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MOWING
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TO RE MOVE LAWN MOW ER FROM CAR TON
1. Remove loose parts included with mower.
2. Cut down two end corners of car ton and lay end panel
down flat.
3. Remove all packing materials ex cept padding be tween
upper and lower handle and padding holding operator
presence control bar to up per handle.
4. Roll lawn mower out of carton and check carton thor-
ougly for ad di tion al loose parts.
HOW TO SET UP YOUR LAWN MOW ER
TO UNFOLD HANDLE
IMPORTANT: UNFOLD HANDLE CAREFULLY SO AS
NOT TO PINCH OR DAMAGE CON TROL CABLES.
1. Raise lower handle section to operating position and
align hole in handle with one of three height positioning
holes (Figure 3).
2. Insert handle bolt through handle and bracket and
secure with knob (Figure 4).
3. Repeat for opposite side of handle.
4. Remove protective padding, raise upper handle sec-
tion into place on lower handle and tighten both handle
knobs.
5. Remove any packing material from around control bar.
Your handles may be adjusted for your mowing comfort.
Refer to “TO ADJUST HANDLE” in the Service and Ad just-
ments sec tion of this man u al.
1. Operator presence control bar
2. Upper handle
3. Handle knob
4. Lower handle
1. Knob
2. Bolt
3. Handle bracket
Figure 3
Figure 4
TO INSTALL ATTACHMENTS
Your lawn mower was shipped ready to be used as a
mulcher. To convert mower to bagging or discharging,
see “TO CON VERT MOWER” in the Operation section of
this man u al.
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