Section 2 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
2.2.2.PROPELLING MOWER
(Self Propelled Models Only)
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.
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.
ENGAGE
WHEEL
DRIVEFIRST CONTROL
GROUND
SPEED
CONTROL
SHOWN IN
FIRST/SLOW
SIXTH
1 | LOWEST CUTTING | LATCH | |
HEIGHT | |||
|
1
2
3
4
FIGURE 2.5
2.3STOPPING
Stop engine and blade by releasing the blade control. Stop forward motion of mower by releasing the wheel drive control.
2.4HANDLE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
5 |
| HIGHEST | 6 |
| CUTTING | ||
6 |
| ||
HEIGHT |
| ||
FIGURE 2.7
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
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
FIGURE 2.6
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