Sears 917.383223 Howto SET-UPYOURLAWNMOWER, To Unfoldhandle, To ASSEMBLE& Attachgrasscatcher

ASSEMBLY

Your lawn mower has been assembled at the fac-

tory except for the Grass Catcher Bag and the Grass

Catcher Frame°

TO REMOVELAWNMOWERFROMCARTON

•Cut down the corners of the carton and lay ends and sides down flat.

•Cut the plastic wrapping and remove from over Handles and lawn mower_

eRemove Catcher Frame, Fabric Bag and Oil Bot- tle from top of lawn mower_

oLift lawn mower off of shipping base and check carton for loose parts.

HOWTO SET-UPYOURLAWNMOWER

TO UNFOLDHANDLE

Remove Handle Padding holding Operator

Presence Control Bar to Upper Handle.

•Raise Handles until Lower Handle section locks

into place in mowing position (See Fig. 1).

°Raise Upper Handle section into place on Lower Handle and tighten one (t) Handle Knob.

°Your lawn mower has been shipped with Protec-

tive Handle Pads placed between the upper and

lower sections otthe Handle. For best lawn

mower performance these Pads need to be discarded after the Handle is placed in the mow-

ing position°

o Once the Handle is in the mowing position, remove the Handle Knob, Handle Bot and Pro- tective Pad from the side with the loose Handle

Knob. (Make sure the other side is tight to sup- port the Upper Handle).

QDiscard the Pad and reinstall the Handle Bolt and

Knob-Tighten securely_

°Loosen and remove the Handle Knob, Handle Bolt and Protective Pad from the other side and discard the Pad.

°Reinstall the Handle Bolt and Knob-Tightensecurely_ Now your Handles should be clamped together without the Protective Pads.

•Your Lawn Mower Handle can be adjusted for your mowing comfort. Refer to "Adjust Handle"

in the Service and Adjustment Section of this

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TO ASSEMBLE& ATTACHGRASSCATCHER

oPut Grass Catcher Frame into Grass Bag with stiff part of Bag on the bottom

°Slip vinyl bindings over Frame (See Fig_ 2). NOTE: ff vinyl bindings are too stiff, hotd them in warm water for a few minutes. If Bag gets wet, let it dry before using_

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CATCHER FRAME

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HINGE BRACKET / DOOR

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•Lift the Rear Door on the Lawn Mower Housing and place the Grass Catcher Frame onto the form-

ed up Tabs on the Rear Door Hinge Bracket (See F,g. 3).

•The Grass Catcher is secured to the Lawn Mower

Housing when the Rear Door is lowered onto the Grass Catcher Frame.

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CAUTION: DO NOT RUN YOUR LAWN _OWER

WITHOUT CLIPPINGDEFLECTOROR APPROVE_

GRASSCATCHERIN PLACE. NEVER ATTEmPt

TO OPERATETHE LAWN MOWER WITH THE

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