Poulan 193733 manual VARI-SPEED Drive Control, VARI-SPEED Thumbscrew Adjustment

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“VARI-SPEED” DRIVE CONTROL

•Self-propelling is controlled by hold- ing the operator presence control bar down to the handle and pulling the drive control bar up to the handle. The closer to the handle the bar is pulled, the faster the unit will travel.

•Forward motion will stop when either the operator presence control bar or drive control bar are released. To stop forward motion without stopping engine, release the drive control bar only. Hold operator presence control bar down against handle to continue mowing without self- propelling.

NOTE: If after releasing the drive control the mower will not roll backwards, push the mower forward slightly to disengage drive wheels.

FRONT WHEEL DRIVE MODELS ONLY:

•To keep drive control engaged when turning corners, push down on the handle to lift the front wheels off the ground while turning lawn mower.

Operator presence control bar

TO ENGAGE DRIVE CONTROL

•Rotate thumbscrew counter-clockwise to tighten the drive cable.

•Operate mower to test drive speed.

•If condition fails to improve after the above steps (forward speed remains

the same), your drive belt is worn and should be replaced.

NOTE: If mower begins to "creep" forward, the drive cable is too tight. Rotate thumb- screw clockwise to loosen drive cable.

Thumb- screw

VARI-SPEED “BLOCK” ADJUSTMENT Over time, the drive control system may become “loose”, resulting in decreased speed. There are holes in the drive control housing to increase tension on the drive cable. Proceed as follows:

•Turn unit off and disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug.

•Loosen nut, move drive control hous- ing down handle to the next hole and retighten nut.

•Operate mower to test drive speed.

•If condition fails to improve after the above steps (forward speed remains the same), your drive belt is worn and should be replaced.

Drive control bar

DRIVE CONTROL DISENGAGED

VARI-SPEED “THUMBSCREW” ADJUSTMENT

Over time, the drive control system may become “loose”, resulting in decreased speed. There is a thumbscrew on the underside of the drive control housing to increase tension on the drive cable. Pro- ceed as follows:

•Turn unit off and disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug.

Operator presence control bar

DRIVE

Drive

CONTROL

control bar

ENGAGED

 

DRIVE

CONTROL

DISENGAGED

TO ADJUST,

MOVE DOWN

TO NEXT HOLE

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