TO CONVERT MOWER
Your lawn mower was shipped ready to be used as a
mulcher. To convert to bagging or discharging:
REAR BAGGING (See Fig. 8)
•
Lift rear door of the lawn mower and place the grass
catcher frame hooks onto the grass bag brackets.
•
To convert to mulching or dis charg ing operation,
remove grass catch er and close rear door.
GRASS
CATCHER
FRAME HOOK
SIDE DIS CHARG ING (See Fig. 9)
•
Rear door must be closed.
•
Open mulcher door and install dis charge deflector
under door as shown.
•
Mower is now ready for discharging operation.
•
To convert to mulching or bagging operation, dis charge
deflector must be removed and mulcher door must be
closed and locked.
SIMPLE STEPS TO REMEMBER
WHEN CONVERTING YOUR LAWN MOWER
FOR MULCHING -
1. Rear door closed.
2. Mulcher door closed and locked.
FOR REAR BAGGING -
1. Grass catcher installed.
2. Mulcher door closed and locked.
FOR SIDE DISCHARGING -
1. Rear door closed.
2. Discharge deflector installed.
CAUTION: Do not run your lawn mower
without rear door closed or ap proved
grass catch er in place. Nev er at tempt
to op er ate the lawn mow er with the rear
door re moved or propped open.
OPERATION
REAR DOOR
GRASS BAG
BRACKET
GRASS
CATCHER
HANDLE
FIG. 8
UNLOCK
LATCH
OPEN MULCHER
DOOR
INSTALL
DISCHARGE
DEFLECTOR
MOWER IS NOW READY FOR
DISCHARGING OPERATION
TO EMPTY GRASS CATCHER (See Fig. 10)
1. Lift up on grass catcher using the frame han dle.
2. Remove grass catcher with clippings from under lawn
mower han dle.
3. Empty clippings from bag using both frame handle
and bag handle.
NOTE: Do not drag the bag when emptying; it will cause
unnecessary wear.
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FIG. 9