Specifications

Adjusting Drive Clutch

• The drive clutch adjustment wheel is located on the drive clutch control handle housing and is used to

tighten or loosen the drive belt. See. You will have to adjust the drive clutch control if any of the following

happens.

a. The mower does net propel itself with the drive clutch engaged.

b. The mower's drive wheels hesitate with the drive clutch engaged.

• To resolve the above problems, rotate the adjustment wheel with your fingers: clockwise to tighten the

cable, and counter-clockwise to loosen the cable. See.

To loosen

cable

Adjustment

Wheel

To tighten

cable

FIGURE 15

Adjusting Handle Height

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. Refer to Figure 5. Press out on the

legs of the lower handle. Remove lower handle from the mower.

• Turn the lower handle around so the notch on the bottom of the lower handle is facing fonNard as shown in Figure

16A. Reassemble, placing the bottom holes in the handle over the weld pins in the handle mounting bracket.

Height Adjustment

Lever

Notch

Lower

Handle

FIGURE 16

- Reassemble the upper handle to the lower handle.

• Place the hairpin clips in the inner holes of the weld pins and attach the starter rope as instructed in the

Assembly section.

,Adjusting Cutting Height

iMPORTANT: All wheels must be placed in the same relative position. For rough or uneven lawns, move the

height adjustment lever to a higher position. This will help stop scalping of the grass.