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SECTION 6: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS
Cutting Height
Your mower is shipped with the cutting height in the
lowest position. The cutting height adjustment lever is
located above the left rear wheel. To adjust the cutting
height, proceed as follows:
•
Pull the lever out and away from the mower and
then move it forward or backward to another slot.
See Figure 11.
NOTE:
For rough or uneven lawns, move the height
adjustment lever to a higher position. This will help stop
scalping.
Figure 11
Handle Height
Your mower is shipped with the handle in the higher
height position. To lower the height, proceed as follows:
•
Remove the starter rope from the rope guide.
•
Remove the wing nuts and carriage bolts securing
the upper handle. Remove and 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 and remove the wing nuts and
carriage bolts from the upper hole on the handle
mounting bracket.
•
Press out on the legs of the lower handle and
remove lower handle from the mower.
•
Turn lower handle around so the notch on the
bottom of the lower handle is facing forward.
See Figure 12
Figure 12
•
Reassemble the handles, placing the bottom holes
in the handle over the weld pins in the handle
mounting bracket.
•
Place the hairpin clips in the inner holes in the weld
pins and insert the carriage bolts through the upper
hole on the handle mounting bracket and secure
with plastic wing nuts.
•
Reassemble the upper handle to the lower handle.
•
Attach the starter rope as instructed on page 8.
Drive Clutch Control
The adjustment wheel is located in the drive clutch
control handle housing and is used to tighten or loosen
the drive belt. You will have to adjust the drive clutch
control if any of the following happens:
1.
The mower does not propel itself with the drive
clutch engaged.
2.
The mower’s drive wheels hesitate with the drive
clutch engaged.
•
To resolve the above problems, rotate the
adjustment wheel with your fingers: clockwise to
tighten the cable and counter-clockwise to loosen
the cable. See Figure 13.
Figure 13
NOTE:
For some people the drive clutch control may
not be in a comfortable position. You can adjust the
handle out by tightening the adjustment wheel.
WARNING:
Do not at any time make any
adjustments without first stopping engine and
disconnecting spark plug wire.
Cutting Height
Adjustment Lever
Lower
Higher
Notch
Lower Handle
Adjustment
Bottom View
Wheel
Drive Clutch
Control
Upper
Handle
Shift Lever
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