c. Reattach wing nuts and carriage bolts re-
moved earlier into lower holes of handle as
shown in figure 5.
4. The rope guide is attached to the right side
of the upper handle. Loosen the wing knob
which secures the rope guide.
a. Hold blade control against upper handle.
b. Slowly pull starter rope handle from engine
and slip starter rope into the rope guide. See
figure 6.
c. Tighten rope guide wing knob.
d. Use cable tie(s) to secure cable(s) to lower
handle.
Fig.5
GRASS CATCHER (PP921)
1. Follow steps below to assemble the grass
catcher (if needed). Make certain bag is turned
right side out before assembling (warning la-
bel will be on the outside).
a.
Place
bag
over
frame so that its black
plastic side is at the
bottom.
b. Slip plastic chan-
nel of grass bag over
hooks on the frame.
See figure 7.
2. Follow steps below
to attach grass catch-
er:
a. Lift rear discharge
door.
b. Place grass catcher
into the slots in the
handle
brackets
shown in Figure 3-8.
Let go of discharge door so that it rests on the
grass catcher.
Fig.6
Fig.7
as
To remove grass catcher, lift rear discharge
door on the mower. Lift grass catcher up and
of the slots in the handle brackets.
Release rear discharge door to allow it to close
rear opening of mower.
SIDE DISCHARGE CHUTE
Your mower may be shipped as a mulcher.
To convert to side discharge, make sure grass
catcher (if equipped) is off of the unit and rear
discharge door (if equipped) is closed.
1. On the side of the
mower, lift the side
mulching plug. See
Figure 9.
2. Slide two hooks of
side discharge chute
under hinge pin on
mulching plug assem-
bly.
Lower the mulching plug. Do not remove side
mulching plug at any time, even when you are
not mulching.
ADJUSTMENTS
CUTTING HEIGHT
There is a cutting height adjustment lever lo-
cated above the front and rear right wheel.
NOTE: On select mod-
els, the front height
adjuster
is
above the front left
wheel. Refer to figure
10 below and the in-
structions on the next
page.
1.
Pull
the
adjustment lever to-
wards wheel.
2. Move lever to desired position for a change
in cutting height. See Figure 11 and 12.
Fig.8
Fig.11
E N G L I S H •
located
height
Fig.12
U se r 's m a nu a l
Fig.9
Fig.10
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