Operator's Manual

AdjustingtheCuttingHeight
WARNING
Adjustingthecuttingheightmaybringyouinto
contactwiththemovingblade,causingserious
injury.
Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingparts
tostop.
Donotputyourngersunderthehousingwhen
adjustingthecuttingheight.
CAUTION
Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,themuferwillbe
hotandcanseverelyburnyou.Keepawayfromthe
hotmufer.
Adjustthecuttingheightasdesired.Setthefrontwheelsto
thesameheightastherearwheels(Figure10).
Note:Toraisethemachine,movethefrontcutting-height
leversrearwardandtherearcutting-heightleversforward.
Tolowerthemachine,movethefrontcutting-heightlevers
forwardandtherearcutting-heightleversrearward.
Figure10
1.Raisethemachine2.Lowerthemachine
Note:Thecuttingheightsettingsare25mm(1in);35mm
(1-3/8in);44mm(1-3/4in);54mm(2-1/8in);64mm
(2-1/2in);73mm(2-7/8in);83mm(3-1/4in);92mm
(3-5/8in);and102mm(4in).
StartingtheEngine
1.Holdtheblade-controlbaragainstthehandle
(Figure11).
Figure11
1.Blade-controlbar
2.Turntheignitionkey(Figure12)(electric-startmodels
only)orpulltherecoil-starthandle(Figure13).
Note:Whenyoupulltherecoil-starthandle,pullit
lightlyuntilyoufeelresistance,thenpullitsharply
(Figure13).Allowtheropetoreturntothehandle
slowly.
Figure12
Figure13
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