MTD 11A-030F200 Operator's Manual page 10

Assembly
NOTE:This lawn mower is shipped without gasoline or oil in
the engine. Fill up the gasoline and oil as instructed in the
accompanying engine manual BEFORE operating your mower.
Handles
The lower handle has two flat ends with three holes each, one
small and two large. The upper handle has indented ends with
one hole and may have the blade control attached. See Fig. 3-1.
Blade Control
Upper Handle
Figure 3-1
Lower Handle
NOTE: Use the hardware in Group 1 to attach the lower handle.
1. Place the lower handle over the handle bracket assemblies
and position each bracket stud into the top or bottom hole.
See Fig. 3-2.
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Figure 3-2
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Secure with the star knobs. Eachside of the lower handle
must be positioned onto the stud at the same position.
UpperHandle
NOTE: Use the hardware in Group 2 to attach the upper handle.
1. Place the upper handle in position over the lower handle
keeping the blade control (if attached) facing up.
2. Secure the upper handle to the lower handle using the
carriage bolts and star knobs. See Fig. 3-3. Make sure that
the carriage bolt heads go on the outside of the handle.
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Figure 3-3
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If satisfied with the height of the handle, tighten the star
knobs atthe ends of the lower handle shown in Fig. 3-2.
For convenience of operation, you may adjust the handle
height as follows:
a. Remove the star knobs shown in Fig. 3-2 and remove
the lower handle.
b. Position each handle bracket stud into the
appropriate hole in the lower handle. Eachend
of the lower handle must be placed in the same
position on the mounting brackets.
c. Reattach and tighten the star knobs.
Blade Control
NOTE: If the blade control is secured and in place on the upper
handle, you may skip the following three steps. If, however, the
blade control became displaced either during shipping or during
assembly, reattach it as follows:
1. Insert the curved end of the blade control into the center
hole located on the right side of the upper handle. See Fig.
3-4.
2_ Gently squeeze the blade control inward and insert the
straight end into the lower hole located on the left side of
the upper handle. See Fig. 3-4.
SECTION
3 -- ASSEMBLY &
SET-UP