Manual

PREPARATION
UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS
The mower was fully assembled at the factory.
When the mower was put in the carton, the
handle was put in the storage position.To put
the handle in the operating position,follow the
steps below.
1. Remove the mower from the carton.
2. Put thelower handle in the operating posi-
tion (Figure 1).
3. Remove the hair pins from the lower pin.
Attach the hair pinsto the upper pins.
4. Put the upper handle in the operating
position.Tighten the knobs.
CAUTION: Be careful when you fold or
raise the handle. Do not damage the
cables. A cable that is bent will not work
correctly. Before you use the unit, re-
place a bent or damaged cable.
5. To attachthe recoil-start grip to the rope
guide, twist the rope through the rope
guide mounted on the dght side of the han-
dle (Figure 2).
NOTE: If you cannot attach the
recoil-start grip because the rope is too
short, hold the engine stop lever
against the handle. Slowly pull the
recoil-start grip.
Lower
Upper Pin
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i:_andle
/Bracket
Figure 1
HOWTOADJUSTTHEHANDLEHEIGHT
The lower handle has two assembly posi-
tions. A HIGH and a LOW position(Figure 3).
The HIGH position will raise the handle ap-
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The mounting holes inthe lower handle are
offset (Figure 1). To change the hole offset,ro-
tate the lower handle. This will change the
angte of the handle and make the heightof the
handle higher or lower (Figure 3).
1. Remove the cable tes that fasten the con-
trol cables to the lower handle (Figure 4).
The cable ties can be re-used. To remove
a cable tie, pull the tab on the cable tie to
free the cable.
2. Remove the bolts and wingnuts that fas-
ten the upper handle to the lower handle.
3. Put the upper handle on the ground be-
hind the mower.