Bolens 120-280R000 - Manual (Page 6)

ASSEMEILY INSTRUCTIONS
IMPORTANT: This unit is shipped WITHOUT
GASOLINE or OIL. After assembly, service engine
with gasoline and oii as instructed in the separate
engine manuai packed with your unit.
NOTE: Reference to right or ieft hand side of the
mower is observed from the operating pssition.
Refer to parts identification on page 4 for I scation
of parts when assembling the mower.
Toois Required for Assembiy
(1) Pair of Pliers
(1) 1/2" Wrench*
(2) 7/16" Wrenches*
*Or two 6" Adjustable Wrenches
Bracket
FIGURE 1.
UNPACKING
1. Remove the lawn mower from the carton by open­
ing the top flaps and lifting the unit out. Be careful
of the staples. Make certain all parts and literature
have been removed from the carton before the car­
ton is discarded.
2. Disconnect and ground the spark plug wire against
the engine. Check beneath the deck for any card­
board packaging. Remove if present.
3. Stretch out all control cables and place on the floor.
Be careful not to bend or kink the cables at any
time during assembly.
4. Remove page four from this manual and lay the
contents of the hardware pack on the illustration
for identification.
ATTACHING THE LOWER HANDLE (Hardware A)
1. Attach the lower handle by placing the bottom
holes in the lower handle over the weld pins on the
handle mounting brackets extending through the
rear of the deck.
2. Using a pair of pliers, squeeze one leg of the lower
handle against the handle mounting bracket. In­
sert the hairpin clip into the inner hole on the weld
--------pin. See figure 1. Repeat on other side.
ATTACHING THE UPPER HANDLE (Hardware B)
1. Place the upper handle in position over the lower
handle. The blade control handle (attached to the
upper handle) must be facing up.
NOTE: The right hand side of the handie wilibe secured
with the rope guide bolt. However, left handed operators
may assemble the rope guide bolt to the left side of the
handle for easier starting by following steps 2 and 3 and
reversing the left and right hand instructions.
2. Secure the left hand side of upper handle using
the curved head bolt, split washer and hex nut as
--------shown in figure 2.
Insert the rope guide bolt through the right hand
side of upper and lower handle from the outside
in. Secure with split washer and hex nut, finger
tight only at this time.
3.