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SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER
Removing Unit From Carton
• Remove staples, break glue on top flaps, or cut
tape at carton end and peel along top flap to open
carton.
• Remove loose parts, if included with unit (i.e., grass
bag etc.), and save it appropriately.
• Cut along corners, lay the carton down flat, and
remove all packing material.
• Roll or slide unit out of carton and check carton
thoroughly for loose parts.
Loose Parts in Carton
1. Grass Bag
2. Grass Bag Adapter
3. Side Discharge Chute
4. Hardware Pack
Hardware Pack
Please identify each piece of the hardware pack as
shown in
Figure 1.
Figure 1
Before Assembly
• Before setting up your lawn mower, disconnect the
spark plug wire from the spark plug and ground
against the engine. See Figure 2.
Figure 2
NOTE: Reference to right or left side of the mower is
observed from the operating position.
Setting Up Your Lawn Mower
Assembling Handle
• Lift up and pull back on the upper handle to raise
the handle into the operating position. See Figure
3. Make certain the lower handle is seated securely
into the handle bracket assemblies.
Figure 3
• Tighten wing nuts on each side of the handle
making sure that the carriage bolts are seated
properly into the handle. See Figure 3.
• Remove hairpin clip from the outer hole of the weld
pin on each handle brackets. Using a pair of pliers,
squeeze one leg of the lower handle against the
handle bracket. Insert the hairpin clip into the inner
hole on the weld pin. Repeat on the other side. See
Figure 4.
• After moving the hairpin clip, insert the carriage
bolt, from the hardware pack, in the upper hole on
the handle mounting bracket and secure with
plastic wing nut, also from the hardware pack. See
Figure 4. Repeat on the other side.
Figure 4
Carriage Bolt
Wing Nut
Spark Plug
Spark Plug
Wire
Handle Assembly
Handle Mounting
Bracket
Wing Nut
Handle Mounting
Bracket
Lower
Handle
Hairpin
Clip
Inner Hole
Carriage Bolt
Wing Nut