MTD 080 Serie Manual Del Operador página 6

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Adjustment
Your mower is shipped
with the handle in the
higher height position.
NOTE: Each end of
the lower handle must
be placed in the same
relative position.
iMPORTANT
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.
Step 1
1. For shipping purposes, the chute deflector on
your mower is held in an upright position by a
retainer. Removethe retainer as follows:
a. Push chute deflector up towards engine.
Holding deflector in this position, remove
the retainer and discard. See Step 1
b. Lower the chute deflector carefully keeping
your fingers out of the way.
2. Perform the following sequence for
handle setup
a. Lift the upper handle up from folded
position A and pull it to extended position
B following the arrow in Step 2. The handle
should click into this position.
b. Make sure the carriage bolt is seated
properly in the handle. Tighten wing nuts
securing upper handleto the lower handle
3. If satisfied with height of handle, tighten wing
nuts at the ends of the lower handleshown in
Step 3. For convenienceof operating, you may
adjust the handle height as follows:
a. Remove the wing nuts shown in Step 3 and
remove the lower handle.
b. Position each handle bracket stud intothe
top hole in the lower handle.
c. Tighten the wing nuts.
Step 2
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Step 3
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