Craftsman 917.249980 Owner's Manual page 7

ATTACH LOWER CHUTE (See Fig. 5)
1. Raise and hold deflector shield in upright position.
2. Place slot in lower chute over tab on mower deck and
position lower chute over deck opening as shown.
3. Hook rear latch into flange hole on back of mower
deck.
4. Hook front latch into tab hole on front of mower deck.
CAUTION: Do not remove deflector
shield from mower. Raise and hold
shield when attaching lower chute
and allow it to rest on chute while in
operation.
DEFLECTOR
SHIELD
TAB
FRONT
LATCH
' REAR LATCH
FiG. 5
UPPER CHUTE (See Figs. 6A & 6B)
1. Lower mower deck to its lowest cutting position.
2. Assemble upper chute by inserting curved end into
hole in back of cover.
NOTE: Handle carefully so as not to damage full bagger
indicator.
3. Push in and turn upper chute until it is in line with lower
chute.
4. Align the bosses on lower chute with alignment slots
on upper chute and slide together.
5. Secure with rubber latch by hooking hole in latch over
latch pin.
FULL BAG- HANDLE
GER
COVER /
UPPER
CHUTE
LOWER
CHUTE
Fig. 6A
ALIGNMENT
SLOTS
LATCH PIN
RUBBER
BOSSES
Fig. 6B
LEVEL MOWER DECK
Be sure deck is properly leveled for best mower perfor-
mance. See your tractors owner's manual for instruc-
tions.
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