8
Assembly
Installing the Handle
1.
Mount the lower handle on the handle brackets with four (4) 5/16”- 18 x 3/4” bolts and nuts
(Fig 1). Do not tighten the bolts yet.
Figure 1
1. Handle Bracket
2. Lower Handle
3. Handle adjustment holes
2.
Attach the upper handle to the lower handle, with four (4) 5/16”-18 x 1½” shoulder bolts and
wing nuts (Fig 2)
Figure 2
3.
Adjust the handle height for comfortable operation by inserting the bolts into appropriate
handle adjustment holes in the handle brackets
4.
Tighten all the Handle Bracket bolts.
5.
Attach the Grass Chute to the mower deck using two (2) ¼”-20 x ¾” bolts and nuts.