Craftsman 247.370320 owner manual Attachingthe Handle, Attachingthe Grasscatcheror Chutedeflector

Cord

Hand

Knob

FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 2.

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FIGURE 3.

Restraint

Tongue

Bolts

Washer

Chute

Door

ATTACHINGTHE HANDLE

•Lay the upper handle to the right side of the mower so the control cord is out of the way.

•Pull up and back on the lower handle until it locks into operating position,

•Attach the upper handle as follows.

a. Slide cord restraint onto the top of upper handle, so the tongue of the cord restraint is away from

-..--..._.---the motor/blade control as shown in figure 1. b. Place the upper handle position over lower han-

dle. Make certain the control cord is routed to the outside and below lower handle as shown in figure 1.

c.Secure the handles using the curved head bolts, saddle washers and hand knobs as shown.

Tighten securely.

•Attach the control cord to the upper handle at the position shown in figure 1, using the cable tie provided.

ATTACHINGTHE GRASSCATCHEROR CHUTEDEFLECTOR

Your mower is equipped with a grass catcher to bag grass clippings, and a chute deflector to allow clippings

to be discharged to the side when bagging is not desired.

MOWER UNLESS THE COMPLETE GRASS

WARNING: DO NOT OPERATE YOUR CATCHER OR CHUTE DEFLECTOR IS

PROPERLY MOUNTED ON THE MOWER,

TO ATTACH THE GRASS CATCHER

Lift the chute door on the back of the mower. Lower

grass catcher into position.The grass catcher must rest firmly on the lower handle of the mower. Release the

chute door. Make certain the magnets on the grass -.=.---catcher bag secure the chute door firmly, see figure 2.

TO REMOVE THE GRASS CATCHER

Raise the chute door and lift the grass catcher up. Release the chute door.

TO ATTACH THE CHUTE DEFLECTOR

Lift the chute door on the back of the mower. Insert the tab end of the chute deflector into the mower discharge opening, sliding the two tabs on the top of the chute deflector into the notches inside the discharge open-

_ing. See figure 3. One side at a time, push the lower edge of the discharge chute down until the tab on the

discharge chute snaps into the hole in the mower. Release the chute door.

WARNING: MAKE CERTAIN ALL FOUR

TABS ON THE CHUTE DEFLECTOR ARE

SEATED SECURELY INTO THE MOWER

BEFORE OPERATING THE MOWER,

TO REMOVE THE CHUTE DEFLECTOR

Lift the chute door on the back of the mower. Grasp the inside lower edge of the chute deflector. Pull up- ward and outward to remove the deflector. Release the chute door.

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