Section 2 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

2.2.2.PROPELLING MOWER (Self Propelled Models)

1.Move ground speed control to the desired speed position. See Figure 2.4.

2.Move wheel drive control against handle to engage wheel drive and propel mower forward. Forward speed can be adjusted while the mower is moving by changing position of the ground speed control. See Figure 2.4.

MOVE CONTROL

 

MOVE GROUND

AGAINST HANDLE

 

(FAST)

SPEED CONTROL

TO ENGAGE

SIXTH SPEED TO DESIRED

WHEEL DRIVE

POSITION

POSITION

 

 

SIXTH

WHEEL DRIVE

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

BLADE

FIRST

 

 

 

CONTROL

 

(SLOW)

 

 

FIRST SPEED

 

 

POSITION

2.Move upper mower handle up or down until the desired position is achieved.

3.Tighten the lower nuts on each lower handle to maintain desired position.

WARNING

STOP engine and mower blade by releasing the blade control before adjusting cutting height or handle height.

2.5CUTTING HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT

1. Pull the height adjusting latch outward and move to desired cutting height. See Figure 2.6.

1

LOWEST CUTTING

LATCH

HEIGHT

 

FIGURE 2.4

2.3 STOPPING

Stop engine and blade by releasing the blade

control. Stop forward motion of mower by releasing

the wheel drive control.

1

2

3

4

5

6

HIGHEST CUTTING HEIGHT

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2.4 HANDLE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT

The height of the mower handle can be adjusted

as follows:

1. Loosen the nuts on each lower handle as

shown in Figure 2.5.

HIGHER

LOWER

HANDLE

LOWER

LOOSEN LOWER

NUTS ON EACH

LOWER HANDLE

FIGURE 2.6

2.Set all wheels at the same cutting height. The highest cutting position is Notch 6. The lowest cutting position is Notch 1. See Figure 2.7.

LATCH

POSITIONS

CUTTING HEIGHT SETTINGS

FIGURE 2.7

FIGURE 2.5

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Snapper C216012RV, CP214012R2, CP216012RV Cutting Height Adjustment, Stopping, Handle Height Adjustment