MTD 549 manual Attaching Starter Rope, Assembling Grass Catcher, Attaching Grass Catcher & Chute

•Fasten the cable to the lower handle with the two cable ties found on the lower handle. Pull the cable ties tight and trim off the excess. See Figure 4.

Cable Tie

Lower

Handle

Figure 4

NOTE: Your mower is shipped with the handle in the higher position. If you wish to lower the height of the handle, refer to the Adjustment Section at this time.

Attaching Rear Wheels (If Not Already Attached)

•Remove the hex flanged nut on the rear axle from each side and place the rear wheel on the axle. See Figure 5. Reinsert the flanged nut into the axle as shown, and tighten securely. Repeat on other side.

Rear Wheel

Rear Axle

Hex

Nut

Figure 5

Attaching Starter Rope

The rope guide is already attached to the right side of the upper handle of your mower. See Figure 6.

	Wing Nut
	Upper Handle
Starter Rope
Rope Guide	Lower Handle

Figure 6

•With the spark plug wire disconnected and grounded, hold the blade control handle against the upper handle, and pull the rope out of the engine.

•Slip the rope through the rope guide as shown below. Tighten the wing nut holding the rope guide to the upper handle.

Assembling Grass Catcher

NOTE: If the grass catcher came pre-assembled, proceed to the next section. If it came unassembled, follow the steps below to assemble it first, before attaching to the mower.

•Insert frame into grass bag with the black plastic side on the bottom of bag. See Figure 7.

•Slip the openings in the side of the plastic channel on bag over the hooks on the grass catcher frame. Secure bag to the frame by working the six plastic channels on bag over frame. All of the plastic chan- nels except the center top of the bag attach from the outside of bag. The center top of the bag attaches from inside the bag. See Figure 7.

Grass Catcher	Insert frame
Frame
	into bag
Grass Bag
Plastic	Grass Catcher
	Assembly
Channel
	Complete

Figure 7

Attaching Grass Catcher & Chute

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.

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.

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