Attaching Grasscatcher to Mower

NOTE: Your mower was shipped with the rear mulching baffle in place on the mower. Remove the mulching baffle in order to install and use the grass catcher. For instructions on how to bag the grass clippings, please refer to page 14 of this manual.

•Lift the rear discharge door and remove the rear mulching baffle from the mower. See Figure 9.

Rear Mulching Baffle

FIGURE 9

•Hard Top Grass Bag: Holding open the rear discharge door as shown below, place the grass bag on the pivot rod. See Figure 10A. Let go of the discharge door so that it rests on the grass bag.

Discharge Door

		Soft Top
	Hard Top	Grass Bag
A	Grass Bag	B
A		B

FIGURE 10

•Soft Top Grass Bag: Place the hooks on the grass catcher into the slots in the handle bracket assemblies on both sides. See Figure 10B. 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. Reinstall the rear mulching baffle and release the rear discharge door.

Converting from Mulching to Side Discharge

• To convert to a side discharge mower, lift the side mulching plug.

540 specifications

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