Checking the Engine Oil Level
1. Remove the dipstick, wipe it clean, and fully install the
dipstick (Figure 15).
Figure 15
2. Remove the dipstick and check the oil level (Figure 15).
If the oil level is below the Add mark on the dipstick,
slowly
pour oil into the oil fill tube to raise the oil level
to the Full mark on the dipstick.
Do not overfill.
(Max.
fill: 20 oz. (0.59 l), type: SAE 30W detergent oil with
an API service classification of SF, SG, SH, SJ, SL, or
higher.)
3. Install the dipstick.
Adjusting the Cutting Height
Adjusting the cutting height may bring you into
contact with the moving blade, causing serious
injury.
•
Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to
stop.
•
Do not put your fingers under the housing when
adjusting the cutting height.
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.
Note:
To raise the mower, move all 4 cutting height levers
forward; to lower the mower, move them all rearward
(Figure 16).
Figure 16
Adjusting the Handle Height
You may raise or lower the handle to a position comfortable
for you.
1. Remove the lower handle knobs that attach the handle
brackets to the lower handle ends (Figure 17).
Figure 17
2. Insert the bolt through the hole in each of the handle
brackets that sets the handle to the desired position
(Figure 18).
Figure 18
1. Highest position
3. Lowest position
2. Middle position (either
hole)
3. Install the lower handle knobs and tighten the knobs as
tight as you can by hand (Figure 19).
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