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Section 2 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
2.2 STARTING & OPERATION
WARNING
Stop engine and mower blade by releasing the blade
control before adjusting ground speed.
2.2.2. PROPELLING MOWER
(Self Propelled Model Only)
1. Stop engine and mower blade by releasing
the blade control before adjusting ground
speed. Move ground speed control to the desired
speed position. See Figure 2.4.
2. Start engine. Refer to Section “Starting &
Operation”.
3. Move wheel drive control against handle to
engage wheel drive and propel mower forward. See
Figure 2.1.
FIGURE 2.4
2.3 STOPPING
Stop engine and blade by releasing the blade
control. Stop forward motion of mower by releasing
the wheel drive control.
2.4 HANDLE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
The height of the mower handle can be adjusted as
follows:
1. Loosen the lower nuts on each lower handle as
shown in Figure 2.5.
2. Move upper mower handle up or down until the
desired position is achieved.
3. Tighten the lower nuts on each lower handle to
maintain desired position.
FIGURE 2.5
2.5 CUTTING HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
1. Pull the height adjusting latch outward and move
to desired cutting height. See Figure 2.6.
IMPORTANT: Move rear height adjustment latch for rear
wheel adjustment to correspond with raising or lowering
the front wheels to maintain the level of the deck.
FIGURE 2.6
2. Set all wheels at the same cutting height. The
highest cutting position is Notch 6. The lowest
cutting position is Notch 1.
LOWER
HANDLE
HIGHER
LOWER
LOOSEN LOWER
NUTS ON EACH
LOWER HANDLE
LOWEST CUTTING
HEIGHT
1
LATCH
HIGHEST
CUTTING
HEIGHT
6
2
1
3
4
5
6
MOVE GROUND SPEED
CONTROL TO SIX SPEED
POSITION
SIXTH SPEED
POSITION
SIXTH
FIRST SPEED
POSITION
FIRST