Assembling Your Lawn Mower, Tools Required

SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER

To Remove Unit From Carton

•Remove staples, break glue on top flaps, or cut tape at carton end and peel along top flap to open carton.

•Remove loose parts if included with unit (i.e., operator’s manual, etc.).

•Cut along corners and lay carton down flat.

•Remove packing material.

•Roll or slide unit out of carton. Check carton thoroughly for loose parts.

NOTE: Parts included for assembly of grass catcher are listed on page 8.

Tools Required

1.Pair of Pliers

2.Phillips Screwdriver †

3.7/16" or Adjustable Wrench †

†For models with hardtop grass bags only

NOTE: This owner’s guide covers various models of mowers. Follow only those instructions which pertain to your unit.

Disconnect Spark Plug Wire

•Before setting up your lawn mower, disconnect the spark plug wire from the spark plug, and ground it against the engine. See Figure 1.

NOTE: On engines with a rubber boot, attach rubber boot to a bolt on the engine to ground.

IMPORTANT: This unit is shipped without gasoline or oil in the engine. Be certain to service engine with gasoline and oil before operating your mower.

NOTE: Reference to right or left hand side of the mower is observed from the operating position.

Setting Up Your Lawn Mower

•Remove any packing material which may be between the upper and lower handles for shipping purposes.

•Pull up and back on the upper handle to raise the handle into the operating position. Make certain the lower handle is seated securely into the handle mounting brackets. Tighten the hand knobs on each side of the handle (carriage bolts must be seated properly into the handle). See Figure 2.

Tighten hand knob

Figure 2

Spark Plug Wire With Rubber Boot

Spark Plug

All Engines

With Rubber

Boot

V-Slot

on Engine

Spark

Plug

Wire

Briggs & Stratton

Engines

Retaining

PostSpark

Plug

Spark Plug Wire

Tecumseh

Engines

NOTE: Your mower is shipped with the handle in the higher height position. If you wish to lower the height of the handle, refer to the Adjustment Section at this time.

•Remove the hairpin clips from the outer hole in the weld pins on the handle mounting brackets. Using a pair of pliers, squeeze one leg of the lower handle against the handle mounting bracket. Insert the hairpin clip into the inner hole on the weld pin. Repeat on the other side. See Figure 3.

Handle Mounting

Bracket

Insert hairpin clip here

Hairpin

Clip

Weld

Figure 3

Figure 1