Making Adjustments - Cub Cadet 979 Operator's Manual

• Attach side discharge chute to unit and secure with
the three wing nuts. See Figure 10.
Side Discharge
Chute
Figure 10
SECTION 6: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING: Be sure to disconnect the spark
plug wire and De-energize starter before
performing any adjustments or repairs. DO
NOT attempt any maintenance or service to
the engine and or mower equipped with the
safety key in the unlocked and or energized
mode.
WARNING: NEVER assume starter is de-
energized, even if the key is in the locked
position and or removed from the engine.
ALWAYS de-energize
performing any maintenance or service to
the engine and or mower. Follow instructions
on the engine and or machine to de-energize
starter.
Cutting Height Adjustment
Your mower is shipped with the cutting height in the
lowest position. The cutting height adjustment lever is
located above the left rear wheel. To adjust the cutting
height, pull the lever out and away from the mower and
then move it forward or backward to select a new
cutting height. See Figure 11.
NOTE: For rough or uneven lawns, move the height
adjustment lever to a higher position. This will help stop
scalping.
Emptying the Grass Bag
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starter prior to
Handle Height Adjustment
Your mower is shipped with the handle in the higher
height position. To lower the height proceed as follows:
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While holding the grass bag by both the rear handle
and the lower handle, lift the grass bag straight up
off the adapter. The chute door will move the rope
out of the way of the bag.
Continue to hold the lower handle and raise the
rear of the grass bag up toward your chest. The
grass bag will open and the grass clippings will
disperse.
When replacing the grass bag, be sure the top of
the bag rests on the wire support between the
handles.
Cutting Height
Adjustment Lever
Higher
Figure 11
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 and remove the wing nuts and
carriage bolts from the upper hole on the handle
mounting bracket. Press out on the legs of the
lower handle and remove lower handle from the
mower.
Turn lower handle around so the notch on the
bottom of the lower handle is facing forward.
See Figure 12.
Reassemble, placing the bottom holes in the
handle over the weld pins in the handle mounting
bracket.
Place the hairpin clips in the inner holes in the weld
pins and insert the carriage bolts the upper hole on
the handle mounting bracket and secure with
plastic wing nuts.
Lower