Section 4: Know Your Lawn Mower - MTD 549 Operator's Manual

21” hi-wheel mower
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Lift the rear discharge door on the mower.
Place the hooks, found on both sides of the grass
catcher frame, over the chute door pivot rod at the
rear of the mower. Release the rear discharge door.
See Figure 8.
Rear Discharge Door
Grass Catcher
Figure 8
To remove the grass catcher, lift the rear discharge
door on the mower, lift the grass catcher up and off
the pivot rod. Release the rear discharge door.

SECTION 4: KNOW YOUR LAWN MOWER

Upper Handle
Recoil
Starter
Grass
Catcher
Side-Discharge
Chute
Attaching Side-Discharge Chute
Remove the grass catcher and let the discharge
door close.
On the right side of the mower, lift the mulching
plug and slide the two hooks of the side-discharge
chute under the hinge pin on the mulching plug
assembly. Lower the mulching plug. See Figure 9.
IMPORTANT:
time, even when you are not mulching.
Using Mulch Plug
Lift the mulch plug and remove the discharge chute
up and away from the mower. Let mulch plug rest
against the deck. Operate mower without the grass
catcher. Refer to page 11.
Blade Control
Handle
Mulching
Plug
Figure 10
9
Do not remove the mulching plug at any
Figure 9
Rear Cutting Height
Adjustment Lever
Front Cutting Height
Adjustment Lever
Mulching
Plug
Hinge
Pin
Side
Chute
Deflector

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