Yard Machines 429 - Manual (Page 7)

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SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER
Unpacking
• Remove staples, break glue on top flaps, or cut
tape at carton end and peel along top flap to open
carton.
• Remove loose parts if included with unit (i.e.,
owner’s manual, etc.).
• Cut along corners and lay carton down flat.
• Remove packing material.
• Roll or slide unit out of carton. Check carton
thoroughly for loose parts.
Tools Required
1. Pair of Pliers
2. Phillips Screwdriver
†
3. 7/16" or Adjustable Wrench
†
†
Required for models with hardtop grass bags only.
NOTE: This operator’s manual covers various models
of lawn mowers. Follow only those instructions which
pertain to your unit.
Disconnect Spark Plug Wire
Figure 1
• Before setting up your lawn mower, disconnect
spark plug wire from the spark plug, and ground it
against the engine. See Figure 1 .
• In the case of lawn mowers where engine is
equipped with a rubber boot, attach rubber boot to
a bolt on the engine to ground. See Figure 1.
Assembling Handle
NOTE: Reference to right or left hand side of the mower
is observed from the operating position.
• Remove any packing material which may be
between the upper and lower handles for shipping
purposes.
• Pull up and back on the upper handle to raise the
handle into the operating position. Make certain the
lower handle is seated securely into the handle
mounting brackets.
Figure 2
• Tighten the hand knobs on each side of the handle
(carriage bolts must be seated properly into the
handle). See Figure 2.
NOTE: Your mower is shipped with the handle in the
higher height position. If you wish to lower the height of
the handle, refer to the Adjustment Section at this time.
• Using a pair of pliers, squeeze one leg of the lower
handle against the handle mounting bracket.
Remove the hairpin clips from the outer hole in the
weld pins on the handle mounting brackets. Insert
the hairpin clip into the inner hole on the weld pin.
See Figure 3. Repeat on other side.
Figure 3
Engines with rubber boot Tecumseh engines
Briggs & Stratton Engines
Spark Plug Wire
With Rubber Boot
Spark
Plug
Wire
V-Slot
on Engine
Spark
Plug
Retaining
Post
Spark Plug
Spark
Plug
Wire
Tighten
hand knob
Tighten
hand knob
Handle Mounting
Bracket
Weld
Hairpin
Clip
Insert hairpin
clip here
Pin