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Figure 20
1. Blade-control lock lever
2. Locked position
3. Blade-control bail
2. Squeeze the blade control bail against the handle and
release the blade control lock lever; the blade should
engage.
3. Release the blade control bail to disengage the blade.
The blade control lock lever will reset to lock the blade
control bail.
Recycling the Clippings
This machine comes from the factory ready to recycle grass
and leaf clippings back into the lawn. To prepare the machine
to recycle:
•
If the side-discharge chute is on the machine, remove it
and install the side-discharge deflector; refer to
the Side-Discharge Chute (page
•
If the grass bag is on the machine, remove it; refer to
Removing the Grass Bag (page
•
If the rear-discharge plug is not installed, grip it by the
handle, raise the rear deflector, and insert it into the
rear-discharge chute until the latch locks into place; refer
to
Figure
21.
Figure 21
1. Rear-discharge plug
Bagging the Clippings
Use the grass bag when you want to collect grass and leaf
clippings from the lawn.
If the side-discharge chute is on the machine, remove it
and install the side-discharge deflector before bagging the
4. Push
5. Unlocked position
6. Squeeze against handle
Removing
14).
13).
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2. Rear deflector
clippings; refer to
Installing the Side-Discharge Chute (page
13).
Installing the Grass Bag
1. Raise and hold up the rear deflector
2
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1. Bag rod
2. Remove the rear-discharge plug by pulling down on the
latch with your thumb and pulling the plug out from
the machine
(Figure
3. Install the bag rod into the notches at the base of the
handle, and rock the bag back and forth to ensure that
the rod is seated at the bottom of both notches; refer
to
Figure
22.
4. Lower the rear deflector until it rests on the grass bag.
Removing the Grass Bag
To remove the bag, reverse the steps in Installing the Grass
Bag above.
Side-Discharging the
Clippings
Use the side discharge for cutting very tall grass.
Installing the Side-Discharge Chute
Important: Ensure that the rear-discharge plug is in
place before you recycle the clippings.
1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
2. Remove the grass bag if it is installed on the machine;
refer to
Removing the Grass Bag (page
13
(Figure
22).
Figure 22
2. Rear deflector
21).
13).
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