Converting To Side Discharge, Attaching Grass Catcher To Mower

Grass Catcher

FrameInsert frame into bag

Grass Bag

Grass Catcher

PlasticAssembly

ChannelComplete

Figure 9

Attaching Grass Catcher To Mower

NOTE: Your lawn mower is equipped with both a mulching baffle and a mulching plug. While the mulching baffle is located at the rear of the mower, the mulching plug is located on the right of the cutting deck.

WARNING: Do not remove the mulching plug from the mower even when you are not mulching the grass.

The mulching baffle is already in place on the mower for shipping purposes.

•To remove the mulching baffle, lift the rear discharge door on the mower. Remove the mulching baffle. See Figure 10.

Rear Mulching

Baffle

IMPORTANT: Make sure cable is routed to the outside of the handle so that it is not in the way when attaching the grass catcher.

•Lift the rear discharge door on the mower.

•Place the hooks, found on both sides of the grass catcher frame, over the chute door pivot rod at the rear of the mower. Release the rear discharge door. See Figure 11.

Discharge

Door

Grass

Catcher

Figure 11

•To remove the grass catcher, lift the rear discharge door on the mower, lift the grass catcher up and off the pivot rod. Reinstall the mulching baffle and release the rear discharge door.

WARNING: Never operate the mower unless the hooks on the grass catcher are firmly seated on the chute pivot rod, and the rear discharge door rests firmly against the top of the grass catcher.

Converting To Side Discharge

•Lift the rear discharge door and install the mulching baffle. See Figure 10 .

•On the side of the mower, lift the mulching plug and slide the two hooks of the side discharge chute under the hinge pin on the mulching plug assembly. Lower the side mulching plug. See Figure 12 .

•Do not remove the side mulching plug at any time, even when you are not mulching.

IMPORTANT: This unit is shipped without gasoline or oil in the engine. Service engine with gasoline and oil as instructed in separate engine manual before operating.

Mulching

Plug