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4. Release the blade control bail (Position B in Fig. 18).
Note: If you hear a loud "bang," you have raised the blade
control bail too high. Repeat steps 2 through 4 above, but
do not raise the blade control bail as high as in step 3.
5. Immediately push the lawn mower over the newspaper
ball.
6. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
7. Walk around the lawn mower to check for the
newspaper ball. If the ball did not go under the deck:
A. Place the ball of newspaper 5 inches (12.7 cm) in
front of the lawn mower (Fig. 14).
B. Start the engine.
C. Follow steps 2 through 6 above.
8. Pull the lawn mower away from the newspaper. If the
newspaper ball unravels or is shredded, the BBC
system could be deteriorating to the point where it
could result in an unsafe operating condition. Contact
an Authorized Service Dealer for an inspection and
repair of your lawn mower.
Danger
If the blade brake clutch system is inoperative, the
blade will continue to rotate when you release the
blade control bail. Contact with blade could occur,
causing serious injury.
Check the BBC operation before each use.
Never use a BBC-equipped lawn mower with an
inoperative safety system.
Take your lawn mower to an Authorized
Service Dealer for repair if the safety system
fails to operate properly.
Test Using the Grass Bag
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. Push the blade control bail (Fig. 15) down to its lowest
position.
4. Lift the blade control bail to the normal blade engaged
position about one inch (2.5 cm) below the handle.
The bag should begin to inflate, indicating that the
blade is engaged and rotating.
5. Release the blade control bail. 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 lawn mower inspected
and serviced by an Authorized Service Dealer.
Adjusting the Cutting Height
Each wheel is adjusted individually with a wheel height
adjustment lever. 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).
Danger
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.
1. Pull the wheel height adjustment lever toward the
wheel (Fig. 19) and move it to the desired setting.
Figure 19
1. Wheel height adjustment
lever
2. Release the wheel height adjustment lever and seat it
securely in the notch.
3. Adjust all the wheels to the same cutting height
setting.
Using the Grass Bag
Occasionally, you may wish to use the grass bag for
bagging extra long grass, lush grass, or leaves.
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