Section 2 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
2.2.2.PROPELLING MOWER
(Self Propelled Models Only)
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 GROUND | RECYCLING MODEL SHOWN | |
(ROPE START MOUNTED ON | ||
SPEED CONTROL TO | ||
RIGHT SIDE OF HANDLE) | ||
DESIRED POSITION | ||
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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.
2.5 CUTTING HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT |
(FAST)
SIXTH SPEED POSITION
SIX
(SLOW)
ONE ONE SPEED POSITION
WHEEL DRIVE CONTROL
1. Pull the height adjusting latch outward and move |
to desired cutting height. See Figure 2.6. |
1 | LOWEST CUTTING | LATCH | |
HEIGHT | |||
|
BLADE
CONTROL
FIGURE 2.4
1
2
3
4
5
HIGHEST CUTTING
6
2.3 STOPPING |
Stop engine and blade by releasing the blade |
control. Stop forward motion of mower by releasing |
the wheel drive control. |
6
HEIGHT
2.4 HANDLE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT |
The height of the mower handle can be adjusted as |
follows: |
1.Loosen the lower nuts on each lower handle as
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. |
shown in Figure 2.5.
LOWER
HANDLE
HIGHER
LOWER
LOOSEN LOWER
NUTS ON EACH
LOWER HANDLE
LATCH
POSITIONS
CUTTING HEIGHT SETTINGS
FIGURE 2.7
FIGURE 2.5
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