Bolens 589 Attaching Starter Rope, Assembling Grass Catcher, Attaching Grass Catcher To Mower

Attaching Starter Rope

•The rope guide is attached to the right side of upper handle. Loosen the wing nut which secures the rope guide. See Figure 5.

Starter	Upper Handle
Rope	Wing Nut
Rope
Guide	Lower
	Handle

Figure 5

•With the spark plug wire disconnected and grounded, hold the blade control handle against the upper handle, and pull the starter rope out of the engine. Release the blade control handle. Slip the starter rope into the rope guide. Tighten wing nut.

Assembling Grass Catcher

NOTE: If your mower’s grass catcher has been already assembled before shipping, proceed to the next section. If it is unassembled, follow the steps below.

•Insert frame into grass bag with the black plastic side on the bottom of bag. See Figure 6.

Insert frame into bag

Grass Catcher

Frame

Grass

Bag

Figure 6

•Slip the side openings of the plastic channel on the bag over the hooks on the grass catcher frame. Secure bag to the frame by working the six plastic channels on bag over frame.

•All the plastic channels attach from the outside of bag. See Figure 7.

Plastic
Channel	Grass Catcher

Figure 7

Attaching Grass Catcher To Mower

•Lift the rear discharge door and place the grass catcher on the pivot rod. Let go of discharge door so that it rests on the grass catcher.

See Figure 8.

Figure 8

Converting To Mulcher

•Lift the rear discharge door on the mower and lift the grass catcher up. Release the rear discharge door to allow it to cover the rear opening of the machine.

WARNING: Never operate the lawn mower without the grass catcher assembly or the mulching baffle firmly secured on the machine.

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