Section 2 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

2.2.2.PROPELLING MOWER

1.Start engine. Refer to Section “Starting & Operation”.

2.Move ground speed control to the desired speed position. See Figure 2.5.

3.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 2.5.

ENGAGE

WHEEL

 

GROUND

DRIVE

SIXTH

CONTROL

 

SPEED

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

SHOWN IN

 

FIRST

FIRST/SLOW

 

 

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 2.7.

1

LOWEST CUTTING

LATCH

HEIGHT

 

FIGURE 2.5

2.3

STOPPING

 

Stop engine and blade by releasing the blade

 

control. Stop forward motion of mower by releasing

 

the wheel drive control.

2.4

HANDLE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT

1

2

3

4

5

6

HIGHEST CUTTING HEIGHT

6

The height of the mower handle can be adjusted as

follows:

1. Loosen the lower nuts on each lower handle as

shown in Figure 2.6.

HIGHER

LOWER

HANDLE

LOWER

LOOSEN LOWER

NUTS ON EACH

LOWER HANDLE

FIGURE 2.6

FIGURE 2.7

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 2.8.

LATCH

POSITIONS

CUTTING HEIGHT SETTINGS

FIGURE 2.8

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Snapper EMRP216518B Propelling Mower, Cutting Height Adjustment, Stopping, Handle Height Adjustment