Adjusting The Cutting Height - Exmark Metro 26 Operator's Manual

9. Move the blade control lever to the full forward
Latch position. Blades should engage.
10. Release the blade control bail. You should hear a
"bang." The blade should stop in three seconds.
11. Immediately push the lawn mower over the
newspaper ball.
12. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to
stop.
13. Walk around the lawn mower to check for the
newspaper ball. If the ball did not go under the
deck, repeat steps 7 through 12.
14. Pull the lawn mower away from the newspaper.
If the newspaper ball unravels or is shredded,
the blade has not properly stopped, resulting
in an unsafe operating condition. Contact an
Authorized Service Dealer.
DANGER
If the blade brake clutch system is inoperative,
the blade will continue to rotate when you
release the blade control bail. Contact with
the blade could occur, causing serious injury.
• Check the BBC operation before each use.
• Never use the BBC-equipped lawn mower
with an inoperative safety system.
• Take your lawn mower to an Authorized
Service Dealer for repair if the safety
system fails to operate properly.
Test Using the Grass Bag
1. Install the empty grass bag on the discharge
tunnel.
2. Start the engine.
3. Squeeze the blade control bail against the handle.
4. Move the blade control lever to the full forward
Latch position. The bag should begin to inflate,
indicating that the blade is engaged and rotating.
5. Release the blade control bail. If the bag does not
immediately deflate, it indicates that the blade is
still rotating. The blade brake clutch mechanism
may deteriorating, and, if ignored could result in
an unsafe operating condition. Have the lawn
mower inspected and serviced by an Authorized
Service Dealer.

Adjusting the Cutting Height

The front wheels are adjusted individually with a
wheel height adjustment lever. The rear wheels are
adjusted together with the wheel height adjustment
lever located above the left rear wheel. The cutting
heights are listed in the following table.
Cutting Heights
1 inch (25 mm)
1 1/2 inches (38 mm)
2 inches (51 mm)
2 1/2 inches (64 mm)
WARNING
Adjusting the cutting height levers could bring
your hands into contact with a moving blade. A
moving blade can cause serious injury.
• Stop the engine and wait for all movement to
stop before adjusting the cutting height.
• Do Not put your fingers under the housing
when adjusting the cutting height.
• Front Wheel Height Adjustment:
1. Pull the wheel height adjustment lever toward
the wheel (Figure 8) and move it to the desired
setting (Figure 7).
1. Wheel height adjustment
lever
15
Operation
3 inches (76 mm)
3 1/2 inches (89 mm)
4 inches (102 mm)
Figure 7
2. Pull towards wheel