Sears 917.372852 manual To Remove Lawn Mower from Carton, HOW to SET UP Your Lawn Mower

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ASSEMBLY

Read these instructions and this manual in its entirety

before you attempt to assemble or operate your new lawn mower. Your new lawn mower has been assembled at the

factory with the exception of those parts teft unassembted for shipping purposes. To ensure safe and proper opera- tion of your lawn mower, atl paris and hardware you assemble must be tightened securely. Use the correct tools as necessary to ensure proper tightness. Aft parts such as nuts, washers, bolts, etc., necessary to complete the assembly have been placed in the parts bag

TO REMOVE LAWN MOWER FROM CARTON

=Remove loose parts included with mower

,Cut down two end corners of cation and lay end panel down fiat

•Remove all packing materials except padding between upper and lower handle and padding holding operator presence control bar to upper handle,

•Roll lawn mower out of carton and check carton thor- oughly for additional loose pads°

HOW TO SET UP YOUR LAWN MOWER

TO UNFOLD HANDLE (See Fig. 1)

iMPORTANT: UNFOLD HANDLE CAREFULLY SO AS

NOT TO PINCH OR DAMAGE CONTROL CABLES

•Raise handles until tower handle section locks into place in mowing position

,,Raise upper handle section into place on lower handle,

remove protective padding and tighten both handle knobs

. Remove handle padding holding operator presence control bar to upper handle

SIDE DISCHARGING (See Fig 2B) -

•Mulcher plug must be installed into rear discharge opening of mower (see above instructions),

•Unlock closed discharge guard by lifting latch and allow guard to swing open to discharging position

,,Mower is now ready for discharging operation

•To convert to mulching or bagging operation, dis- charge guard must be closed and locked securely

SIMPLE STEPS TO REMEMBER

WHEN CONVERTING YOUR LAWN MOWER

FOR MULCHING -

•Rear mulcher plug installed

oSide discharge guard closed and locked securely

FOR REAR BAGGING -

,Rear mulcher plug removed - Grass catcher installed°

•Side discharge guard closed and locked securely

FOR SIDE DISCHARGING -

oRear mutcher plug installed,

oSide discharge guard unlocked and open°

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CAUTION: Do not run your lawn mower

without rear mulcher plug in place or approved grass catcher tn place°

Never attempt to operate the lawn mower with the rear door removed or

propped open.

•Your lawn mower handle can be adjusted for your mowing comfort Refer to "Adjust Handle" in the Service and Adjustment section of this manual

NOXE: For shipping purposes, the rear wheels on your lawn mower are not adjusted to the same position as the front wheels. Before operating mower adjust eli wheels to the same cutting height position

OPERATOR PRESENCE

CONTROLBAR

UPPER HANDLE

LIFT UP

MULCHER PLUG

LOWER HANDLE

LIFT UP

MOWING POSITION

FIG. 1

TO CONVERT MOWER

LtFT LATCH TO UNLOCK AND OPEN

Your lawn mower was shipped ready to be used as a mulcher To convert to bagging or discharging:

DISCHARGE GUARD CLOSED POSITION

REAR BAGGING (See Fig 2A)
•	Open rear door and remove mulcher ptug Store
	mulcher plug in a safe place		OPEN POSITION
-	You can now install grass catcher
,_	To convert to mulching or discharging operation, install
	mulcher pfug into rear discharge opening of mower	6	FIG. 2B