Cutting Height Adjustment; Throttle Control Adjustment; Handle Height Adjustment - MTD YARD MACHINES 070 Series Owner's Manual

This mower is designed to be operated at full
throttle to give you the best cut and do the most
effective job of bagging the cut grass.
WARNING: If you strike a foreign object,
stop the engine. Remove wire from spark
plug, thoroughly inspect the mower for any
damage, and repair the damage before
restarting and operating the mower.
Extensive vibration of the mower during
operation is an indication of damage. The
unit should be promptly inspected and
repaired.
ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING: Do not at any time make any
adjustment to lawn mower without first
stopping engine and disconnecting spark
plug wire.
1. CUTTING HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
Each wheel is equipped
with an adjusting plate
and thumb lever to adjust
the cutting height. Each
adjusting plate has nine
height positions. You can
change the cutting height
by moving the thumb lever
to any of these nine
positions.
• Depress the lever
towards the wheel
and move the wheel and lever assembly to desired
position.
• Place all four wheels in the same relative position.
See figure 8.
2. HANDLE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
Your mower is shipped with the handle in the higher
height position. To lower the handle height, proceed as
follows.
• Remove the starter rope from the rope guide.
• Remove the upper handle by removing the hand
knobs and carriage bolts. Lay the upper handle out
of the way, being careful not to bend or kink the
cables.
• Remove the hairpin clips from the weld pins on the
handle brackets. Press inward on the legs of the
lower handle and
remove it from the
mower.
• Turn the lower
handle around so
the notches on the
bottom of the lower
handle are facing
forward as shown in
figure 9.
• Reassemble
placing the bottom
holes in the handle
over the weld pins in the handle mounting bracket.
• Reassemble the upper handle.
• Place hairpin clips in the inner holes in the weld
pins and attach the starter rope as instructed in the
Set-Up Instructions.
3.THROTTLE CONTROL ADJUSTMENT
If the throttle control requires adjustment or if it has
been replaced, adjust the throttle control as follows.
• Remove the screw shown in figure 10. Remove the
cable clamp from the cable.
(Tecumseh Engine)
Figure 10
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