Craftsman 944.365450 Owner's Manual page 8

TO ATTACH GRASS CATCH ER
1. Lift the rear door of the lawn mower
and place the grass catcher frame side
hooks onto the door pivot pins.
2. The grass catcher is secured to the
lawn mower housing when the rear
door is lowered onto the grass catch er
frame.
CAUTION: Do not run your lawn mower
with out mulcher plug, clipping de fl ec tor or
approved grass catch er in place. Never at-
tempt to op er ate the lawn mower with the
rear door re moved or propped open.
Pivot pins
Catcher frame hook
TO EMPTY GRASS CATCH ER
1. Lift up on grass catcher using the
frame han dle.
2. Remove grass catcher with clip pings
from under lawn mower han dle.
3. Empty clippings from bag.
NOTE: Do not drag the bag when emp-
ty ing; it will cause unnecessary wear.
TO CONVERT MOWER
Your lawn mower was shipped ready to be
used as a mulcher. To convert to bagging
or discharging:
REAR BAGGING
• Open rear door and remove mulcher
plug. Store mulcher plug in a safe
place.
• You can now install the grass catcher or
optional clipping defl ector.
• To convert to mulching or discharging
operation, install mulcher plug into rear
discharge opening of mower.
Rear
Grass
door
catcher
handle
SIDE DIS CHARG ING
• Mulcher plug must be installed into rear
discharge open ing of mower.
• Open mulcher door and install dis-
charge defl ector under door as shown.
• Mower is now ready for discharging
Grass
operation.
catcher
• To convert to mulching or bagging
frame
operation, dis charge defl ector must be
handle
removed and mulcher door closed.
SIMPLE STEPS TO REMEMBER WHEN
CONVERTING YOUR LAWN MOWER
FOR MULCHING -
1. Rear mulcher plug installed.
2. Mulcher door closed.
FOR REAR BAGGING -
1. Rear mulcher plug removed.
2. Grass catcher installed.
3. Mulcher door closed.
FOR SIDE DISCHARGING -
1. Rear mulcher plug installed.
2. Discharge defl ector installed.
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Mulcher plug