Craftsman 917.370700 Owner's Manual page 9

TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT
Raise wheels for low cut and lower wheels
for high cut, adjust cutting height to suit
your requirements. Medium position is
best for most lawns.
• To change cutting height, squeeze adjuster
lever toward wheel. Move wheel up or
down to suit your requirements. Be sure
all wheels are in the same setting.
NOTE: Adjuster is properly positioned
when plate tab inserts into hole in lever.
Also, 9-position adjusters (if so equipped)
allow lever to be positioned between the
plate tabs.
LEVER BACKWARD
TO LOWER MOWER
Lever_
Plate tab
LEVER FORWARD TO RAISE MOWER
TO CONVERT MOWER
Your lawn mower was shipped ready to
be used as a mulcher. To convert to rear
bagging or discharging:
REAR BAGGING
• Lift rear door of the lawn mower and
place the grass catcher frame hooks
onto the grass bag brackets.
• To convert to mulching or discharging
operation, remove grass catcher and
close rear door.
door
Grass bag
bracket
Grass
catcher
\'-..
handle
Grass
frame hook
REAR DISCHARGING
• Lift the rear door and install the clipping
deflector (available accessory) legs into
holes of handle brackets as shown.
Handle
bracket
holes
Rear
door
Deflector
bar "leg"
Clipping
deflector
• When the rear door is lowered it will rest
on the top of the clipping deflector and
secure it to the mower housing.
• Mower is now ready for rear discharging
operation.
• To convert to mulching or bagging
operation, clipping deflector must be
removed.
&CAUTION: Do not run your lawn mower
without rear door closed, clipping deflector
or approved grass catcher in place. Never
attempt to operate the lawn mower with
the rear door removed or propped open.
TO EMPTY GRASS CATCHER
1. Lift up on grass catcher using the
frame handle.
2. Remove grass catcher with clippings
from under lawn mower handle.
3. Empty clippings from bag using both
frame handle and bag handle.
NOTE: Do not drag the bag when empty-
ing; it will cause unnecessary wear.
G rass
catcher
frame
handle
Bag
handle
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