Cutting Height Adjustment
Adjusting the cutting height may bring you into
contact with the moving blade, causing serious injury.
• Stop the engine and wait for all the moving parts
to stop.
• Do not put your fingers under the housing when
adjusting the cutting height.
Starting the Engine
1. Hold the blade control bar (Figure
11
) against
the
handle.
1. Hold blade control bar then pull the pull start to start
the mower. (Figure
12
)
Important:
When you release the blade control bar, both
the engine and the blade should stop within 3 seconds. If
they do not stop properly, stop using your mower
immediately and contact an authorized service center.
5
If the engine has been running, the muffler will be hot
and can severely burn you. Keep away from the hot
muffler.
Adjust the cutting height as desired. Set all four wheels
to the same height.
TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT (See Fig. 10)
Raise wheels for low cut and lower wheels for high cut,
adjust cutting height to suit your requirements. Me di um
position is best for most lawns.
•
To change cutting height, squeeze adjuster lever to ward
wheel. Move wheel up or down to suit your re quire-
ments. Be sure all wheels are in the same setting.
NOTE:
Adjuster is properly positioned when plate tab inserts
into hole in lever. Also,
5
-position adjusters (if so equipped)
allow lever to be positioned between the plate tabs.
LEVER
ROTATE LEVER BACKWARD
TO LOWER MOWER
ROTATE LEVER FORWARD TO RAISE MOWER
PLATE
TAB
Figure
10
Figure
11
Figure
12
Note:
If the mower does not start after several attempts,
please contact your authorized service center.
Stopping the Engine
To stop the engine, release the blade control bar (Figure 1
3
)
Figure
13
