Collecting Grass

Use the grass bag when you want to collect grass and leaf clippings from the lawn.

If the side discharge chute is on the mower, remove it and lock the side discharge door (refer to Removing the Side Discharge Chute) before bagging the clippings.

The cutterblade is sharp; contacting the cutterblade can result in serious personal injury.

Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop before leaving the operating position.

Installing the Grass Bag

1. Remove the mulch plug (Figure 29).

Figure 29

Note: The lower rope guide releases the starter rope when you pull the recoil start handle.

3.Insert the grass bag handle into the grooves at the top of the mower (Figure 31).

Important: The mower has a safety switch that prevents you from starting the mower unless you first install the grass bag securely on the mower.

Figure 31

Removing the Grass Bag

1.Route the starter rope around the lower rope guide (Figure 32).

2.Route the starter rope around the lower rope guide (Figure 30).

Figure 30

Figure 32

2.Lift the grass bag handle out from the grooves at the top of the mower and remove the bag from the mower (Figure 33).

Remove grass debris from the grass bag immediately after use and check it’s condition for signs of damage. A worn grass bag could allow debris to be thrown at both operator or bystander resulting in personal injury or death.

To prevent accidents replace a damaged grass bag immediately.