TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT
Adjust cutting height to suit your require- ments. Medium position is best for most lawns. Raise wheels for low cut and lower wheels for high cut.
MODELS WITH MANUAL ADJUST
•Remove wheel, bolt, and hardware and reassemble in desired adjustment hole.
•Reinstall wheel components in the same order as they were before removal. Tighten securely.
•Make sure all wheels are at the same
height.
Flat washer
OPERATOR PRESENCE ENGINE CONTROL BAR
Your lawn mower is equipped with an op- erator presence engine control bar which requires the operator to be positioned behind the lawn mower handle in order to start and operate the lawn mower.
CAUTION: Federal regulations require an engine control to be installed on this lawn mower in order to minimize the risk of blade contact injury. Do not under any circumstances attempt to defeat the function of the operator control. The blade turns when the engine is running.
GRASS CATCHER (REAR DISCHARGE MODELS ONLY)
Wheel
Bolt
TO ATTACH GRASS CATCHER
•Open rear door. Place frame onto formed tabs on hinge bracket.
•Release rear door and allow to rest on catcher.
TO REMOVE GRASS CATCHER
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MODELS WITH "QUICK ADJUST" WHEEL | catcher up and away from mower. |
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HEIGHT ADJUSTERS |
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NOTE: For shipping purposes, the rear | Rear door |
wheels on your lawn mower may not be | |
adjusted to the same position as the front |
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wheels. Before operating mower, adjust all |
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wheels to the same cutting height. |
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• Raise wheels for low cut and lower wheels for high cut.
•Adjust cutting height to suit your require- ments. Medium position is best for most lawns.
• To change cutting height, squeeze ad- | Hinge bracket | ||
juster lever toward wheel. Move wheel | formed tabs | ||
up or down to suit your requirements. |
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Be sure all wheels are in the same set- | Catcher frame | ||
ting. |
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NOTE: Adjuster is properly positioned | CAUTION: Under normal usage, the | ||
when plate tab inserts into hole in lever. | catcher material is subject to deterioration | ||
Also, | and wear and should, therefore, be | ||
allow lever to be positioned between the | checked frequently for replacement. Any | ||
plate tabs. |
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| replacement catcher should be checked |
LOWER WHEELS | Plate tab |
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FOR HIGH CUT |
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| CAUTION: Do not run lawn mower | |
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| approved grass catcher or clipping |
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| deflector in place. Never attempt to |
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| operate mower with the discharge guard |
RAISE WHEELS FOR LOW CUT | Lever | (rear door) removed or propped open. | |
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