Yard Machines 096 Maintaining Your Lawn Mower, Handle Height Adjustment, General Recommendations

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Handle Height Adjustment

Lower

Handle

Wing

Nuts

Handle

Bracket

Assemblies

Figure 10

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

Remove the starter rope from the rope guide.

Disconnect the handle from the handle bracket assemblies by removing the wing nuts.

See Figure 10.

Position each handle bracket assembly stud into one of the other holes in the lower handle.

Each end of the lower handle must be placed in same relative position.

SECTION 7: MAINTAINING YOUR LAWN MOWER

General Recommendations

Always observe safety rules when performing any maintenance.

The warranty on this lawn mower does not cover items that have been subjected to operator abuse or negligence. To receive full value from the warranty, operator must maintain the lawn mower as instructed in this manual.

Changing of engine governed speed will void engine warranty.

Some adjustments will have to be made periodically to maintain your unit properly. All adjustments in the Making Adjustments section of this manual should be checked at least once each season.

Periodically check all fasteners and make sure these are tight.

Follow the maintenance schedule under Customer Responsibilities to get quality performance from your lawn mower.

Customer Responsibilities

 

 

MAINTENANCE

 

 

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Lubricate wheels

 

 

Blade care

 

 

Lubricate blade control

 

 

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Change oil

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