Attaching Mulch Plug

•Pivot the hood assembly up and lower the cutting height adjustment lever to the lowest position.

•Remove the two wing nuts (A and B in Figure 4 ) from two ends of the grasscatcher chute.

•Loosen the two wing nuts (C and D in Figure 4 ) in the middle of the chute. Do not remove. All four wing nuts hold the chute to the deck frame.

•Slide the grasscatcher chute to the right and out of the deck frame. Slide the side-discharge chute in and place it on the deck so that the four wing nut positions align with those on the deck.

•Reinsert wing nuts A and B. Tighten to secure. Tighten the two wing nuts C and D.

Grass Catcher

Chute

	Side-
	Discharge	Wing
	Chute	Nut B
Wing
Nut D

	Wing
Wing	Nut C
Nut A

Figure 4

While operating your rider mower, you have three options: (i) to collect grass clippings in the grass catcher, (ii) to discharge grass clippings on the side, or

(iii)to mulch grass and recirculate clippings back to the lawn. For the third option, attach the mulching plug to the side-discharge chute and then to the deck.

•Put two hex bolts through the mulching plug at the respective openings. See Figure 5 .

Side Discharge Chute

Wing Nut

Speed A

Nut

Hex Bolt		Mulching
Hex Bolt		Plug

Figure 5

•Place speed nuts over the hex bolts.

•Insert the plug into the side-discharge chute aligning the two slots on two sides of the side- discharge chute with those on the mulching plug.

•To attach the mulching plug now to the unit, follow instructions on previous page to attach side- discharge chute to the deck.

•Place wing nut on each of the hex bolts and thread a few turns. See Figure 5 . Check that the mulch plug is aligned correctly within the discharge chute.

•Tighten both wing nuts

Attaching Bumper (Optional)

•Remove bumper from the grass catcher.

•Loosen and remove the two hex bolts and lock nuts from the front rail on the rider mower. See Figure 6 .

•Align the two holes on the bumper tube with the corresponding holes on the rider frame (from where you removed the hardware). See Figure 6.

•Re-insert the two hex bolts through the bumper and the rider frame and secure with the two lock nuts.

See Figure 6 .

Lock

Nut

Bumper

Rider Frame

Rail

Hex Bolt

Figure 6

Attaching Hitch Plate (Optional)

The hitch plate, if equipped, was loosely attached to the rear frame of the rider for shipping purposes.

•Loosen the nut attaching the hitch plate to the frame and swing the plate outward. Make sure that the wider side of the hitch plate aligns with the rear frame as shown in Figure 7 .

•Remove the hex bolt, lock washer and hex nut from the other end of the rear frame. Save the hardware.

•Align the hole on the hitch plate with the corresponding hole on the rear frame assembly (from where you removed the hardware).

•Re-insert the hex bolt through the hitch plate and the rear frame. Secure with the lock washer and hex nut removed earlier. See Figure 7 . Tighten both sets of hardware.

Hitch Plate

Hex Bolt

Rear

Frame

Lock

Washer

Hex

Nut

Figure 7