Assembly And Setup; Contents Of Carton - MTD 12A-26M7001 Operator's Manual

Assembly & Set-Up
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Contents of Carton
One Lawn Mower
One Lawn Mower Operator's Manual
One Bottle of Oil
Assembly
NOTE:This unit is shipped without gasoline or oil in the engine.
Fill up gasoline and oil as instructed in the accompanying engine
manual BEFORE operating your mower.
Handle
1. For shipping purposes, the chute deflector on your mower
is held in an upright position by a retainer. Remove the
retainer as follows:
a.
b.
Push chute deflector up towards engine. Holding
deflector in this position, remove the retainer and
discard. See Fig. 3-1.
Lower the chute deflector carefully keeping your
fingers out of the way.
WARNING: The chute retainer must be removed
and discarded before operating the mower.
Figure 3-1
2.
Perform the following sequence for handle setup:
a. Lift the upper handle up from folded position and
pull it to extended position following the arrow in
Fig. 3-2. The handle should click into this position.
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Figure 3-2
b. Make sure the carriage bolt is seated properly in the
handle. Tighten wing nuts securing upper handle to
the lower handle.
NOTE:Your mower is shipped with the handle in the higher
height position.