Yard-Man 11A-589 Series manual Attaching Starter Rope, Assembling Grass Catcher

Attaching Starter Rope

•The rope guide is attached to the right side of upper handle. Loosen the wing nut which secures the rope guide. See Figure 5.

Starter	Upper Handle
Rope
	Wing Nut

Rope

Guide

Lower

Handle

Figure 5

•With the spark plug wire disconnected and grounded, hold the blade control handle against the upper handle, and pull the starter rope out of the engine. Release the blade control handle. Slip the starter rope into the rope guide. Tighten the wing nut.

Assembling Grass Catcher

NOTE: If your mower’s grass catcher has been already assembled before shipping, proceed to the next section. If it has been shipped unassembled, follow the steps below.

•Insert frame into grass bag with the black plastic side on the bottom of bag. See Figure 6.

Grass Catcher	Insert Frame
Frame	Into Bag
Grass Bag

Figure 6

•Slip the openings in the side of the plastic channel on bag over the hooks on the grass catcher frame. Secure bag to the frame by working the six plastic channels on bag over frame. All the plastic channels attach from the outside of bag. See Figure 7.

Plastic	Grass Catcher
	Assembly
Channel
	Complete

Figure 7

Attaching Grass Catcher To Mower

•Remove the mulching baffle in order to install and use the grass catcher. Lift the rear discharge door and remove the rear mulching baffle from the mower. See Figure 8.

Rear Mulching

Baffle

Figure 8

•Holding open the rear discharge door, place the grass catcher on the pivot rod. Let go of discharge door so that it rests on the grass catcher.

See Figure 9.

Discharge

Door

Grass

Catcher

Figure 9

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