Transporting The Mower - HUSTLER M1 Owner's Manual

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Fig. 4-27

6. Adjust the mowing speed with the gearshift lever.

Fig. 4-28

NOTE: Adjust the mowing speed according to the

conditions of the mowing area and the grass.

WARNING: To mow; make sure each the blade lever

and clutch lever are pushed down until they touch the

handle.

Continuing to operate without the levers

pushed completely down will result in a machine fail-

ure.

Slow

Fig. 4-28

7. To shutdown the mower do the following:

Release the drive clutch lever and pull back on the

blade lever to disengage the blade clutch. Set the

throttle to the "STOP" position. The engine should

stop. Fig. 4-29

Fig. 4-29

E. Cutting height adjustment

WARNING: Hot engine and muffler! Do not touch

the muffler and the engine when adjusting the cutting

height.

1. Stop the engine.

2. Push the cutting height adjustment lever so that it

clears the height setting notches. Fig. 4-30 and

Fig. 4-31

Drive

clutch

lever

Fast

Gearshift

lever

Throttle lever

4-10

3. Place the cutting height adjustment lever in the

desired cutting height notch.

4. Set all cutting height adjustment levers at the same

position

F. Grass catcher

1. Attaching the grass catcher:

Lift the guard and place the catcher hook onto the

mower housing. Fig. 4-32

2. Removing the grass catcher:

Lift the guard and remove the catcher hook from the

mower housing.

Close the guard slowly.

NOTE: If the grass catcher becomes full or the discharge

opening becomes clogged then the mower will begin to leave

grass clippings.

NOTE: Clogging may occur if the grass catcher bag

becomes wet..

Notch

Lever

Fig. 4-30

Fig. 4-31

Hook

Mower

housing

Fig. 4-32