SECTION 6: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING: Do not at any time make any adjustments without first stopping engine and disconnecting spark plug wire.
Cutting Height Adjustment
Height Adjustment
Lever
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An adjusting plate and spring lever at each wheel position provides cutting height adjustment. Each adjusting plate has assorted height positions. When the spring lever is moved from one location to another the height of cut will be changed. Simply depress the lever towards wheel and move lever assembly to desired position. See Figure 11.
IMPORTANT: All wheels must be placed in the same relative position. For rough or uneven lawns, move the height adjustment lever to a higher position. This will help stop scalping of the grass.
Handle Height Adjustment
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.
•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 cables.
•Remove the hairpin clips from the weld pins on the handle brackets. Press out on the legs of the lower handle. Remove lower handle from the mower.
•Turn lower handle around so the notch on the bottom of the lower handle is facing forward. Reassemble, placing the bottom holes in the handle over the weld pins in the handle mounting bracket. See Figure 12.
•Reassemble the upper handle to the lower handle.
•Place the hairpin clips in the inner holes in the weld pins and attach the starter rope as instructed in the Assembly Section.
Notch
Lower Handle
Engine Adjustments
Figure 12
See the separate engine manual packed with your unit for adjustments to the engine.
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.
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