Snapper VI80 - Page 19

ASSEMBLY
HANDLES
1. Place lower handle. Item No. 21, Page 5, in groove
of lower handle stationary, Item No. 27. Secure
with two 1/4"-28 x 1-1/2" hex head cap screws,
Item No. 17, two 1/4" internal tooth lock washers.
Item No. 18, and two 1 /4"-28 hex nuts. Item
No. 16.
2. Fasten upper handle structure. Item No. 10, Page
5, to lower handle. Item No. 21, using two 1/4"-
28 x 1-1/4" hex head cap screws. Item No. 19, two
1/4" internal tooth lock washers. Item No. 18, and
two 1/4-28 hex nuts. Item No. 16.
THROTTLE CONTROL
1. F asten throttle control. Item No. 15, Page 5, to out¬
side of upper handle structure using one 1/4-
28 x 2" hex head cap screw, Item No. 14, one 1 /A"
internal tooth lock washer, Item No. 18, and one
l/4"-28 hex nut. Item No. 16.
CLUTCH PULL ROD
1. Install clutch pull rod. Item No. 6, Page 5, into the
clutch lever. Item No. 4, as shown in Illustration A.
Secure with push nut. Item No. 2.
2. Hook eye of pull rod into wheel drive spring. Item
No. 26, Page 7.
3. Slide vinyl cover. Item No. 26, Page 5, over spring
and eye of clutch rod.
4. Fasten clutch rod to the outside of the handles
using clip. Item No. 20, Page 5.
SPEED CONTROL LEVER
1. Place lower portion of speed control lever. Item
No. 74, Page 5, into slots of speed control anchor.
Item No. 32.
2. Slide spring. Item No. 13, Page 5, and washer.
Item No. 12, and vinyl cover. Item No. Vi, over
upper section of speed control lever. (NOTE: Spring
and washer must go past 90 degree bend on upper
end of speed control lever).
3. Compress spring and washer so that it will be
under the speed selector when the speed control
lever is placed into the slot.
TRANSFER ROD
1. Install flat end of transfer rod. Item No. 53, Page
7, into slot of transfer rod connector. Item No. 52.
Slide 1/4" rod clip, Item No. 55, Page 7, onto speed
control lever. Place round end of transfer rod
tthrough speed control lever and fasten rod clip
to transfer rod.
GRASS BAG
1. Disconnect spark plug wire.
2. Place roll bar. Item No. 24, Page 5, with off-set on
right hand side into slots in rear wheel brackets.
Item Nos. 47 and 49 on Page 5. Top part will lay
down close to engine. Raise up, allowing ends to
drop through slots into holes below.
3. Place grass chute. Item No. 1, Page 7, onto deck
with stud nearest to caution passing through hole in
chute. Make sure captive carriage bolt drops into
slot in the bracket, Item No. 7, Page 7, next to the
right front wheel. Also, make sure that chute is
pushed straight downward so that ground contact
of interlock switch. Item 71, deflects and permits
engine to be started. Place clamp. Item No. 9, with
slotted end to rear, over the front stud. Secure with
5/16" washer and 5/16" hex nut. See page 8.
4. Place 5/16" x 18 x 1" carriage bolt. Item No. 8,
Page 7, through hole in deck which is located at
rear of discharge opening, and through hole in
plastic chute. Secure with clip. Item No. 5, 5/16"
lock washer. Item No. 3, and 5/16" hex nut. Item
No. 2. (NOTE: Head of carriage bolt should be on
inside of deck).
5. Slip the ends of front wire, Item No. 25, Page 5,
through the front flap of the bag and hook over
the roll bar. Slip the ends of the rear wire, Item No.
1, into the rear flap of the bag and hook over top
section of lower handle. Top of bag should be slack
for best performance. Tension along top of bag
may be relieved by bending roll bar backwards
slightly. Tie slider cord to rear bag wire.
6. Slip the inlet end of bag over chute as far as pos¬
sible. Do not allow side of bag to block discharge
opening of chute.
ADJUSTMENT
SPEED LEVER
1. When speed lever. Item No. 7, Page 5, is in the
highest position, the centerline of the rubber drive
tire. Item No. 47, Page 7, Illustration G, should be
1 /8" to 1 /A" in from the outside edge of the flat
driven disc. Item No. 57, Page 7, Illustration G. To
adjust, loosen the 5/16" nut at the transfer rod
connector. Item No. 52, Page 7, and slide connector
on thrust plate arm. Re-tighten nut and check clear¬
ance after running engine.
CLUTCH ROD TENSION
2. To check for proper tension on the clutch rod, Item
No. 6, Page 5, slide vinyl cover. Item No. 26, Page
5, up on clutch rod. There should be 1/16" to 1/8"
clearance between the top hook of the wheel drive
spring, Item No. 26, Page 7, and the bottom of the
eye of the clutch rod, when clutch lever is disen¬
gaged. To adjust, unhook spring from clutch rod
and rotate outer spring over inner spring clockwise
to reduce clearance and counter-clockwise to in¬
crease clearance. Re-install spring and vinyl cover.
CUTTING HEIGHT
3. This mower has through axles front and rear to
give superior strength and wheel alignment. Thus
with the through axle design, it is necessary to
walk the height latches one notch at a time, side to
side when it is desired to change the cutting height.
NEVER UNLATCH BOTH SIDES AT THE SAME TIME.
Setting the rear height latches one notch lower
than the front will improve performance in heavy
grass by raising the rear of the deck.
NOMINAL HEIGHT OF CUT — INCHES
NOTCHES FROM THE TOP
1 2 3
4
5 6
7 8"
1 'A "
1 % "
2 ' A"
2 % "
3/8"
2