Off-Season Storage - Yard-Man 12A-559K401 Operator's Manual

• Turn the lower handle around so the notch on the
bottom of the lower handle is facing forward as
shown in Figure 16 . Reassemble, placing the
bottom holes in the handle over the weld pins in the
handle mounting bracket.
Lower
Handle
Figure 16
• Reassemble the upper handle to the lower handle.
• Place the hairpin clips in the inner holes of the weld
pins and replace the carriage bolts and wing nuts
on te handle brackets. Attach the starter rope as
instructed in the Assembly section.
Adjusting Cutting Height
All wheels must be placed in the same
IMPORTANT:
relative position. For rough or uneven lawns, move the
height adjustment lever to a higher position. This will
help stop scalping of the grass.
An adjusting plate and thumb lever at each wheel
position provides cutting height adjustment. Each
adjusting plate has nine height positions. Height of cut
will be changed when you move the thumb lever from
one position to another.
SECTION 8: OFF-SEASON STORAGE
Prepare your lawn mower for storage at the end of the
season or if the unit will not be used for 30 days or
more. Store the mower in a clean, dry area.
Mower
• Clean underside of the mower following
instructions in the Maintain Your Lawn Mower
section of this manual.
• Lubricate mower as instructed on page 12 of this
manual.
• You can fold your mower's handle for convenient
storage: Remove the starter rope from the rope
• Simply depress the lever towards the wheel and
move the lever assembly to desired position. See
Figure 17 .
• For rough or uneven lawns, move the height
adjustment handles to higher cutting height
position.
Notch
Adjusting Carburetor
If the engine is running rough, minor adjustments to the
carburetor may be required to compensate for
differences in fuel, temperature, altitude and load.
NOTE: Dirty air cleaner may cause an engine to run
rough.Before adjusting carburetor, check air cleaner.
To adjust the carburetor, please follow the
recommendations and instructions on carburetor
adjustment in the engine manual.
WARNING:
engine (e.g. carburetor) while the engine is running,
keep clear of all moving parts. Be careful of heated
surfaces like the muffler.
guide; loosen the two hand knobs on the sides of
the handle, and let the upper handle fold down to
the rear. Move the hairpin clips to the outer hole in
the weld pins on the handle mounting brackets.
Spread the sides of the lower handle, and push it
forward and down.
• Inspect and replace/sharpen blade, if required.
Engine
• Follow recommendations in the accompanying
engine manual for off-season storage of the
engine.
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Height Adjustment
Lever
Figure 17
If any adjustments are made to the