Control Adjustment - MTD 420 Operator's Manual

HANDLE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
Your mower is shipped with the handle in the higher
height position. To lower the handle height, proceed
as follows.
Lower
Handle .z Notch
2. Push the throttle control lever on the handle all
the way forward as far as it will go, then back it
off one "click." Make certain the throttle control
lever remains in this position.
3. Push the control lever on the engine as far
toward the rear of the engine as it will go.
Secure the cable in this position with the cable
clamp and screw.
Brlggs & Stratton Quantum Engines
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Figure 16
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. Press outward on the legs
of the lower handle, and remove it from the
mower.
Turn the lower handle around so the notches on
the bottom of the lower handle are facing
forward as shown in Figure 16. Reassemble,
placing the bottom holes in the handle over the
weld pins in the handle mounting bracket.
Reassemble the upper handle.
Place the hairpin clips in the inner holes in the
weld pins and attach the starter rope as
instructed in the Set-Up Instructions.
THRO'R'LE CONTROL ADJUSTMENT
If the throttle control needs adjustment or if it has
been replaced, adjust as follows.
1. Remove the screw shown in Figure 17 and
Figure 19. Remove the cable clamp from the
cable.
NOTE: If you have a Tecumseh engine, simply
loosen the screw shown in Figure 18 so the cable
will move freely beneath the damp. It is not
necessary to remove the screw and clamp
completely.
Control
Lever
On Engine
Figure 17
Tecumseh Engines
Cable
Clamp
Screw
Figure 18
Briggs & Stratton Sprint and
Classic Engines
Clamp
Figure 19
Control
Lever
On Engine
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