Attaching Lower Handle
1.Lift the rear of the deck and place it on a block securely.
2.Place the lower handle, with the pointed end face down, over the handle bracket assemblies and position each handle bracket assembly stud into the bottom hole in the lower handle.
3.Secure with the wing nuts from group 1 of the hardware pack. See Figure 3.
NOTE: Each end of the lower handle must be placed in the same relative position.
Attaching Upper Handle
1.Place the upper handle in position over the lower handle keeping the blade control handle facing up.
2.Secure the upper handle to the lower handle using the carriage bolts, saddle washers and wing nuts from group 2 of the hardware pack. Make sure that the carriage bolt heads go on the outside of the handle. See Figure 4.
Attaching Blade Control Handle
Lower |
Handle |
Wing |
Nuts |
Handle |
Bracket |
Assemblies |
Figure 3 |
Saddle |
Washer |
Carriage Bolt
Wing Nut
Figure 4
NOTE: If the blade control handle got displaced either during shipping or during assembly of other two handles, reassemble it now. If the blade control handle is firmly secured in place, you may proceed to the next assembly.
1.To reattach the blade control handle to the upper handle, first identify the proper holes in the upper handle. This can be done by placing the blade control handle flat against the upper handle. The ends of the blade control handle will approximate the hole positions.
2.Insert the curved end of the blade control handle into the right hole. See Figure 5.
3.Squeeze the handle in, and insert the straight end of the blade control handle into the left hole of the upper handle.
4.Squeeze the blade control handle against the upper handle to check for proper assembly.
NOTE: The hole in the blade control handle must be on the left side and the control handle must touch the upper handle when squeezed.
Blade Control |
Handle |
Insert one end of |
control handle here |
Figure 5 |
IMPORTANT |
The blade control handle is a safety device. Never attempt to bypass its operations.
Attaching Brake Cable
NOTE: The brake cable is attached to the engine from the factory. You will have to attach the free end of the cable to the upper handle.
1.Route the cable under the lower handle.
2.On the opposite end of the cable housing is a snap fitting. The shaft inside the snap fitting fits in the second hole on the upper handle. Press the snap fitting in place as shown in Figure 6. Make sure that the blade control handle is on top of the upper handle.
Snap Fitting
Brake Cable
Figure 6
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