Setup and adjustment – White Outdoor 500 User Manual

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WHEEL INSTALL

Step 6

On select models, the

front wheels may also

need to be installed.

Install these in the

same manner as the

rear wheels.

CUTTING HEIGHT

Step 7

All wheels must be

placed in the same

relative position. For

rough or uneven lawns,

move the height adjust-

ment lever to a higher

position. This will stop

scalping of grass.

MULCHING BAFFLE

(if so equipped)

Step 8

For proper assembly,

install bottom lip inside

chute opening before

placing hooks over the

hinge pin.

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Setup and

Adjustment

Step 7

Step 8

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.

5. Rope guide Setup as follows in Step 5:

a. Hold the blade control against the upper handle.
b. Slowly pull starter rope out of engine.
c. Slip starter rope into the rope guide. Tighten rope

guide wing nut.

6. Install rear wheels as follows in Step 6:

a. Place rear of the mower deck on raised blocks.
b. Remove lock nut from pivot arm assembly (on

select models, these may be included separately
in a plastic bag).

c. Slide wheel, with hollow side in, onto pivot arm

and secure with lock nut.

d. Assemble the other side in the same manner.

7. Each wheel has a height adjustment lever to change

the cutting height of the mower.
a. Depress height adjustment lever towards wheel.
b. Slide lever to desired position for a change in

cutting height. See Step 7.

c. Release lever towards deck.

8. If your mower is equipped with an optional mulching

baffle, install it on the right side of the deck. Follow
the sequence indicated here.
a. Lift up and hold the side-discharge chute deflector

and insert bottom lip of the mulching baffle inside
the chute opening See Step 8.

b. Snap hooks of the mulching baffle over the hinge

pin of the chute deflector. The hooks must snap
into place on the hinge pin, locking the mulching
baffle firmly onto mower. Release chute deflector.

Step 6

Step 5

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