Husqvarna 917.375940 Owner's Manual page 8

OPERATION
• 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.
• Toconvert to mulching operation, remove grass catcher
and discharge chute. Secure mulcher door to mower
housing with knob,
• Toconvert to side discharging operation, remove grass
catcher and discharge chute. Install side discharge
deflector and secure it to mower housing with knob,
HANDLE
,CROSSBAR
GRASS
ROUND
DOOR
DISCHARGE
CHUTE
THREADED
STUD
MULCHER
DOOR
FIG. 8
SIDE DISCHARGING
• Grass catcher and discharge chute must be re-
moved.
• Open mulcher door and install front of side discharge
deflector beneath it as shown.
• 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 de-
flector must be removed and mulcher door secured to
mower housing with knob.
To convert to rear bagging operation, side discharge
deflector must be removed; discharge chute and grass
catcher installed and discharge chute secured to mower
housing with knob,
MULCHER KNOB
DOOR
THREADED
STUD
SIDE
DISCHARGE
DEFLECTOR
FIG. 9
SIMPLE STEPS TO REMEMBER WHEN
CONVERTING YOUR LAWN MOWER
FOR MULCHING -
1. Grass catcher, discharge chute and side discharge
deflector removed,
2. Mulcher door secured to mower housing with knob,
FOR REAR BAGGING -
1. Side discharge deflector removed,
2, Grass catcher and discharge chute installed with
discharge chute secured to lawn mower housing with
knob,
3, Round door of discharge chute resting on top of grass
catcher,
FOR SIDE DISCHARGING -
1, Grass catcher and discharge chute removed,
2, Side discharge deflector installed and secured to mower
housing with knob.
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CAUTION: Do not run your lawn mower
without mulcher door closed; side dis-
charge deflector installed, or discharge
chute and approved grass catcher in
place. Never attempt to operatethe lawn
mower with mulcher door or round door
removed or propped open.