Plate - Craftsman 502.251220 Owner's Manual

OPEBATHON
HOW TO CHANGE THE MULCHER PLATE 3,
_ WARNING: To prevent the engine from starting, dis-
connect the wire from the spark plugo Make sure the
attachment clutch is in the DISENGAGE position_
Tile mulcher plate lets you mulch the grass for a clean, fine cut. To
discharge the grass out the side or into a grass bagger, remove the
mutcher plate as follows.
How To Remove The Mulcher Plate
1.. Raise the deflector.. Remove the two wingnuts B and two car-
riage bolts A (Figure t2).
2,.
Mulcher Plate
Figure 12
Slide the mulcher plate toward the front (Figure 13) Make
sure the tabs on the mutcher plate are not locked behind the
nuts.
To remove, slide forward
To install, slide backward
Nut
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Mulcher Plate (_
Figure 13
Lift the mulcher plate away from the mower housing
(Figure 14)_
Deflector
Mulcher Plate
Figure 14
4.= Attach wingnuts B and carriage bolts A to the mulcher plate
for future use
IMPORTANT: There are several different types of grass. Some
types of grass are more difficult to cut. If you remove the
mulcher plate and the grass does not discharge correctly,
replace the blade with a standard blade. The part number of the
standard blade is 56212E701.,
How To Install The Mulcher Plate
1._ Remove wingnuts B and carriage bolts A from the mulcher
plate°
2. Raise the deflector. Slide the mutcher plate under the deflec-
tor (Figure 14)
3. Push the mulcher plate to the rear. (Figure 13), Make sure the
two tabs on the mulcher plate are locked around the two nuts
for the deflector bracket.
4. Fasten the mulcher plate with two wingnuts A and two car-
riage bolts B (Figure 12),.
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