•Secure front of bag to front frame by working the five plastic channels on bottom, sides and top of bag over frame. See Figure 7 inset.
•Hold the bag and frame so the bag hangs from the frame (is not bunched around the frame).
•Slide the handle on the grass catcher frame down into the slot in the hardtop cover .See Figure 8.
remove the mulching plug from the mower even when you are not mulching the grass.
•To remove the mulching baffle, lift the rear discharge door on the mower. Remove the mulching baffle. See Figure 11.
Slot In
Hardtop
Cover
Mulching 
Baffle
Deck
Grass
Catcher
Handle
Figure 8
•Press the rear frame into the two tabs at the back of the hardtop cover.
•Press the cross bar on the front frame into the channel on the front of the hardtop cover.
•Place the mounting bracket under the front of the handle, with the tabs on the bracket facing up. Insert phillips head screw down through the hardtop cover and mounting bracket. Secure with hex lock nut. See Figure 9.
Phillips Head
Screw
Mounting
Bracket
Lock
Nut
Figure 9
Attaching Grass Catcher To Mower
NOTE: The mulching baffle, if so equipped, is already in place on the mower for shipping purposes. Your lawn mower may be equipped with both a mulching baffle and a mulching plug. While the mulching baffle is located at the rear of the mower, the mulching plug is located on the right side of the cutting deck. Do not
Figure 10
IMPORTANT:Make sure cables are routed to the outside of the handle so they are not in the way when attaching the grass catcher.
•Lift the rear discharge door on the mower.
•Place the hooks on the grass catcher into the slots in the handle bracket assemblies. See Figure 11. Release the rear discharge door.
•To remove the grass catcher, lift the rear discharge door on the mower. Lift the grass catcher up, out of the slots in the handle bracket assemblies. Release the rear discharge door. See Figure 11.
WARNING: Never operate the mower unless the hooks on the grass catcher are firmly seated in the slots on the handle bracket assemblies, and the rear discharge door rests firmly against the top of the grass catcher.
Rear
Discharge
Door
Slot in
Handle
Bracket
Assembly
Figure 11
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