Starting & Stopping Wheel Drive; Handle Height Adjustment; Cutting Height Adjustment - Snapper CP215019KW, CP215519HV Safety Instructions & Operator's Manual

Section 2 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
ROPE
START
HANDLE
5. After engine starts, turn off choke, reduce engine
speed, and allow a brief warm-up until engine runs
smooth.
NOTE: Stop the engine (and blade) by releasing the
blade control.
2.2.3. PROPELLING MOWER
1. Start engine. Refer to Section "Starting &
Operation".
2. Move ground speed control to the desired speed
position. See Figure 2.5.
3. Move wheel drive control against handle to
engage wheel drive and propel mower forward.
Forward speed can be adjusted while the mower is
moving by changing position of the ground speed
control. See Figure 2.5.
ENGAGE
WHEEL
DRIVE
CONTROL
2.3 STOPPING
Stop forward motion of mower by releasing the
wheel drive control. Stop engine and blade by
releasing the blade control.
BLADE
CONTROL
ENGINE SPEED
CONTROL
FIGURE 2.4
SLOWER
FASTER
FIGURE 2.5

2.4 HANDLE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT

The height of the mower handle can be adjusted as
follows:
1. Loosen the three lower nuts on each lower
handle as shown in Figure 2.6.
2. Loosen the one nut securing each upper brace to
the lower handle. See Figure 2.6.
LOWER
HANDLE
2. Move upper mower handle up or down until the
desired position is achieved.
3. Tighten all loosened hardware on each lower
handle to maintain desired position.
STOP engine and mower blade by releasing the
blade control before adjusting cutting height or
handle height.

2.5 CUTTING HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT

1. Pull the height adjusting latch outward and move
to desired cutting height. See Figure 2.7.
GROUND
SPEED
CONTROL
8
HIGHER
LOOSEN LOWER
NUTS ON EACH
LOWER HANDLE
FIGURE 2.6
WARNING
LOWEST CUTTING
1
HEIGHT
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
FIGURE 2.7
LOWER
LOOSEN BRACE NUT
(BRACE NOT SHOWN)
LATCH
HIGHEST
7
CUTTING
HEIGHT