Sears 917.377340 Owner's Manual page 7

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TO CONVERT MOWER
Your lawn mower was shipped ready to be used as a
mulcher. To convert to bagging or discharging:
REAR BAGGING (See Fig. 3A) -
, Open rear door and remove mulcher plug. Store
mulcher plug in a safe place.
, You can now install grass catcher.
To convert to mulching or discharging operation, install
mutcher plug into rear discharge opening of mower,
making sure all tabs are seated properly.
SIDE DISCHARGING (See Fig. 3B) -
* Mulcher plug must be installed into rear discharge
opening of mower (see above instructions).
Unlock closed discharge guard by lifting tatch and allow
guard to swing open to discharging position.
o Mower is now ready for discharging operation.
, To convert to mulching or bagging operation, dis-
charge guard must be closed and locked securely.
SIMPLE STEPS TO REMEMBER
WHEN CONVERTING YOUR LAWN MOWER
FOR MULCHING -
° Rear mulcher plug installed.
° Side discharge guard closed and locked securely.
FOR REAR BAGGING -
o Rear mufcher ptug removed.
Grass catcher installe&
e Side discharge guard closed and locked securely.
}=OR SIDE DISCHARGING -
, Rear mulcher plug installed.
w Side discharge guard unlocked and open.
CAUTION: Do not run your lawn mower
without rear mulcher plug inplace or
approved grass catcher in place,
Never attempt to operate the lawn
mower with the rear door removed or
propped open.
MULCHER PLUG
FIG= 3A
DISCHARGE GUARD
CLOSED POSITION
OPEN POSITION
LIFT LATCH
TO UNLOCK
AND OPEN
FiG. 3B
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