OPERATION
TO CONVERT MOWER (See Figs. 7–9)
Your lawn mower was shipped ready to be used as a mulcher. To convert to rear bagging or side discharging:
REAR BAGGING
1.Remove knob securing mulcher door to lawn mower housing.
2.Open mulcher door and insert tabs of discharge chute into hinge bracket opening and position rear of chute over threaded stud.
DISCHARGE CHUTE TABS
HINGE BRACKET | MULCHER DOOR |
FIG. 7
3.Secure rear of discharge chute to lawn mower housing with knob.
4.Place rear handle of grass catcher on the crossbar of the lawn mower's lower handle as shown.
REAR HANDLE
CROSSBAR
GRASS
CATCHER
•To convert to mulching operation, remove grass catcher and discharge chute. Secure mulcher door to mower housing with knob.
•To convert to side discharging operation, remove grass catcher and discharge chute. Install side discharge defl ector and secure it to lawn mower housing with knob.
MULCHER DOOR
KNOB
THREADED
STUD
SIDE DISCHARGE
DEFLECTOR
FIG. 9
SIDE DISCHARGING
1.Grass catcher and discharge chute must be re- moved.
2.Open mulcher door and install front of side discharge defl ector beneath it as shown.
3.Secure rear of side discharge defl ector to lawn mower housing with knob.
•Mower is now ready for side discharging operation.
•To convert to mulching operation, side discharge de- fl ector must be removed and mulcher door secured to mower housing with knob.
•To convert to rear bagging operation, side discharge defl ector must be removed; discharge chute and grass catcher installed and discharge chute secured to mower housing with knob.
SIMPLE STEPS TO REMEMBER
ROUND
DOOR
DISCHARGE CHUTE
KNOB
WHEN CONVERTING YOUR LAWN MOWER
FOR MULCHING -
1.Rear mulcher plug installed.
2.Mulcher door closed.
THREADED
STUD
MULCHER DOOR
FIG. 8
5.Lift the round door of the discharge chute and place the grass catcher into place on the discharge chute.
NOTE: Be sure the grass catcher is securely locked in place and the round door of the discharge chute rests on the grass catcher as shown.
• Mower is now ready for rear bagging operation. | 8 |
FOR REAR BAGGING -
1.Rear mulcher plug removed.
2.Grass catcher installed.
3.Mulcher door closed.
FOR SIDE DISCHARGING -
1.Rear mulcher plug installed.
2.Discharge defl ector installed.
CAUTION: Do not run your lawn mower without mulcher plug or approved grass catcher in place. Never attempt to op- erate the lawn mower with the rear door removed or propped open.
