SECTION 6: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING: Do not at any time make any adjustment to lawn mower without first stopping the engine and disconnecting the spark plug wire.
Handle Height
The mower is shipped with the handle at a higher height position. To lower the handle height, proceed as follows.
•Remove the starter rope from the rope guide.
•Remove the hand knobs, washers and carriage bolts securing the upper handle to the lower handle. 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 outward on the legs of the lower handle, and remove it from the mower.
•Remove the carriage bolts and wing nuts from the handle brackets. Press out on the legs of the lower handle. Remove lower handle from the mower.
•Turn the lower handle around so the notches on the bottom of the lower handle are facing forward as shown in Figure 12 . Reassemble, placing the bottom holes in the handle over the weld pins in the handle mounting bracket. Reattach hardware.
Lower
Handle 
Notch
Figure 12
•Reassemble the upper handle.
•Place the hairpin clips in the inner holes of the weld pins and replace the carriage bolts and wing nuts on the handle brackets. Attach the starter rope as instructed in the Assembly section.
Cutting Height
An adjusting plate and thumb lever at each wheel position provides cutting height adjustment. Each adjusting plate has nine height positions.
•Simply depress the lever towards wheel and move it to any of the nine positions for the desired cutting height. See Figure 13. All four levers on the four wheels must be placed in the same relative position for uniform cutting height
Height
Adjustment
Lever
Figure 13
Carburetor
Minor carburetor adjustments may be required to compensate for differences in fuel, temperature, altitude and load. To adjust carburetor, refer to the engine manual.
NOTE: A dirty air cleaner will cause an engine to run rough. Be certain air cleaner is clean and attached to the carburetor before adjusting carburetor.
WARNING: If any adjustments are made to the engine while the engine is running (e.g. carburetor), keep clear of all moving parts. Be careful of heated surfaces and muffler.
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