Product Overviewg025789Figure 31. Handle 8. Recoil-start handle2. Throttle lever 9. Cutting wheel3. Handle-release knob 10. Lift4. Air filter 11. Belt cover5. Sediment cup 12. Fuel cap6. Fuel valve 13. Safety bail7. ChokeControlsBecome familiar with all the controls (Figure 3 andFigure 6) before you start the engine and operate themachine.Handle-Release KnobThe handle on this machine can be folded down foreasier transport.1. Unscrew the handle-release knob from themachine (Figure 4).g014871Figure 41. Handle-release knob2. Fold the handle down toward the machine andscrew the knob back onto the handle (Figure 5).g014870Figure 5Safety BailThe safety bail controls the engine. Hold the safetybail against the handle when you start the engine anduse the machine. Release the safety bail to shut offthe engine (Figure 6).7