Removing Grasscatcher - Yard-Man 445 Operator's Manual

Lift the rear discharge door.
Place the hooks of the grass catcher into the slots
in the handle bracket assemblies on both sides.
See Figure 9. Release the rear discharge door.
Rear DiScharge Door
Slide the rod into the upper edge of the chute
deflector so the tab on the rod is toward the left side
of the chute deflector. When assembled correctly,
the rod will extend further to the left side than the
right side. See Figure 10.
Slide the push nut onto the right side of the rod to
secure.
AttachingChuteDeflector(if Equipped)
Lift the rear discharge door on the mower.
Remove rear mulching plug if installed
Place the ends of the rod into the slots in the handle
bracket assemblies. See Figure 11.
Release the rear discharge door.
Rear
Discharge
Door
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Figure 9
Removing GrassCatcher
Lift the rear discharge door on the mower.
Lift the grass catcher up, out of the slots in the
handle bracket assemblies.
Reinstall the plastic rear mulching plug.
Release the rear discharge door.
WARNING: Never operate the mower
unless the hooks on the grass catcher are
seated in the slots on the handle bracket
assemblies, and the rear discharge door rests
firmly against the top of the grass catcher.
ChuteDeflector
Equipped)
If your mower is equipped with the chute deflector,
assemble as follows:
Rod Tab
Slots in
Handle Bracket
Assemblies
Figure 11
Convertingto Mulcher
Lift the rear discharge door.
Remove the grassbag or chute deflector.
Insert the mulch plug. See Figure 8.
Release the rear discharge door. See Figure 9.
Chute
Deflector
Push
Nut
Figure 10