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Adjustment
Your mower is shipped
with the handle inthe
higherheight position.
NOTE: Eachend of
the lower handle must
be placed in the same
relative position.
iMPORTANT
This unit is shipped
without gasolineor
oil in the engine. Fill
up gasoline and oil
as instructedinthe
accompanyingengine
manual BEFORE
operating your mower.
Step 1
1. For shipping purposes, the chute deflectoron
your mower is held in an uprightposition bya
retainer.Removethe retainer asfollows:
a. Push chute deflector up towards engine.
Holding deflector inthis position, remove
the retainerand discard. See Step 1
b. Lower the chute deflectorcarefully keeping
yourfingers out of the way.
2. Performthe following sequencefor
handle setup
a. Lift the upperhandle up from folded
positionA and pull it to extended position
B following the arrow in Step2. The handle
shouldclick into this position.
b. Makesure the carriage bolt isseated
properly in the handle.Tighten wing nuts
securing upper handleto the lower handle
3. If satisfiedwith height of handle,tighten wing
nuts at the ends of the lower handleshown in
Step 3. For convenienceof operating,you may
adjustthe handle height as follows:
a. Remove the wing nuts shown in Step3 and
removethe lower handle.
b. Positioneach handle bracketstud intothe
top hole inthe lower handle.
c. Tighten the wing nuts.
Step 2
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Step 3
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