Attaching The Handle - MTD Series 020 Operator's Manual

ATTACHING THE HANDLE

1. Remove the hairpin clips from the handle brackets
and remove the carriage screws and wing nuts from
the lower handle.
a. Place the bottom holes in lower handle (notch
pointing down) over the pins on the handle
brackets and secure with hairpin clips. See
Figure 3-2.
b. Insert carriage screws through upper hole in
lower handle from the inside and secure with
wing nuts. See Figure 3-2.
2. a. Unfold the upper handle until it aligns with lower
handle. Make sure the rope guide is on the right
side of upper handle. See Figure 3-3.
IMPORTANT: Make sure the cables are routed outside
the lower handle. Also, do not crimp the cables while
lifting up the handles.
b. Secure the two handles by tightening the star
knobs (carriage bolts must be seated properly
into the handle). See Figure 3-3.
3. Loosen the wing nut that secures the rope guide to
the right side of upper handle.
a. Pull the starter rope out of the engine slowly.
See Figure 3-4.
b. Slip the starter rope into the rope guide.
c. Tighten the wing nut. See Figure 3-4.
Figure 3-2
A
B
Figure 3-3
B
Figure 3-4

notch
C
A
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Setting
Up Your
Chipper
Shredder
Vacuum
IMPORTANT
Make sure the cables
are routed outside the
lower handle. Also, do
not crimp the cables
while lifting up the
handles.