Operation - Craftsman 917.374803 Owner's Manual

CASTER WHEEL OPERATION
The front wheels can be "locked" into
position or set to "freewheel" for better
maneuverability. Placing the Iockbars in
the outer holes of the adjustment brackets
"locks" the front wheels. Likewise, placing
the Iockbars in the inner holes of the ad-
justment brackets allows the front wheels
to spin freely ("freewheel").
• Lift Iockbar until the frontmost end
clears the adjustment bracket, then pivot
Iockbar to desired position.
IMPORTANT: Front wheels must be
"locked" into position when operating on
a slope. Mow across the face of slopes:
never up and down.
TO CONVERT MOWER
Your lawn mower was shipped ready to
be used as a mulcher. To convert to rear
bagging or side discharging:
REAR BAGGING
• Remove knob securing mulcher door to
lawn mower housing.
• Open mulcher door and insert tabs
of discharge chute into hinge bracket
opening and position rear of chute over
threaded stud.
Discharge chute tabs
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• To convert to side discharging opera-
tion, remove grass catcher and dis-
charge chute. Install side discharge
deflector and secure it to lawn mower
housing with knob.
Grass
door
chute
Knob
Threaded
stud
Mulcher door
Hinge bracket Mulcher door
• Secure rear of discharge chute to lawn
mower housing with knob.
• Place rear handle of grass catcher on
the crossbar of the lawn mower's lower
handle as shown.
• Lift the round door of the discharge
chute and place the grass catcher into
place on the discharge chute.
NOTE: Be sure round door of discharge
chute rests on grass catcher as shown.
• Mower is now ready for rear bagging
operation.
• To convert to mulching operation,
remove grass catcher and discharge
chute. Secure mulcher door to mower
housing with knob.
SIDE DISCHARGING
• Grass catcher and discharge chute
must be removed.
• Open mulcher door and install front of
side discharge deflector beneath door
and position rear over threaded stud.
• Secure rear of side discharge deflector
to lawn mower housing with knob.
• Mower is now ready for side discharging
operation.
• To convert to mulching operation, side
discharge deflector must be removed
and mulcher door secured to mower
housing with knob.
• To convert to rear bagging opera-
tion, side discharge deflector must be
removed; discharge chute and grass
catcher installed and discharge chute
secured to mower housing with knob.
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