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Section 2 - OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
2.2.2.
PROPELLING MOWER
(Self Propelled Models Only)
1. 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.
Forward speed can be adjusted while the mower is
moving by changing
position of the ground speed
control. See Figure 2.4.
RECYCLING
MODEL SHOWN
MOVE GROUND
SPEED CONTROL
TO
(ROPE START MOUNTED
ON
RIGHT SIDE OF HANDLE)
DESIRED POSITION
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.
WARNING
Stop engine and mower blade by releasing the blade
control before adjusting cutting height.
2.5
CUTTING HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
1. Pull the height adjusting latch outward and move
to desired cutting height. See Figure 2.6.
!
(FAST)
SIXTH SPEED
POSITION
....
_
LOWEST CUTTING
HEIGHT
€
)
WHEEL DRIVE
2.3
BLADE
-
CONTROL
FIGURE 2.4
STOPPING
Stop
engine
and blade
by releasing
the
blade
control. Stop forward motion of mower by releasing
the wheel drive control.
H
_
........ -IGHESTIG I
CUTTING
I
I
HEIGHT
FIGURE 2.6
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.
HIGHER
LOWER
)
NUTS
ON EACH
LOWER
H DLE
!i!
FIGURE 2.5
2. Set all wheels at the same cutting height.
The
highest
cutting
position
is Notch
6. The
lowest
cutting position is Notch 1. See Figure 2.7.
LATCH
POSITIONS
1
CUTTING HEIGHT SETTINGS
FIGURE 2.7
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