Poulan Pro PR500N21SH LAWN MOWER - Manual (Page 6)

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ASSEMBLY
MOWING
POSITION
Lower handle
LIFT
UP
Operator
presence
control bar
Upper
handle
LIFT
UP
Handle
knob
CAUTION: Do not operate this lawn mower
without the discharge guard or an entire ap-
proved grass catcher in place. These guards
are for your protection and are required by
the American National Standards Institute
and Consumer Products Safety Com mis sion.
CAUTION: Disconnect spark plug wire
from spark plug and place wire where it
cannot come in contact with plug.
HOW TO SET UP YOUR LAWN
MOW ER
UNFOLD HANDLE
IMPORTANT: Unfold handle carefully so
as not to pinch or damage con trol cables.
2 POSITION / “ADJUSTABLE” HANDLES
• Raise handles until lower handle section
locks into place in operating position.
3 POSITION “EZ” HANDLES
• Raise lower handle section to operating
position and align hole in handle with
one of three height positioning holes.
• Insert handle bolt through handle and
bracket and secure with knob.
• Repeat for opposite side of handle.
Handle
bracket
Knob
Bolt
DOMED HOUSING MODELS ONLY:
• Raise handles until lower handle section
locks into place in mowing position.
• Insert bolt through handle and bracket
and secure with nut.
3 POSITION “QUICK” HANDLES
• Raise lower handle section to operating
position and squeeze the bottom ends
of lower handle towards each other
until the pin in handle can be inserted
into one of the three height adjustment
holes.
Handle pin
Handle
ad just ment
bracket
SQUEEZE
MOWING
POSITION
Lower handle
LIFT
UP
Operator
presence
control bar
Bolt Nut
Bracket
Upper
handle
LIFT
UP
Handle
knob
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SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
CAUTION: Before performing any ser-
vice or adjustments:
• Release operator presence control bar.
• Make sure the blade and all moving
parts have com plete ly stopped.
• Disconnect spark plug wire from spark
plug and place wire where it can not
come in contact with plug.
LAWN MOWER
REAR DEFLECTOR
The rear defl ector, attached between the
rear wheels of your mower, is provided to
min i mize the possibility that objects will
be thrown out of the rear of the mower
into the operator's mowing position. If the
defl ector becomes dam aged, it should be
replaced.
DISCHARGE GUARD (IF EQUIPPED)
The discharge guard, attached to the side
dis charge opening of your lawn mower, is
pro vided to prevent the possibility of injury
re sult ing from objects being thrown out of
the dis charge opening into the operator
mowing position. If the dis charge guard
becomes dam aged, it should be replaced.
TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT
See “TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT” in
the Operation sec tion of this manual.
TO ADJUST HANDLE
2 POSITION HANDLES
The handle can be mounted in a high or
low po si tion. The mounting holes in the
bottom of lower handle are off center for
raising or lowering the handle.
• Remove upper handle and all parts at-
tached to lower handle.
• Remove hairpin cotters from lower
handle bracket mount ing pin.
TURN LOWER
HANDLE OVER
TO ADJUST HEIGHT
Lower handle
Handle
bracket
Hairpin cotter
SQUEEZE
TO ADJUST
Mounting pin
Mowing
position Mowing
position
HIGH POSITION LOW POSITION
Handle
bracket
Bolt
and
nut
Hairpin
cotter
Mounting
pin
DOMED HOUSING MODELS ONLY:
• Remove bolts and nuts.
ALL 2 POSITION HANDLES:
• Squeeze lower handle in to remove it
from mounting pins.
• Turn lower handle over to raise or lower
handle.
• Squeeze lower handle in and position
holes onto mount ing pins on handle
bracket.
• Reassemble hairpin cotters onto mount-
ing pins.
DOMED HOUSING MODELS ONLY:
• Reinstall bolts and nuts.
ALL 2 POSITION HANDLES:
• Reassemble upper handle and all parts
removed from lower handle.