground away from your vehicle before filling. • remove gas-powered equipment from the truck or trailer and refuel it on the ground. If this is not possible, then refuel such equip...

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    104-7403 104-7953 1. Warning—read the operator’s manual for information on charging the battery; contains lead; do not discard. 2. Read the operator’s manual. 107-1938 107-3888 4.

  • Page 5: Setup

    107-3889 1. Do not operate the mower without the rear discharge plug or bag in place; do not operate the mower without the side discharge cover or deector in place. 108-0992 1. Read the operator’s manual. 4. Install the fuse. 2. Remove the fuse box decal. 5. Replace the fuse box cover. 3. Remove th...

  • Page 6: Grass Bag

    2. Filling the engine with oil important: your mower does not come with oil in the engine. 1. Remove the dipstick (figure 5). Figure 5 2. Slowly pour oil into the oil fill tube, periodically checking the level with the dipstick, until the dipstick indicates that the engine is full as illustrated in f...

  • Page 7: 4. Installing The Fuse

    2. Swing the lever into the switch channel and lever retainer (figure 8). Figure 8 3. Ensure that the lever snaps snugly into place in both the switch channel and lever retainer (figure 9). If they do not, your mower will not start! Figure 9 4. Installing the fuse your mower comes with a 40-amp fuse...

  • Page 8: Product Overview

    Product overview figure 13 1. Cutting height lever 7. Electric starter 2. Oil ll/dipstick (not shown) 8. Fuel tank cap 3. Recoil start handle 9. Battery (not shown) 4. Blade control bar 10. Air lter 5. Upper handle 11. Choke 6. Upper handle knob 12. Spark plug figure 14 1. Grass bag 3. Mulch plug ...

  • Page 9: Height

    Checking the engine oil level 1. Remove the dipstick, wipe it clean, and fully install the dipstick (figure 16). Figure 16 2. Remove the dipstick and check the oil level (figure 16). If there is no oil on the dipstick, slowly pour oil into the oil fill tube, periodically checking the level with the d...

  • Page 10: Starting The Engine

    Figure 19 3. Tighten the upper handle knob as tight as you can (figure 20). Figure 20 starting the engine important: the mower has a safety switch that prevents you from starting the mower unless you first install the mulch plug or the grass bag securely on the mower. 1. Install the mulch plug (figur...

  • Page 11: Stopping The Engine

    Figure 25 1. Blade control bar note: the choke lever will automatically move to the off position while you hold the blade control bar. 5. If the mower does not start in 1 or 2 pulls (or within 5 seconds using the electric starter), repeat steps 3and 4. Note: if the mower still does not start, contac...

  • Page 12: Bagging The Clippings

    Bagging the clippings use the grass bag when you want to collect grass and leaf clippings from the lawn. If the side discharge chute is on the mower, remove it and lock the side discharge door (refer to removing the side discharge chute) before bagging the clippings. A worn grass bag could allow sma...

  • Page 13: Operating Tips

    Figure 34 side-discharging the clippings use the side discharge for cutting very tall grass. If the bag is on the mower, remove it and insert the mulch plug (refer to removing the grass bag) before side-discharging the clippings. Important: the mower has a safety switch that prevents you from starti...

  • Page 14: Maintenance

    • mow only dry grass or leaves. Wet grass and leaves tend to clump on the yard and can cause the mower to plug or the engine to stall. Wet grass or leaves can cause serious injury if you slip and contact the blade. Mow only in dry conditions. • alternate the mowing direction. This helps disperse the...

  • Page 15: Preparing For Maintenance

    Preparing for maintenance 1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop. 2. Disconnect the spark plug wire from the spark plug (figure 39) before performing any maintenance procedure. Figure 39 3. After performing the maintenance procedure(s), connect the spark plug wire to the spark plug...

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    Figure 43 4. Slowly pour oil into the oil fill tube, periodically checking the level with the dipstick, until the dipstick indicates that the engine is full as illustrated in figure 44. Do not overfill. (max. fill: 0.58 quart (0.55 l), type: sae 30w detergent oil with an api service classification of sh...

  • Page 17: Replacing The Blade

    Adjusting the self-propel drive if your mower does not self-propel properly, adjust the self-propel drive cable. 1. Loosen the nut on the cable mount (figure 48). Figure 48 1. Cable mount 2. Pull the upper handle back fully rearward. Note: if the handle does not move smoothly, refer to lubricating t...

  • Page 18: Charging The Battery

    Figure 51 4. Remove the blade, saving all mounting hardware (figure 51). 5. Install the new blade and all mounting hardware (figure 51). Important: position the curved ends of the blade to point toward the mower housing. 6. Use a torque wrench to tighten the blade bolt to 60 ft-lb (82 n ⋅ m). Import...

  • Page 19: Folding The Handle

    5. Remove the ignition key. 6. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug and connect the wire onto the retaining post. 7. Remove the spark plug, add 1 oz. (30 ml) of oil through the spark plug hole, and pull the starter rope slowly several times to distribute oil throughout the cylinder to prevent cyl...

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    Gold, insight, & insight gold walk power mowers the lawn-boy no-worry warranty a two-year full warranty (limited warranty for commercial use) conditions and products covered lawn-boy® inc. And its afliate, lawn-boy warranty company, pursuant to an agreement between them, jointly promise to repair a...