Craftsman 917.37172 owner manual To Convertmower

TO CONVERTMOWER

Your lawn mower was shipped ready to be used as a mulcher. To convert to bagging or discharging:

REAR BAGGING

•Lift rear door of the lawn mower and place the grass catcher frame hooks onto the door pivot pins.

•To convert to mulching or discharging

operation, remove grass catcher and close rear door.

Pivot pinsRear Grass catcher handle

Catcher frame hook

SIDE DISCHARGING

•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 opera-

tion, discharge deflector must be removed and mulcher door must be closed.

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Open mulcher door

Install

discharge deflector

MOWER IS NOW READY FOR

DISCHARGING OPERATION

SIMPLE STEPS TO REMEMBER WHEN

CONVERTING YOUR LAWN MOWER FOR MULCHING -

1.Rear door closed.

2.Mulcher door closed.

FOR REAR BAGGING -

1.Grass catcher installed.

2.Mulcher door closed.

FOR SIDE DISCHARGING -

1.Rear door closed.

2.Discharge deflector installed.

ACAUTION: Do not run your lawn mow- er without rear door closed or approved grass catcher in place. Never attempt to operate the lawn mower with the rear door removed or propped open.

TO EMPTY GRASS CATCHER

1.Lift up on grass catcher using the frame handle.

2.Remove grass catcher with clippings from under lawn mower handle.

3.Empty clippings from bag.

NOTE: Do not drag the bag when empty- ing; it will cause unnecessary wear.

Grass catcher frame