SECTION 5 - ADJUSTMENTS
5.3 HANDLE HEIGHT
The operator handle can be adjusted for operator comfort as follows:
1.Loosen the upper carriage bolt and nut on both sides of handlebar.
2.Remove lower carriage bolt and nut on both sides of handlebar.
3.Raise or lower handlebar to desired height. See Figure 5.4.
4.Install the carriage bolt and nut in the lower hole in handlebar and securely tighten nut. See Figure 5.4.
5.Securely tighten the upper carriage bolt and nut.
6.After adjusting the handle height readjust traction links as described earlier. Shift rod (Connects the ground speed control lever and the transmission) will have to be readjusted.
7.Readjust traction levers/rods when handle height is changed.
5.4GROUND SPEED CONTROL LEVER ADJUSTMENT
1.Disconnect the hair pin from shift rod that connects to the ground speed control lever. See Figure 5.5.
2.Move the ground speed control lever to the neutral position. Move the shift lever, located on the transmission, to the neutral position.
3.Rotate the shift rod clockwise or counter clockwise to allow the upper portion of shift rod to be inserted into the ground speed control lever without moving the speed control lever or the transmission shift lever. Reinstall hair pin. See Figure 5.6.
GROUND
SPEED
CONTROL
LEVER
*FACTORY SETTING | U |
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B |
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(4) |
| DISCONNECT | |
(3) |
| SHIFT ROD | |
| FROM THIS | ||
*(2) |
| POINT | |
DOWN | SHIFT | ||
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(1) | ROD |
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FIGURE 5.3 | FIGURE 5.5 |
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| RAISE |
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| SHIFT | SHIFT | |
UPPER | LEVER | ||
ROD | |||
CARRIAGE |
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BOLT
LOWER
LOWER CARRIAGE
BOLTROTATE SHIFT ROD
FIGURE 5.4
FIGURE 5.6
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