Attaching Starter Rope
•The rope guide is attached to the right side of upper handle. Loosen the wing nut which secures the rope guide. See Figure 6.
Starter | Upper Handle |
Rope |
|
| Wing Nut |
Rope 
Guide
Lower
Handle
Figure 6
•With the spark plug wire disconnected and grounded, hold the blade control handle against the upper handle, and pull the starter rope out of the engine. Release the blade control handle. Slip the starter rope into the rope guide. Tighten the wing nut.
Installing Front Wheels
Pivot Bar
Front
Wheel
Attach 8”
Wheel
Axle |
|
Bolt | Attach 7” |
| Wheel |
| Cupped |
| Washer |
Figure 7
•Block the front of the mower up securely.
•Insert front axle bolt through front wheel. Place cupped washer on axle bolt (crowned side against the wheel). Insert axle bolt into pivot bar, using the corresponding hole. Tighten securely.
See Figure 7.
•Assemble the other side in the same manner.
Installing Rear Wheels and Axle Shaft
If the rear wheels of the mower are not already assembled, proceed as follows.
•Block the rear of the mower up securely.
•Move rear cutting height adjusters to the highest position.
•The rear axle shaft has a right side and a left side. The right side has two tabs and the left side has one tab. See Figure 8.
Right | Left |
Axle Shaft
Figure 8
IMPORTANT:There are two holes on the pivot bar. You will have to attach the axle shaft through the top hole of the right pivot bar when installing 16” diameter wheels, and through the bottom hole when installing 14” diameter wheels. Use the same corresponding holes on the left pivot bar. See Figure 9.
•Slide the left side of the rear axle shaft through the right pivot bar (pivot bar with keyed hole). See Figure 9.
Wave
Washer
WheelRight
Pivot Bar
Flat
Washer
Spacer
Hex
Jam Nut
Left Pivot Bar
Rear Axle
For 16”
Wheel
For 14”
Wheel
Figure 9
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