Craftsman 247.37116 Operator's Manual page 12

B, Place g rass catcher into the slots i nthe handle brackets as
shown inFigure 8.Let g oofdischarge door s othat i trests
onthe grass c atcher.
Toremove grass catcher,
liftrear dischargedoor on themower.Lift
grasscatcherup and off the slotsin the handlebrackets.Releaserear
dischargedoor to allowit to close rearopeningof mower,
Attaching Side Discharge Cover
Yourmoweris shippedas a mulcher.Toconvertto side discharge,
makesuregrass catcheris off of the unitand reardischargedoor is
closed.
1. On the sideof themower,liftthe mulchingcover.See Figure9.
2, Slidetwo hooksof side dischargecoverunder hingepin on
mulchingcoverassembly.Lowermulchingcover.Do not remove
side mulchingcoverat anytime, evenwhen youare not mulching.
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ADJUSTMENTS
Cutting Height
Thereis a cuttingheightadjustmentleverlocatedabovethe front and
rear rightwheel,
1. Pull the heightadjustmentlevertowardswheel(unitwill tendto
fallwhen leveris movedoutward).
2. Moveleverto desiredpositionfor a changein cuttingheight.See
Figure10.
3, Releaselever towardsdeck.
IMPORTANT: A ll wheels mustbe placedin the sameposition.For
roughor unevenlawns,moveeachheightadjustmentlever to a higher
position.This will preventyoufrom cuttingthe grass tooclose to the
ground,
Handle Pitch
Forconvenienceof operation,you mayadjustthe pitch of the handle
as follows:
1, Removewing nuts and carriagebolts from handle,See Figure11,
2. Positionthe handlein one of the threepositionsthat is most
comfortable,See Figure11inset,
3. Secureintopositionwith wingnuts and carriagebolts removed
earlier,
Figure11
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Figure10
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