MTD 500 Thru 519 Handle Height Adjustment, Customer Responsibilities, General Recommendations

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Height Adjustment	•
Lever

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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.

Wing	Lower
	Handle
Nuts

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.

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

See Figure 12.

Handle

Bracket

Assemblies

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SECTION 7: MAINTAINING YOUR LAWN MOWER

Customer Responsibilities

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PRODUCT

Lubricate wheels

Blade care

Lubricate blade control

Clean deck

Change oil

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Clean engine

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Check spark plug

Check spark arrester (if any)

SERVICE

DATES

General Recommendations	or negligence. To receive full value from the
• Always observe safety rules when performing any	warranty, operator must maintain the lawn mower
	as instructed in this manual.
maintenance.
	• Changing of engine governed speed will void
• The warranty on this lawn mower does not cover
	engine warranty.
items that have been subjected to operator abuse

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