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c.Slide wheel, with hollow side in, onto pivot arm and secure with lock nut. See Figure 3-5.

d.Assemble the other side in the same manner.

6.An adjusting plate and thumb lever at each wheel position provides cutting height adjustment.

a.Depress lever towards wheel.

b.Move it to any of the nine positions for desired cutting height. See Figure 3-6.

c.Release lever towards mower deck.

7.Follow steps below to assemble the grass catcher:

a.Place bag over frame so that its black plastic side is at the bottom.

b.Slip plastic channel of grass bag over hooks on the frame. See Figure 3-7. All the plastic channels except center top of bag attach from outside of bag.

c.Attach center top of bag from inside of bag.

8.Follow steps below to attach grass catcher:

a.Lift rear discharge door.

b.Place grass catcher on the pivot rod. Let go of discharge door so that it rests on the grass catcher. See Figure 3-8.

To remove grass catcher or convert to a mulcher, lift rear discharge door on the mower as shown in Figure 3-8. Lift grass catcher up and out of the pivot rod. Release rear discharge door to allow it to close rear opening of mower.

Figure 3-5:If not already installed, assemble rear wheels.

Setup and

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WARNING

Never operate mower unless the hooks on the grass catcher are firmly seated in the slots on the handle bracket assemblies,

and the rear dis- charge door rests

WARNING: Never operate mower unless the hooks on the grass catcher are firmly seated in the slots on the handle bracket as- semblies, and the rear discharge door rests firmly against top of the grass catcher.

Figure 3-6: Use adjustment levers at each wheel to change the cutting height.