Craftsman 917.373841 owner manual To Remove Lawn Mower from Carton, HOW to SET UP Your Lawn Mower

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Read these instructions and this manual in its entirety

before you attempt to assemble or operate your new lawn mower. Your new lawn mower has been assembled at the

factory with the exception of those parts left unassembled for shipping purposes. Al! parts such as nuts, washers, bolts, etc. necessary to complete the assembly have been placed in the parts bag To ensure safe and proper operation of your lawn mower',ali parts and hardware you assemble must be tightened securely, Use the correct tools as necessary to ensure proper tightness.

TO REMOVE LAWN MOWER FROM

CARTON

•Remove loose parts included with mower.

oCut down two end corners of carton and lay end panel down flaL

•Remove all packing materials except padding between upper and lower handle and padding holding operator presence control bar to upper handle,

°Roll lawn mower out of carton and check carton thor- oughly for additional loose parts°

HOW TO SET UP YOUR LAWN MOWER

TO UNFOLD HANDLE (See Fig. 1)

IMPORTANT: UNFOLD HANDLES CAREFULLY SO AS NOT TO PINCH OR DAMAGE CONTROL CABLES.,

o Raise handles until lower handle section locks into place in mowing position,

•Raise upper handle section into place on lower handle, remove protective padding and tighten both handle knobs.

oRemove handle padding holding operator presence control bar to upper handle,

oYour lawn mower handle can be adjusted for your mowing comforL See "TO ADJUST HANDLE" in the Service and Adjustment section of this manual

OPERATOR PRESENCE

CONTROL BAR

UPPER HANDLE

LFT	Uf
	LIFT UP
LOWER	MOWING POSITION
HANDLE

FIG. 1

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,_2A) -

oOpen rear door' and remove mulcher plug, Store mulcher plug in a safe place,,

*You can now install grass catcher,.

oTo convert to mulching or discharging operation, install muicher plug into rear discharge opening of mower.

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SIDE DISCHARGING (See Fig, 2B) -

*Mutcher plug must be installed into rear discharge opening of mower (see above instructions),

oUnlock closed discharge guard by lifting latch and allow guard to swing open to discharging position.

o Mower is now ready for discharging operation°

°To convert to mulching or bagging operation, dis! charge guard must be closed and locked securely.

SIMPLE STEPS TO REMEMBER

WHEN CONVERTING YOUR LAWN MOWER

FOR MULCHING -

°Rear mutcher plug installed.

-Side discharge guard closed and locked securely.

FOR REAR BAGGING -

o Rear mulcher plug removed. o Grass catcher installed.

°Side discharge guard closed and locked securely.

FOR SIDE DISCHARGING -

°Rear mulcher plug installed.

oSide discharge guard unlocked and open,

CAUTION: Do not run your lawn mower without rear mulcher plug in place or

approved grass catcher in place.

Never' attempt to operate the lawn mower with the rear door removed or

propped open,

MULCHER PLUG

FIG. 2A

DISCHARGE GUARD

CLOSED POSITION"%...

OPEN POSITION

FIG. 2B