Installing The Handle; Installing The Starter Rope; Installing The Discharge Tunnel Plug - Exmark Metro 21 Operator's Manual

Installing the Handle

1. Mount the handle to the outside of the lawn mower
housing (using the bottom hole) with two 5/16–18 x
1–1/4 in. bolts, washers, and thin nylon insert locknuts
(Fig. 1).
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Figure 1
1. Bag support rod
2. Carriage bolt
3. Bag aligning plate
4. Cap locknuts (3)
5. Handle
6. Bolt, 5/16–18x1-1/4 in. (2)
2. Secure the handle latches to the handle with two
5/16–18 x 1-1/2 in. bolts, washers, and nylon insert
locknuts (Fig. 1).
Note: You can adjust the handle height for comfortable
operation. Stand behind the handle to determine the
height. To adjust the handle height, position the bolts and
the locknuts that secure the handle latches to the handle
into the other mounting holes in the handle latches.
3. Slide the bag support rod through the bag aligning
plate and into the second from the top mounting holes
in the handle, and secure each end with a cap locknut
(Fig. 1).
4. Insert the carriage bolt through the bag aligning plate
and the top hole on the left side of the handle, and
secure it with a cap locknut (Fig. 1).
5. Use a cable tie to secure the control cables to the left
handle below the bag support rod.
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7. Handle latch (2)
8. Locknut (2)
9. Bottom hole in housing
10. Washer (4)
11. Locknut (2)
12. Bolt, 5/16–18x1-1/2 in. (2)

Installing the Starter Rope

Pull the starter rope through the rope guide on the handle
(Fig. 2).
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Figure 2
1. Starter rope
Note: To make the rope easier to install, squeeze the
control bar on the handle.
Installing the Discharge Tunnel
Plug
1. Open the discharge door by pulling forward on the
handle and moving it rearward (Fig. 3). Hold the
discharge door handle to prevent the spring-loaded
door from closing while you insert the plug.
Figure 3
1. Discharge door handle
2. Since the plug is slightly wider than the discharge
tunnel opening, rotate the plug clockwise slightly
while inserting it (Fig. 3).
Note: Ensure that the arrow on the plug decal points
upward.
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2. Rope guide
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2. Plug rotated clockwise