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Handle Pitch (If Equipped)
For convenience of operation, you may be able to adjust the
pitch of the handle as follows:
Remove wing nuts and carriage bolts from handle. See Fig.
1.
3-11.
Position the handle in one of the three positions that is
2.
most comfortable. See Fig. 3-11 inset.
Secure into position with wing nuts and carriage bolts
3.
removed earlier.
Set-Up
Gas and Oil Fill-Up
Refer to the separate engine owner’s manual for additional
engine information.
Add oil provided before starting unit for the first time out
1.
of the box.
Service the engine with gasoline as instructed in the
2.
separate engine owner’s manual.
WARNING:
Use extreme care when handling
gasoline. Gasoline is extremely flammable and the
vapors are explosive. Never fuel the machine
indoors or while the engine is hot or running.
Extinguish cigarettes, cigars, pipes and other
sources of ignition.
Adjustments
Cutting Height
There is a cutting height adjustment lever located above the
front and rear right wheel.
Pull the height adjustment lever towards wheel.
1.
Move lever to desired position for a change in cutting
2.
height. See Fig. 3-10 and Fig. 3-10A.
NOTE:
For mowers with low wheels, the height adjustment
levers move in the opposite direction to adjust; for those
with high wheels, the levers move in the same direction.
Release lever towards deck.
3.
IMPORTANT: Both the front and rear wheels must be
placed in the same relative position. For rough or uneven
lawns, move the height adjustment levers to a higher
position. This will stop scalping of grass.
Figure 3-10
Figure 3-11
Figure 3-10A
3
2
2
1
3
1
Low Wheel
Lower
Lower
Higher
Higher
3
2
2
1
3
1
High Wheel
Lower
Lower
Higher
Higher
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