Craftsman 944.365990 Owner's Manual page 5

HOW TO SET UP YOUR MOW ER
TO UNFOLD HANDLE
IMPORTANT: Unfold handle carefully so
as not to pinch or damage control cables.
1. Raise lower handle section to operating
position and align hole in handle with one
of three height positioning holes.
2. Insert handle bolt through handle and
bracket and secure with knob.
3. Repeat for opposite side of handle.
4. Remove protective padding, raise up-
per handle section into place on lower
handle and tighten both handle knobs.
5. Remove any packing material from
around control bar.
Your lawn mower handle can be adjusted
for your mowing comfort. Refer to "AD-
JUST HANDLE" in the Service and Adjust-
ments section of this manual.
Operator
presence
control bar
LIFT
UP
LIFT
UP
Handle
bracket
Knob
TO ASSEMBLE GRASS CATCH ER
1. Put grass catcher frame into grass bag with
rigid part of bag on the bottom. Make sure
the frame handle is outside of the bag top.
2. 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.
Vinyl
bindings
TO INSTALL ATTACHMENTS
Your lawn mower was shipped ready to be
used as a mulcher. To convert to bag-
ging, see "TO CON VERT MOW ER" in the
Operation section of this man u al.
MOWING
POSITION
TO PREPARE BATTERY
NOTE: Your battery must be charged
before you can start your lawn mower.
1. Disconnect engine battery con nec tor
(male) from bat tery con nec tor (female)
2. Con nect battery charger con nec tor
Upper
(male) to bat tery con nec tor (fe male).
handle
3. Plug charger into 110 volt A.C. outlet.
4. Leave battery charger connected for
24 hours before starting your engine
Handle for the fi rst time.
knob
5. After charging, connect engine connector
(male) to bat tery con nec tor (female).
Your engine has an integral alternator for
Lower handle
partial charging. Connect your battery
charger to charge battery as re quired.
IMPORTANT: The engine alternator will
not charge a discharged battery.
Bolt At the end of the mowing season the
battery should be charged for 48 hours to
protect the battery during winter storage.
CAUTION: Always disconnect the
en gine connector (male) from the battery
connector (female) to prevent ac ci den tal
start ing when transporting or stor ing your
lawn mower after the season.
Battery connector (Female)
5
Frame
handle
Frame
opening
Engine
connector
(Male)
Battery
charger
Battery
charger
connector
(Male)