MTD 60-1616-6 Setup Adjustments, This unit is shipped, Manual, Instructed in the separate engine

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Setup and

Adjustments

Your mower is shipped with the handle in the higher height position. NOTE: Each end of the lower handle must be placed in the same relative position.

IMPORTANT

This unit is shipped

WITHOUT GASOLINE or OIL. After assem- bly, service engine with gasoline and oil as instructed in the separate engine manual packed with your unit.

NOTE: This owner’s manual covers various models of lawnmowers. The units illustrated may vary slightly from your unit. Follow only those instructions which pertain to your model lawnmower.

	WARNING: Disconnect and
	ground the spark plug wire as
	instructed in the separate engine
	manual.
	1. The chute deflector on your mower may be held in an
	upright position by a block for shipping purposes only.
	This shipping block must be removed and discarded
	before the mower is put into operation. See Figure 1.
	a. Pull the chute deflector up towards engine.
	b. Remove the block and carefully lower the chute into
	operating position, keeping fingers out of the way.
	2. Perform the following sequence for handle setup:
	a. Pull up and back on the upper handle to raise the
	handle from position A into the operating position
Figure 1	B. See Figure 2.
	b. Make sure the carriage bolt is seated properly in
	the handle. Tighten knobs securing upper handle to
	the lower handle.

3.If satisfied with height of handle, tighten knobs at the ends of the lower handle shown in Figure 3. For convenience of operating, you may adjust the handle

	height as follows:
	a. Remove the knobs shown in Figure 3 and remove
	B	the lower handle.
A	b.	Position each handle bracket stud into the top hole
		in the lower handle. See Figure 3 inset.
	c.	Tighten the knobs.
	4. Insert post on cable ties into holes provided on the
	lower handle. Pull cable tie tight and trim excess. See
	Figure 4.

Figure 2

Figure 3 Figure 4