Yard Machines 429 Using Rotary Mower, Using Mulcher If equipped, Handle Height, Cutting Height

Using Rotary Mower

WARNING: Never operate your unit without either the rear deflector or entire grass catcher assembly in place.

•Be sure that lawn is clear of stones, sticks, wire, or other objects which could damage lawn mower or engine. Such objects could be accidentally thrown by the mower in any direction and cause serious personal injury to the operator and others.

•For best results, do not cut wet grass because it tends to stick to the underside of the mower, preventing proper discharge of grass clippings, and could cause you to slip and fall. New grass, thick grass or wet grass may require a narrower cut. Blade speed should be adjusted to the condition of the lawn.

•For a healthy lawn, never cut more than one-third of the total length of the grass at any one cutting. Lawn should be cut in the fall as long as there is growth.

•This mower is designed to be operated at full throttle to give you the best cut and do the most effective job of bagging the cut grass.

WARNING: If you strike a foreign object, stop the engine. Remove wire from spark plug, thoroughly inspect the mower for any damage, and repair the damage before restarting and operating the mower. Extensive vibration of the mower during operation is an indication of damage.

Using Mulcher (If equipped)

•For effective mulching, do not cut wet grass because it tends to stick to the underside of the deck, preventing proper mulching of grass clippings.

•New or thick grass may require a narrower cut. The ground speed should be adjusted to the condition of the lawn. If mowing has been delayed and the grass has been allowed to grow in excess of 4", mulching is not recommended. Mow using the grass bag to reduce the grass height to 3-1/4" maximum before mulching.

SECTION 6: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS

WARNING: Do not at any time make any adjustment to lawn mower without first stopping engine and disconnecting spark plug wire.

Handle Height

Your mower is shipped with the handle in the higher height position. To lower the handle height, proceed as follows.

•Remove the starter rope from the rope guide.

•Remove the upper handle by removing the hand knobs and carriage bolts. Lay the upper handle out of the way, being careful not to bend or kink the cables.

•Remove the hairpin clips from the weld pins on the handle brackets. Press outward on the legs of the lower handle, and remove it from the mower

•Turn the lower handle around so the notches on the bottom of the lower handle are facing forward as shown in Figure 16 . Reassemble, placing the bottom holes in the handle over the weld pins in the handle mounting bracket.

Lower

HandleNotch

Figure 16

•Reassemble the upper handle.

•Place the hairpin clips in the inner holes in the weld pins and attach the starter rope as instructed earlier on page 7.

Cutting Height

An adjusting plate and thumb lever at each wheel position provides cutting height adjustment. Each adjusting plate has nine height positions.

•Simply depress the lever towards wheel and move it to any of the nine positions for the desired cutting height. See Figure 17. All four levers on the four

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