SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER
Unpacking
•Remove staples, break glue on top flaps, or cut tape at carton end and peel along top flap to open carton.
•Remove loose parts if included with unit (i.e., owner’s manual, etc.).
•Cut along corners and lay carton down flat.
•Remove packing material.
•Roll or slide unit out of carton. Check carton thoroughly for loose parts.
Tools Required
1.Pair of Pliers
2.Phillips Screwdriver †
3.7/16" or Adjustable Wrench †
† Hardtop grass bags only
NOTE: This operator’s manual covers various models of lawn mowers. Follow only those instructions which pertain to your unit.
Disconnect Spark Plug Wire
•In the case of lawn mowers where engine is equipped with a rubber boot, attach rubber boot to a bolt on the engine to ground. See Figure 1.
Assembling Handle
NOTE: Reference to right or left hand side of the mower is observed from the operating position.
•Remove any packing material which may be between the upper and lower handles for shipping purposes.
•Pull up and back on the upper handle to raise the handle into the operating position. Make certain the lower handle is seated securely into the handle mounting brackets.
Tighten 
hand knob
Tighten hand knob
Spark Plug Wire
With Rubber Boot
Spark
Plug
Engines with rubber boot
Spark
Plug
Wire
Briggs & Stratton Engines
Retaining | Spark |
Post | Plug |
|
Spark Plug
Wire
Tecumseh engines
Figure 2
•Tighten the hand knobs on each side of the handle (carriage bolts must be seated properly into the handle). See Figure 2.
NOTE: Your mower is shipped with the handle in the higher height position. If you wish to lower the height of the handle, refer to the Adjustment Section at this time.
•Using a pair of pliers, squeeze one leg of the lower handle against the handle mounting bracket. Remove the hairpin clips from the outer hole in the weld pins on the handle mounting brackets. Insert the hairpin clip into the inner hole on the weld pin. See Figure 3. Repeat on other side.
Handle Mounting
Bracket
Figure 1
•Before setting up your lawn mower, disconnect the spark plug wire from the spark plug, and ground it against the engine. See Figure 1 .
Insert hairpin clip here
Hairpin
Clip 
Weld
Pin
Figure 3
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