MTD 588 warranty Cutting Height Step

6.An adjusting plate and thumb lever at each wheel position provides cutting height adjustment.

a.Depress lever towards wheel.

b.Move it to any of the nine positions for desired cutting height. See Step 6.

c.Release lever towards mower deck.

Step 5

7.Follow steps below to assemble the grass catcher:

a.Place bag over frame so that its black plastic side is at the bottom.

b.Slip plastic channel of grass bag over hooks on the frame. See Step 7. All the plastic channels except center top of bag attach from outside of bag.

c.Attach center top of bag from inside of bag.

8.Follow steps below to attach grass catcher:

a.Lift rear discharge door.

b.Place grass catcher on the pivot rod. Let go of discharge door so that it rests on the grass catcher. See Step 8.

To remove grass catcher or convert to a mulcher, lift rear discharge door on the mower as shown in Step 8. Lift grass catcher up and out of the pivot rod. Release rear discharge door to allow it to close rear opening of mower.

WARNING: Never operate mower unless the hooks on the grass catcher are firmly seated in the slots on the handle bracket as- semblies, and the rear discharge door rests firmly against top of the grass catcher.

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Step 8

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Setup and

Adjustment

CUTTING HEIGHT Step 6

All wheels must be placed in the same relative position.

GRASS CATCHER Step 7

Make certain bag is turned right side out before assembling (warning label will be on the outside).

WARNING

Never operate mower unless the hooks on the grass catcher are firmly seated in the slots on the handle bracket assemblies, and the rear dis- charge door rests firmly against top of the grass catcher.

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