Installing The Mulch Plate - Lawn-Boy Silver Series Operator's Manual

Figure 44
1. Shoulder bolt
6. Slide the cover plate clockwise.
7. Secure the cover plate with the wing screw.
8. Connect the wire to the spark plug (Fig. 5).

Installing the Mulch Plate

To convert from side discharge operation to mulching,
remove the cover plate and install the mulch plate.
WARNING
POTENTIAL HAZARD
An uncovered discharge opening will allow
objects to be thrown in the operator's or
bystander's direction. Also, contact with the
blade could occur.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
Thrown objects or blade contact can cause
serious injury.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
Never operate the lawn mower unless you
install a cover plate, a mulch plate, or a grass
chute and catcher.
1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug (Fig. 5).
3. Remove the wing screw that fastens the cover plate to
the housing (Fig. 32).
4. Slide the cover plate counter clockwise and remove it
from the lawn mower housing.
5. Place the front corner of the mulch plate baffle into the
deck opening (Fig. 34).
6. Rotate the mulch plate counterclockwise and push it
down into the deck opening (Fig. 34).
Note:
The mulch plate baffle must go behind the front
deck baffle and between the blade and toe guard to
prevent it from contacting the blade (Fig. 37).
7. Slide the mulch plate over the shoulder bolts (Fig. 45).
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1. Mulch plate
2. Shoulder bolts
8. Slide the mulch plate clockwise.
9. Secure the mulch plate with the wing screw (Fig. 45).
10. Check the clearance between the blade tips and the
baffle, ensuring that there is no contact (Fig. 37).
11. Connect the wire to the spark plug.
Note:
blade. Other blades may strike the mulch plate when you
start and run the engine.
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Figure 45
Use only a genuine Lawn-Boy replacement cutting
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3. Wing screw