bracket (carriage bolt must go to the inside of handle). Secure with one plastic wing nut, also included in the hardware pack. Repeat on the other side with remaining items from the hardware pack.
•The rope guide is attached to the right side of upper handle. Loosen the wing nut which secures the rope guide.
•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 the wing nut. See Figure 5.
•Tighten all nuts and bolts securely.
Slip rope into |
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rope guide | Wing Nut |
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Rope
Guide
Figure 5
•Insert post on cable ties into holes provided on the lower handle. Pull the cable tie tight and trim the excess. See Figure 6 .
Cable Tie
Post
Hole on 
Lower
Handle
attach from the outside of bag. Center top of bag attaches from the inside of bag.
Hook
GrassPlastic
BagChannels
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.
Rear Discharge
Door
Grass
Catcher
Figure 6
Assembling Grass Catcher
NOTE: Make certain bag is turned right side out before assembling (warning label will be on the outside).
Parts for Grass Bag:
1.Frame Assembly
2.Grass bag
Assemble grass bag as follows:
•Place bag over frame (black plastic side is the bottom of bag). Slip the openings in the side of the plastic channel on bag over the hooks on the frame.
•Secure bag to frame by working the plastic channels on bag over frame as shown in Figure 7B. All of the plastic channels except center top of bag
Figure 8
•To remove the grass catcher: Lift the rear discharge door on the mower as shown in Figure 8. Lift the grass catcher up, out of the slots in the handle bracket assemblies. Release the rear discharge door.
Converting To Mulcher
•Lift the rear discharge door on the mower and remove the grass catcher. Release the discharge door to allow it to close the rear opening of the mower. Now it is ready to mulch.
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 discharge door rests firmly against top of the grass catcher.
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