Maintaining Your Lawn Mower - MTD YARD-MAN 263 Operator's Manual

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Handle Height Adjustment
Your mower is shipped with the handle in the higher
height position. To lower the height proceed as follows:
Remove the starter rope from the rope guide.
Disconnect the handle from the handle bracket
assemblies by removing the wing nuts.
See Figure 9.
Position each handle bracket assembly stud into
the top hole in the lower handle.
Reconnect the lower handle to the handle brackets
using wing nuts removed earlier. Each end of the
lower handle must be placed in same relative
position.
SECTION 6: MAINTAINING YOUR LAWN MOWER
Customer Responsibilities
MAINTENANCE
SCHEDULE
Lubricate Wheels
Lubricate Blade Control
Clean Deck
Blade Care
Check Oil
Change Oil
Replace Air Filter
Clean Engine
Check Spark Plug
Check Spark Arrester (if any)
General Recommendations
Always observe safety rules when performing any
maintenance.
Changing of engine governed speed will void
engine warranty.
The warranty on this lawn mower does not cover
items that have been subjected to operator abuse
or negligence. To receive full value from the
warranty, operator must maintain the lawn mower
as instructed in this manual.
Lower
Handle
Handle
Bracket
Assemblies
Engine Adjustments
See the separate engine manual packed with your unit
for adjustments to the engine.
Some adjustments will have to be made
periodically to maintain your unit properly. All
adjustments in the Making Adjustments section of
this manual should be checked at least once each
season.
Periodically check all fasteners and make sure
these are tight.
Follow the maintenance schedule under Customer
Responsibilities to get quality performance from
your lawn mower.
12
Wing Nuts
Figure 9
SERVICE
DATES

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