Cutting Height Adjustment, Handle Height Adjustment

•For best results, do not cut wet grass because it tends to stick to the underside of the mower, preventing proper discharge of grass clippings, and could cause you to slip and fall. New grass, thick grass or wet grass may require a narrower cut.

•When using the side-discharge mower, the best mowing pattern is one that allows the clippings to discharge towards the uncut part of the lawn. This permits recutting of the clippings to further pulverize them. When cutting high weeds, discharge towards cut portion, then recut at right angles to first direction.

•For a healthier lawn, always cut off one-third or less of the total length of the grass. Lawn should be cut in the fall as long as there is growth.

•This mower is designed to be operated at full throttle to give you the best cut and do the most effective job of mowing.

WARNING: If you strike a foreign object, stop the engine. Remove wire from spark plug, thoroughly inspect the mower for any damage, and repair the damage before

restarting and operating the mower. Extensive vibration of the mower during operation is an indication of damage. The unit should be promptly inspected and repaired.

SECTION 7: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS

WARNING: Do not at any time make any adjustment to lawn mower without first stopping engine and disconnecting spark plug wire.

Cutting Height Adjustment

Adjustment

Lever

Figure 8

An adjusting plate and thumb lever at each wheel position provides cutting height adjustment. Each adjusting plate has nine height positions. Height of cut will be changed when the thumb lever is moved from one hole to another. Simply depress the lever towards wheel and move wheel and lever assembly to desired position. All wheels must be placed in the same relative position. See Figure 8.

For rough or uneven lawns, move the height adjustment handles to positions which will give a higher cutting height. Both front and rear handles must be placed in the same relative position.

Handle Height Adjustment

Notch

Lower Handle

Figure 9

Your mower is shipped with the handle in the higher height position. To lower the handle height, proceed as follows.

•Remove the starter rope from the rope guide.

•Remove the upper handle by removing the hand knobs and carriage bolts. Lay the upper handle out of the way, being careful not to bend or kink the cable.

•Remove the hairpin clips from the weld pins on the handle brackets. Press inward on the legs of the lower handle. Remove lower handle from the mower.

•Turn the lower handle around so the notch on the bottom of the lower handle is facing forward as shown in Figure 9. Reassemble, placing the bottom holes in the handle over the weld pins in the handle mounting bracket.

•Reassemble the upper handle.

•Place the hairpin clips in the inner holes in the weld pins and attach the starter rope as instructed in the Set-Up Instructions.