Setting Up Mower - MTD Yard-Man 12A-559K401 Operator's Manual

SECTION 5: SETTING UP MOWER
Tools Required
• Pair of Pliers
• Funnel
• Set of adjustable wrenches
Disconnecting Spark Plug
• Before setting up your lawn mower, disconnect the spark plug wire from the spark plug, and
ground it against the engine. See Figure 3.
• If the engine is equipped with the optional rubber boot, attach the boot to a bolt on the engine to
ground.
Spark Plug
Wire
_ Rubber Boot _
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Engine with rubber boot
FIGURE 3
Assembling Handle
• Remove grass bag from the unit and set it out of the way. See Figure 4 (step 1).
2. Lift lower handle
1, Move bag away
3. Lift upper
handle
FIGURE 4
• Raise the lower handle in the direction shown in Figure 4 (step 2) till it snaps into place,
• Raise the upper handle in the direction shown in Figure 4 (step 3). Tighten the wing nuts which are
already on the handle. See Figure 5A.
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