Yard Machines 378 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
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SIDE DISCHARGING GRASS CLIPPINGS (Optional)
SECTION 7: ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING: Do not at any time make any adjustment to lawn mower without first stopping engine
and disconnecting spark plug wire.
HANDLE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
Figure 6
Your mower is shipped with 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 knobs and carriage bolts. Lay the upper handle out of
the way, being careful not to bend or kink the cables.
Remove the hairpin clips from the weld pins on the handle brackets. Press out on the legs of the lower
handle. Remove lower handle from the mower.
Turn the lower handle around so the notch on the bottom of the lower handle is facing forward as
shown in Figure 6. Reassemble, placing the bottom holes in the handle over the weld pins in the
handle mounting bracket.
Reassemble the upper handle to the lower handle.
Place the hairpin clips in the inner holes in the weld pins and attach the starter rope as instructed in the
Set-Up Instructions.
Side Discharge Top and Left View.
Step 1. Lift rear flap, remove grass bag, or
mulch plug if installed,. Hang side
discharge chute.
This side up
LIFT
Hang
Notch
Lower Handle