Cutting Height; Carburetor; Engine Speed; Handle - Craftsman 917.387850 Owner's Manual

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Release control bar.
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Make sure the blade and all moving parts have completely stopped,
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TO ADJUST
CUTTING
HEIGHT
See "TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT" in the Operation
section of this manual.-
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REAR DEFLECTOR
The rear deflector, attached between the rear wheels of
your lawn mower, is provided to minimize the possibility
that objects will be thrown out the rear of the lawn mower
into the operator's mowing position,
tf the rear deflector
becomes damaged, it should be replaced
TO ADJUST
HANDLE
(See Figs. 13 Thru 15)
Your lawn mower handle can be raised or tbwered for your
mowing comfort
Four (4) positions are available:
high,
medium high, medium low and low
Handles are shipped
mounted in the medium tow position
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To change from medium low to medium high position,
the upper and lower handle sections will have to be
turned over (See Fig 13B).
Remove the cable clips
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Remove the controls and operator presence centre}
bar from the upper handle
Remove the starter rope guide from the lower handle
Remove hairpin cotters,
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Disconnect the lower handle from the handle brackets
(See Fig 15)
Turn the handle over and reassemble
the hairpin
cotters that have been removed.
Reassemble the starter rope guide
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Reassemble the controls and the operator presence
control bar to the upper handle.
CAUTION: The operator presence con-
tro I bar rnu st pivot freely to permit b lade
brake engagement when control bar is
released.
Do not over tighten
the fas-
teners holding
the controls to the up-
per handle.
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To change from medium tow to high position only the
upper handle section will have to be turned over (See
Fig !4A):
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To change from medium tow to low position, only the
lower handle section witl have to be turned over (See
Fig. 14B).
SHIPPING
POSITION
MEDIUM
LOW
MEDIUM HIGH
FIG. 13A
FIG. 13B
FIG. 14A
FIG. 14B
LOWER HANDLE
SQUEEZE
TO REMOVE
HAIRP1N CLIP
HANDLE
BRACKET
FIG. 15
ENGINE
CARBURETOR
Your carburetor has a non-adjustable
fixed main jet for
mixture control
If your engine does not operate properly
due to suspected
carburetor
problems,
take your lawn
mower to an authorized service center for repair or adjust-
ment
ENGINE
SPEED
Your engine speed has been factory set. Do not attempt
to increase engine speed or it may result in persona1 injury.
If you believe that the engine is running too fast or too slow,
take your lawn mower to an authorized
service center for
repair and adjustment.
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