How To Change The Mulcher Plate - Craftsman 536.270211 Owner's Manual

OPERATION
HOW TO CHANGE THE MULCHER PLATE 3.
,_ WARNING: To prevent the engine from starting, dis-
connect the wire from the spark plug. Make sure the
attachment clutch is in the DISENGAGE position.
The 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
mulcher 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 11)
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2.
Mufchef Plate
Slide the mulcher plate toward the front (Figure 12). Make
sure the tabs on the mufcher plate are not locked behind the
nuts.
To remove, slide forward
\ To install, slide backward
Nut
Mulcher Plate
Figure 12
Lift the mulcher plate away from the mower housing
(Figure I3)
Deflector
Mutcher Plate
Figure 13
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. Slidethe mulcher plate under the deflec-
tor (Figure 13).
3. Push the mulcher plate to the rear. (Figure 12). Make sure the
two tabs on the mulcher plate are lockedaround the two nuts
for the deflector bracket
4. Fasten the mulcher plate with two wingnuts A and two car-
dage bolts B (Figure 11).
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