Snapper MR216017B Starting & Operation, Stopping, Handle Height Adjustment

Section 2 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

2.2 STARTING & OPERATION

WARNING

Stop engine and mower blade by releasing the blade control before adjusting ground speed.

2.2.2.PROPELLING MOWER (Self Propelled Model Only)

1.Stop engine and mower blade by releasing the blade control before adjusting ground speed. Move ground speed control to the desired speed position. See Figure 2.4.

2.Start engine. Refer to Section “Starting & Operation”.

3.Move wheel drive control against handle to engage wheel drive and propel mower forward. See Figure 2.1.

GROUND SPEED

CONTROL

FAST SPEED

SLOW SPEED

FIGURE 2.4

2.3STOPPING

Stop engine and blade by releasing the blade control. Stop forward motion of mower by releasing the wheel drive control.

2.4HANDLE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT

The height of the mower handle can be adjusted as follows:

1.Loosen the lower nuts on each lower handle as shown in Figure 2.5.

2.Move upper mower handle up or down until the desired position is achieved.

3.Tighten the lower nuts on each lower handle to maintain desired position.

HIGHER

LOWER

HANDLE

LOWER

LOOSEN LOWER

NUTS ON EACH

LOWER HANDLE

FIGURE 2.5

2.5CUTTING HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT

1. Pull the height adjusting latch outward and move to desired cutting height. See Figure 2.6.

IMPORTANT: Move rear height adjustment latch for rear wheel adjustment to correspond with raising or lowering the front wheels to maintain the level of the deck.

	REMOVE HAIR PIN
SWIVEL	AND CLEVIS PIN
WHEEL
MODEL
	SHOWN IN
	LOWEST CUTTING
	HEIGHT

		HIGHEST CUTTING
		HEIGHT
FIXED	1 LOWEST	LATCH
	CUTTING
WHEEL
	HEIGHT
MODEL
	1
	2
	3
	4	6 HIGHEST
	5
	6	CUTTING
		HEIGHT

FIGURE 2.6

2.Set all wheels at the same cutting height. The highest cutting position is Notch 6. The lowest cutting position is Notch 1.

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