Product Manual

18
TURN LOWER
HANDLE OVER
TO ADJUST HEIGHT
Mowing
position
Mowing
position
HIGH POSITIONLOW POSITION
Handle
bracket
Hairpin
cotter
Mounting
pin
LAWN MOWER
TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT
See “TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT” in
the Operation sec tion of this manual.
TO ADJUST HANDLE
2 POSITION HANDLES
The handle can be mounted in a high or
low po si tion. The mounting holes in the
bottom of lower handle are off center for
raising or lowering the handle.
• Remove upper handle and all parts at-
tached to lower handle.
• Remove hairpin cotters from lower
handle bracket mount ing pin.
• Squeeze lower handle in to remove it
from mounting pins.
• Turn lower handle over to raise or lower
handle.
• Squeeze lower handle in and position
holes onto mount ing pins on handle
bracket.
• Reassemble hairpin cotters onto mount-
ing pins.
• Reassemble upper handle and all parts
removed from lower handle.
side, align hole in handle with desired
hole in handle bracket and reassemble
bolt and knob and tighten securely.
• Align opposite side of handle with same
positioning hole and secure with bolt and
knob.
Handle
adjustment
bracket
Knob
Bolt
High
Med.
Low
3 POSITION “QUICK”
The handle on your lawn mower has three
(3) height positions - adjust to height that
suits you.
• Squeeze the bottom ends of lower
handle towards each other until the pin
in handle can be inserted into one of the
three height adjustment holes.
High
Handle
adjustment
bracket
Handle pin
Medium
Low
SQUEEZE
REAR DEFLECTOR (IF EQUIPPED)
The rear defl ector, attached between the
rear wheels of your mower, is provided to
minimize the pos si bil i ty that objects will
be thrown out of the rear of the mower
into the operator mowing position. If the
defl ector becomes dam aged, it should be
replaced.
3 POSITION “EZ”
The handle on your lawn mower has three
(3) height positions - adjust to height that
suits you.
• Remove knob and carriage bolt on one
side of the lower handle.
• While holding handle assembly, remove
knob and car riage bolt from opposite
7
SPARK PLUG BOOT
On some models a spark plug boot is
packed loose in the parts bag. If your
model has the boot, install on spark plug
wire and reconnect spark plug wire to
spark plug.
TO PRE PARE BATTERY
(ELECTRIC START MODELS ONLY)
NOTE: Your battery must be charged
before you can start your lawn mower.
UNITS WITH HANDLE-MOUNTED KEY
SWITCH:
• Con nect battery charger con nec tor
(male) to harness con nec tor (fe male).
UNITS WITH DECK-MOUNTED
BATTERY:
• Disconnect engine connector (male)
from battery con nec tor (female).
• Connect battery charger connector
(male) to bat tery connector (fe male).
ALL UNITS:
• Plug battery charger into 110 volt A.C.
outlet.
• Leave battery charger connected for 24
hours before starting your engine for the
fi rst time.
UNITS WITH HANDLE-MOUNTED KEY
SWITCH:
• After charging, disconnect harness
connector (female) from bat tery charger
connector (male).
Connect your battery charger to charge
battery after each use.
IMPORTANT: The engine will not recharge
your battery.
Spark plug
Boot
DECK-MOUNTED BATTERY
Engine
connector
(male)
Harness
connector
(female)
Battery
charger
Charger
connector (male)
HANDLE-MOUNTED KEY SWITCH
UNITS WITH DECK-MOUNTED
BATTERY:
• After charging, connect engine con nec tor
(male) to bat tery connector (female).
Your engine has an integral alternator for
partial charging. Connect your battery
charger to charge battery as re quired.
IMPORTANT: The engine alternator will
not charge a discharged battery.
ALL UNITS:
At the end of the mowing season the
battery should be charged for 48 hours to
protect the battery during winter storage.
CAUTION: Always dis con nect the
en gine connector from the battery con-
nector to prevent ac ci den tal start ing when
trans port ing or stor ing your lawn mower
after the season.
Engine connector (male)
Harness
connector
(female)
Battery charger
Charger
connector
(male)
Battery
box