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Section 2 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
2.2.3. PROPELLING MOWER
1. Start engine. Refer to Section “Starting &
Operation”.
2. Move ground speed control to the desired speed
position. See Figure 2.5.
3. Move wheel drive control against handle to
engage wheel drive and propel mower forward.
Forward speed can be adjusted while the mower is
moving by changing position of the ground speed
control. See Figure 2.5.
FIGURE 2.5
2.3 STOPPING
Stop forward motion of mower by releasing the
wheel drive control. Stop engine and blade by
releasing the blade control.
2.4 HANDLE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
The height of the mower handle can be adjusted as
follows:
1. Loosen the three lower nuts on each lower
handle as shown in Figure 2.6.
2. Loosen the one nut securing each upper brace to
the lower handle. See Figure 2.6.
FIGURE 2.6
3. Move upper mower handle up or down until the
desired position is achieved.
4. Tighten all loosened hardware on each lower
handle to maintain desired position.
WARNING
STOP engine and mower blade by releasing the
blade control before adjusting cutting height or
handle height.
2.5 CUTTING HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
1. Pull the height adjusting latch outward and move
to desired cutting height. See Figure 2.7.
FIGURE 2.7
2. Set all wheels at the same cutting height. The
highest cutting position is Notch 7. The lowest
cutting position is Notch 1. See Figures 2.7 & 2.8.
FIGURE 2.8
GROUND
SPEED
CONTROL
WHEEL
DRIVE
CONTROL
ENGAGE
FASTER
SLOWER
HIGHER
LOWER
LOOSEN LOWER
NUTS ON EACH
LOWER HANDLE
LOWER
HANDLE
LOWEST CUTTING
HEIGHT
1
LATCH
HIGHEST
CUTTING
HEIGHT
7
2
1
3
4
5
6
LOOSEN BRACE NUT
(BRACE NOT SHOWN)
7
LATCH
POSITION
CUTTING HEIGHT SETTINGS