Bolens 122-282R000 - Manual (Page 6)

ATTACHING THE CONTROL BOX
One end of the throttle control cable and one end of
the brake cable are attached to the engine. The other
ends are attached to the control box. Attach the con­
trol box to the upper handle as follows.
1. Remove the truss machine screw and hex lock
nut from the middle of the control box using a
Phillips screwdriver. Place your finger over the
hex lock nut to hold it inside the control box so
you can unscrew the truss machine screw.
2. Remove the drive clutch control handle from the
upper handle (pull right side out of hole in upper
handle first, then left side). Make certain blade
control handle stays on top of upper handle.
Refer to figure 2.
3. Route the control box (with cables attached)
under the lower handle. Make certain the cables
are not twisted. Hold the control box near the left
side of the upper handle (control box must be
inside the handle).
NOTE:
If the brake cable is not attached to the control
box, insert the “Z” end of the cable into the control box
as shown in figure 3. Push the plastic fitting until it
locks into the control box.
4. Hook the “Z” end of the brake cable into the blade
control handle from the outside to the inside.
See figure 3.
5. Place the control box on the upper handle just
below the end of the control handle as shown in
---- figure 4. Secure with hardware removed in step
one by placing hex lock nut into the indent on the
inside of the control box. Screw the truss machine
screw into the hex lock nut.
6. Insert long end (left side) of drive clutch control
handle into the hole in the control box as shown
in figure 4. Insert the short end (right side) into
the hole below the blade control handle.
ATTACHING THE DRIVE CLUTCH CONTROL CABLE
1. The drive clutch cable is attached to the drive
cover, and has a spring on one end. Route the
cable under the cover lower handle. Hook the
spring on the end of the cable into the lower hole
----- on the drive clutch handle. See figure 5.
2. Pull down on the plastic cable casing, and slip the
control wire through the slot in the cable bracket.
Push the plastic fitting on the end of the cable
casing into the cable bracket.
NOTE:
If necessary, push down on the drive cover
(see figure 6) to obtain sufficient slack in the cable.
To adjust the drive clutch control cable, proceed as
follows.
1. Place the wheels in the lowest cutting height posi­
tion.