MTD 549 manual Know Your Lawn Mower, Attaching Side-Discharge Chute, Using Mulch Plug

•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 8.

Rear Discharge Door

Grass Catcher

Figure 8

•To remove the grass catcher, lift the rear discharge door on the mower, lift the grass catcher up and off the pivot rod. Release the rear discharge door.

Attaching Side-Discharge Chute

•Remove the grass catcher and let the discharge door close.

•On the right 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 mulching plug. See Figure 9.

IMPORTANT: Do not remove the mulching plug at any time, even when you are not mulching.

Mulching

Plug

Hinge

Pin

Side

Chute

Deflector

Figure 9

Using Mulch Plug

•Lift the mulch plug and remove the discharge chute up and away from the mower. Let mulch plug rest against the deck. Operate mower without the grass catcher. Refer to page 11.

SECTION 4: KNOW YOUR LAWN MOWER

Upper Handle
		Blade Control
		Handle
Recoil		Rear Cutting Height
		Adjustment Lever
Starter
Grass
Catcher
Side-Discharge	Mulching	Front Cutting Height
	Plug
Chute		Adjustment Lever

Figure 10

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