Manual

WARNING: When operating mower on
hills, front wheels should be locked in the
straight ahead position.
HandleHeightAdjustment
Your mower is shipped with the handle in the higher
height position. To lowerthe height proceed as follows:
• Remove the starter rope from the rope guide.
• Remove the upper handle by removingthe hand
knobs and carriage bolts. Lay the upper handle out
of the way, being careful not to bend or kink the
cables.
• Remove the hairpin clips from the weld pins on the
handle brackets and remove the wing nuts and
carriage bolts from the upper hole on the handle
mounting bracket. Press out on the legs of the
lower handle and remove lower handle from the
mower.
• Turn lower handle around so the notch on the
bottom of the lower handle is facing forward.
See Figure 12.
• Reassemble, placing the bottom holes in the
handle over the weld pins in the handle mounting
bracket.
• Place the hairpin clips in the inner holes in the weld
pins and insert the carriage bolts the upper hole on
the handle mounting bracket and secure with
plastic wing nuts.
• Reassemble the upper handle to the lower handle.
• Attach the starter rope as instructed in the
Assembly Section.
Notch
Figure 12
DriveClutchControlAdjustment
The adjustment wheel is located in the drive clutch
control handle housing and is used to tighten or loosen
the drive belt. You will have to adjust the drive clutch
control if any of the following happens:
• The mower does not propel itselfwith the drive
clutchengaged.
• The mower's drive wheels hesitate with the drive
clutchengaged.
To resolvethe above problems, rotate the adjustment
wheel with your fingers. Clockwise totighten the cable
and counter-clockwise to loosen the cable.
See Figure 13.
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Adjustment
Wheel,
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Dri_veClutch
Control
Figure 13
NOTE: For some people the drive clutch control may
not be in a comfortable position. You can adjust the
handle out by tightening the adjustment wheel.
ShiftLeverCableAdjustment
Periodic adjustment of the six speed shift cable may be
required due to normal wear on the cable. Adjustment
is needed if all six speeds do not work.
The adjustable cable bracket is located on the left side
of the mower beside the engine.
• Start engine and place speed control lever in the
sixth speed position. See Figure 14.
• Stop engine and disconnect spark plug wire and
ground it against engine.
• Loosen hex nut which secures the adjustable cable
bracket. See Figure 14.
• Push back on the adjustable cable bracket and
tighten hex nut.
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Upper
Handle
Speed Control
Lever
Adjustable Cable
Bracket
Hex Nut \\
Figure 14
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