MTD 50 manual Making Adjustments, Cutting Height, Handle Height

SECTION 5: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS

WARNING: Always stop engine, disconnect spark plug, and ground against engine before performing adjustments.

Cutting Height

Each wheel has a height adjustment lever to change the cutting height of the mower.

1.Depress the lever towards the wheel and slide the lever assembly to desired position for a change in cutting height. See Figure 13.

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 stop scalping of grass.

Handle Height

For convenience of operating, you may lower the handle height as follows:

1.Remove the starter rope from the rope guide.

2.Remove the wing nuts shown in Figure 14 and remove the lower handles.

3.Position each handle bracket assembly stud into the top hole in the lower handle.

NOTE: Each end of the lower handle must be placed in the same relative position.

4.Re-attach the lower handle to the handle bracket on each side and tighten the wing nuts. Re-insert starter rope into rope guide.

For instructions, refer to page 8.

•Remember to attach the spark plug wire after completing the adjustments and before operating your mower.

Height Adjustment

Lever

Figure 13

Lower

Handle

Wing

Nuts

Handle

Bracket

Assemblies

Figure 14

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