Craftsman 247.388240 Owner's Manual page 8

Attaching Starter Rope
The rope guide is already attached to the right side of
the upper handle of your mower. See Figure 5.
With thespark plugwire disconnected and
grounded,holdthe bladecontrolhandleagainstthe
upperhandle,and pull starterropeout ofthe engine.
• Slip the rope through the rope guide as shown in
Figure 5. Tighten the wing nut holdingthe rope
guide to the upper handle.
Recoil
Wing Nut
Guide
Figure 5
Attaching Discharge Chute
• There is a groove 2" from the left end of the rod.
Bend and Snap off approximately 2" of the rod
with a pair of vise gdps. See Figure 6.
• Insert push cap, provided with the chute red,
onto the end of the rod which you just snapped
off. Tap on with a hammer. See Figure 6.
Rear Discharge
Cap
Rod
Chute
Flgure6
To attach discharge chute: Liftthe discharge
door and place the ends of the chute rod into
the slot on each handle bracket assembly.
Release the rear discharge door.
To remove discharge chute: Liftthe rear
discharge door of the mower. Liftthe discharge
chute up and outwards and pull it out of the
slots on the handle bracket assemblies.
Release the rear discharge door.
Assembling Grass Catcher
NOTE: Make certain bag is turned right side out
before assembling (warning label will be on the
outside).
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Place bag over frame (black plastic side is the
bottom of bag). Slip the openings in the side of
the plastic channel on bag over the hooks on the
grass catcher frame.
Secure bag to frame by working the plastic
channels on bag over frame as shown in Figure
7. All of the plasticchannels except center top of
bag attach from the outside of bag, Center top of
bag attaches from the inside of bag.
Hook
Plastic
Frame Grass Channels
Bag
Figure 7
Attaching Grass Catcher to Mower
Lift the chute door on the mower. Remove the
mulching plug or the discharge chute. See
Figure 8.
Figure 8
Holdingthe grass bag firmly, place the bag on
the mower as shown in Figure 9.
Grass Catcher _"Slot
Figure 9
Place hooks, located on two sides of the grass
catcher frame, in the slots on the handle
brackets. See Figure 9. Release the chute
door.
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Warning: Never operate the mower unless
the grass catcher frame is firmly seated on
the chute door pivot rod, and the rear
discharge door rests firmly on top of the
grass catcher.