Attaching Starter Rope
The rope guide is already attached to the right side of the upper handle of your mower. See Figure 5.
•With the spark plug wire disconnected and grounded, hold the blade control handle against the upper handle, and pull starter rope out of the engine.
•Slip the rope through the rope guide as shown in Figure 5. Tighten the wing nut holding the rope guide to the upper handle.
Recoil | Wing Nut | |
Starter | ||
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Rope
Guide
Figure 5
Attaching Discharge Chute
•There is a groove 2” from the left end of the rod. Bend and snap off approximately 2” of the rod with a pair of vise grips. See Figure 6.
•Insert push cap, provided with the chute rod, onto the end of the rod which you just snapped off. Tap on with a hammer. See Figure 6.
•Place bag over frame (black plastic side is the bottom of bag). Slip the openings in the side of the plastic channel on bag over the hooks on the grass catcher frame.
•Secure bag to frame by working the plastic channels on bag over frame as shown in Figure 7. All of the plastic channels except center top of bag attach from the outside of bag. Center top of bag attaches from the inside of bag.
Hook
Frame | Grass | Plastic |
| Channels | |
| Bag | |
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Figure 7
Attaching Grass Catcher to Mower
• | Lift the chute door on the mower. Remove the |
| mulching plug or the discharge chute. See |
| Figure 8. |
Groove |
Push
Cap
Rear Discharge
Door
Chute
Rod
Discharge
Chute
Mulching 
Plug
Figure 8
•Holding the grass bag firmly, place the bag on the mower as shown in Figure 9.
Figure 6
•To attach discharge chute: Lift the discharge door and place the ends of the chute rod into the slot on each handle bracket assembly. Release the rear discharge door.
•To remove discharge chute: Lift the rear discharge door of the mower. Lift the discharge chute up and outwards and pull it out of the slots on the handle bracket assemblies. Release the rear discharge door.
Assembling Grass Catcher
NOTE: Make certain bag is turned right side out before assembling (warning label will be on the outside).
Hook
Grass Catcher
Slot
Figure 9
•Place hooks, located on two sides of the grass catcher frame, in the slots on the handle brackets. See Figure 9. Release the chute door.
Warning: Never operate the mower unless the grass catcher frame is firmly seated on the chute door pivot rod, and the rear discharge door rests firmly on top of the grass catcher.
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