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Engine Speed
WARNING: Overspeedlng engine above
thefactory settingcan be dangerous. Do not
attempt to increase engine speed or itmay
resultin personalinjury. Changing of engine
governedspeed will void engine warranty.
Ifyou believe the engine is running too fast or
too slow, take your lawn mower to the nearest
SEARS service center.
Adjusting Handle Height
Your mower is shippedwith 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
knobsand cardage bolts. Lay the upper handle
outof the way, being careful not to bend or kink
the cable.
• Remove the hairpin clip from the weld pin on the
handlebracket on each side ofthe lower handle.
See Figure 18 inset. Press out on the legs ofthe
lowerhandle. Remove lower handle from the
mower.
• Turn the lower handle around so the notch on
the bottomof the lower handle is facing forward
as shown in Figure 18. Reassemble, placingthe
bottom hole on the handle over the weld pin in
the handle mountingbracket.
• Reassemble the upper handle to the lower
handle.
• Place the hairpin clipsin the inner holes inthe
weld pins and attach the starter rope as
instructedinthe Assembly section. See Figure
18 inset.
Notch
Handle
Hairpin
Clip
Handle
Adjusting Cutting Height
IMPORTANT: All wheels must beplaced inthesame
relativeposition.
• Raisethe mowerwheelsforlow cutand lowerthe
wheelsfor highcut. For roughoruneven lawns,
move the heightadjustment lever toa higher
position.This willhelp stop scalpingofthe
grass.
There isan adjustingplate and thumb lever at each
wheel positiontoadjust the cuttingheight. Each
adjustingplate hasnine heightpositions.Heightofcut
willchange if you movethethumb leverfrom one hole
to another.
• Simply depress the lever towardswheel and
movethe wheel and lever assembly tothe
desired position.See Figure 19. Allwheels
mustbe placed inthe same relativepositionfor
uniformcuttingheight.
• For rough or uneven lawns, movethe height
adjustment handlesto positionswhichwillgive
a highercuttingheight.Bothfront and rear
handles must be placed inthe same relative
position.
HeightAdjustment
Lever
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Figure 19
Figure 18
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