Poulan 961420034 manual Fabric TOP Grass Catchers, To Adjust Cutting Height, To Adjust Handle

“FABRIC TOP” GRASS CATCHERS

TO ASSEMBLE AND ATTACH GRASS CATCHER

•Put grass catcher frame into grass bag with rigid part of bag on the bottom.

•Slip vinyl bindings over frame.

NOTE: If vinyl bindings are too stiff, hold them in warm water for a few minutes. If bag gets wet, let it dry before using.

•Lift the rear door on the mower housing.

•For HINGE BRACKET mounted catcher, place the grass catcher frame onto the formed tabs on the rear door hinge bracket.

•For HANDLE BRACKET mounted catcher, place frame side hooks into slots in handle brackets.

•For DOOR PIVOT PIN mounted catcher, place the grass catcher frame hooks onto the door pivot pins.

•For DOOR SLOT mounted catcher, place the grass catcher frame hooks into the slots of the rear door.

NOTE: The grass catcher is secured to the lawn mower housing when the rear door is lowered onto the grass catcher frame.

Frame handle

Vinyl Frame

HINGE BRACKET MOUNTED

Rear door

Hinge bracket

Grass catcher frame

Formed tabs

HANDLE BRACKET MOUNTED

Handle bracket hooks	Rear	Grass
	door	catcher
		handle

Catcher frame side hook

DOOR PIVOT PIN MOUNTED

Pivot pins	Rear	Grass
	door	catcher
		handle

LAWN MOWER

TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT

See “TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT” in the Operation section of this manual.

TO ADJUST HANDLE

2 POSITION HANDLES

The handle can be mounted in a high or low position. The mounting holes in the bottom of lower handle are off center for raising or lowering the handle.

•Remove upper handle and all parts at- tached to lower handle.

•Remove hairpin cotters from lower handle bracket mounting pin.

•Squeeze lower handle in to remove it from mounting pins.

•Turn lower handle over to raise or lower handle.

•Squeeze lower handle in and position holes onto mounting pins on handle bracket.

•Reassemble hairpin cotters onto mount- ing pins.

•Reassemble upper handle and all parts removed from lower handle.

Mowing	Mowing
position	position

Hairpin	Handle
cotter
	bracket
Mounting
pin	HIGH POSITION
LOW POSITION

3 POSITION “EZ”

The handle on your lawn mower has three

(3)height positions - adjust to height that suits you.

• Remove knob and carriage bolt on one side of the lower handle.

• While holding handle assembly, remove knob and carriage bolt from opposite side, align hole in handle with desired hole in handle bracket and reassemble bolt and knob and tighten securely.

• Align opposite side of handle with same positioning hole and secure with bolt and knob.

High

Med.Bolt

Low

Handle adjustment bracket

Knob

3 POSITION “QUICK”

The handle on your lawn mower has three

(3)height positions - adjust to height that suits you.

• Squeeze the bottom ends of lower handle towards each other until the pin in handle can be inserted into one of the three height adjustment holes.

High Handle pin

bindings opening

CAUTION: Under normal usage, the catcher material is subject to deterioration and wear and should, therefore, be checked frequently for replacement. Any replacement catcher should be checked to ensure compliance with original manufac- turer's specifications.

CAUTION: Do not run lawn mower without the discharge guard (rear door), approved grass catcher, clipping deflector or mulcher plate in place. Never attempt to operate mower with the discharge guard (rear door) removed or propped open.

Catcher frame hook

DOOR SLOT MOUNTED

Rear door slots

Grass catcher handle

Catcher frame hook

TURN LOWER

HANDLE OVER

TO ADJUST HEIGHT

	Handle
Medium	adjustment
	bracket
SQUEEZE
Low

6 19