Operating Instructions - Exmark METRO 21 Operator's Manual

Operation
Make sure you understand the controls, their
locations, their functions, and their safety
requirements.
Refer to the Maintenance section and perform all the
necessary inspection and maintenance steps.

Operating Instructions

Handle Adjustment
The handle may be adjusted to different heights for
comfortable operation. Stand behind the handle to
determine the height. to adjust the handle height,
position the capscrews and the locknuts that secure
the handle latches to the handle into the other
mounting holes in the latches.
See Figure 8A for the highest possible handle heights.
See Figure 8B for the lowest possible handle heights.
Figure 8
1. Handle latch
2. Adjustment holes in
upper end of handle
latch
3. Handle
4. Spring disc washer
5. 5/16-18 x 1 3/8 inch hex
capscrew
6. 5/16-18 x 1 1/4 inch hex
capscrew
1. Install the hardware in the lower holes in the
handle and latches as shown in Figure 8.
2. Install hardware in one of the three adjustment
holes in the upper ends of each of the handle
latches to obtain the desired handle height within
the selected range.
3. Slide the bag support rod through into the upper,
middle, or lower mounting holes in the handle
and secure each end with a cap locknut. The bag
support rod mounting hole location corresponds
with the mounting hole location for the handle
latches as shown in the table.
Bag Support Rod
Mounting Hole Location
Lower
Middle
Upper
Open the Fuel Shut-Off Valve
Rotate the valve 1/4 turn counterclockwise to turn
the fuel on.
Starting the Engine
1. Connect the wire to the spark plug.
For MSHN21 and MSHN21B Units: see
Figure 9.
For MPKA21, MSKA21, MSKA21B,
MPKA21CA, MSKA21CA, and MSKA21BCA
Units: see Figure 10.
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Handle Latch Mounting
Hole Location
Lower
Middle
Upper