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Disengaging the Blades
1. Depress the brake pedal to stop the machine.
2. Push the blade control (PTO) knob into the
Disengaged position (Figure 5).
Setting the Height of Cut
Use the height-of-cut lever to raise and lower the mower
to the desired cutting height. You can set the cutting
height to 7 different positions from approximately 1 to
4 inches (25 to 102 mm).
Important: You must set the height-of-cut lever
to the highest position (7) when you transport the
machine off the lawn to prevent damaging to the
blades.
1. Push and hold in the button on the height-of-cut
lever (Figure 7).
Figure 7
1. Height-of-cut lever
2. Shift the height-of-cut lever to the desired position.
3. Release the button.
Adjusting the Discharge
Baffle
The discharge baffle changes the size of the discharge
opening to assist the operation of the bag fill indicator.
1. Remove the grass collector; refer to Removing the
Grass Collector.
2. Loosen the 2 nuts on the mowing conditions plate
and slide the plate up if you are mowing short, dry
grass, or slide it down if you are mowing long, wet
grass (Figure 8).
1. Plate
3. Tighten the nuts.
4. Install the grass collector; refer to Installing the
Grass Collector.
Adjusting the Mower Gauge
Wheels
The mower front gauge wheels guide the mower over
uneven ground. The mower wheels must always be in
the bottom (lowest) hole in the wheel bracket (Figure 9).
1. Wheel
Starting the Engine
1. Open the fuel shut-off valve located between the
fuel tank and the engine (Figure 10).
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Figure 8
2. Nuts
Figure 9
2. Bottom hole
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