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Checking the Blade Brake
Clutch
Check the blade control bar and the blade control lever
before each use to ensure that the blade brake clutch
system is operating properly.
You can use the grass bag to perform an additional test
to check the blade brake clutch mechanism:
1. Install the empty grass bag on the discharge tunnel.
2. Start the engine.
3. Engage the blade.
4. Release the blade control bar. If the bag does not
immediately deflate, it indicates that the blade is
still rotating. The blade brake clutch mechanism
may be deteriorating, and, if ignored, could result
in an unsafe operating condition. Have the mower
inspected and serviced by an Authorized Service
Dealer.
If the blade brake clutch system is inoperative,
the blade will continue to rotate when you
release the blade control bar. Contact with
blade could occur, causing serious injury.
• Check the blade brake clutch operation
before each use.
• Never use a mower equipped with a blade
brake clutch that has an inoperative safety
system.
• Take your mower to an Authorized Service
Dealer for repair if the safety system fails to
operate properly.
Adjusting the Cutting Height
The front wheels are adjusted individually with a wheel
height adjustment lever (Figure 16). The rear wheels are
adjusted together with a wheel height adjustment lever
located above the left rear wheel (Figure 17).
Cutting heights are 1 inch (25 mm), 1-1/2 inches (38
mm), 2 inches (51 mm), 2-1/2 inches (64 mm), 3 inches
(76 mm), and 3-1/2 inches (89 mm), and 4 inches (102
mm).
Note: Adjust all the wheels to the same cutting height
setting.
Adjusting the cutting height levers could bring
your hands into contact with a moving blade
and result in 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.
Adjusting the Front Cutting Height
1. Pull each of the front wheel height adjustment
levers toward the wheel (Figure 16) and move it to
the desired setting.
1. Wheel height adjustment lever (at the highest setting)
2. Wheel height adjustment lever (at the lowest setting)
2. Release the wheel height adjustment lever and seat
it securely in the notch.
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Figure 16
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