ASSEMBLY

WARNING:

HANDLE KNOBS

Never operate the mower without the proper safety devices in place and working. Never operate the mower with damaged safety devices. Failure to heed this warning can result in serious personal injury.

ADJUSTING HANDLE

See Figure 3.

Fully loosen the handle knobs on both sides of the handle.

Pull up and back on the upper handle to raise the handle into operating position. Make certain the handles snap into place securely.

Tighten the handle knobs on both sides of the handle to secure.

UPPER

HANDLE

LOWER

HANDLE

Fig. 3

INSTALLING SIDE DISCHARGE DEFLECTOR

See Figure 4.

Lift the side discharge door.

Align the grooves on the deflector with the pins on the

underside of the door.

Lower the deflector until the hooks on the mower deck

are secured in the openings in the deflector.

PINS

SIDE

DISCHARGE

DOOR

GROOVE

Release the deflector and door.

INSTALLING THE MULCHING PLUG

(MODEL UT13220 ONLY)

See Figure 5.

NOTE: When using the mulching plug, do not install either the side discharge deflector or the grass catcher.

Lift the rear discharge door.

Grasp the mulching plug by its handle and tilt at an approximate 15 degree angle.

Insert the plug into the rear discharge opening.

Lower the rear discharge door.

HOOKS

OPENINGS

GROOVE

SIDE DISCHARGE

 

DEFLECTOR

Fig. 4

MODEL UT13220 ONLY

REAR

DISCHARGE

DOOR

 

 

REAR

 

 

DISCHARGE

HANDLE

 

OPENING

MULCHING

 

 

 

 

PLUG

Fig. 5

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Homelite UT13218, UT13220 Assembly, Adjusting Handle, Installing Side Discharge Deflector, Installing the Mulching Plug