Rear Bagging - Craftsman 917.370941 Owner's Manual

2. Rotate turnbuckle on drive control to
increase drive speed.
3. Operate mower to test drive speed.
Readjust as required.
4. If condition fails to improve after the
above steps (forward speed remains
the same), your drive belt is worn and
should be replaced.
REAR BAGGING
• Lift rear door of the lawn mower and
place the grass catcher frame hooks
onto the grass bag brackets.
• To convert to mulching or discharging
operation, remove grass catcher and
close rear door.
NOTE: Rear door will remain open until
operator presence control bar is held
down to the handle.
&CAUTION: Do NOT force rear door to
close. Serious damage to your mower
could result.
Adjustment
TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT
Raise wheels for low cut and lower wheels
for high cut, adjust cutting height to suit
your requirements. Medium position is
best for most lawns.
• To change cutting height, squeeze adjuster
lever toward wheel. Move wheel up or
down to suit your requirements. Be sure
all wheels are in the same setting.
NOTE: Adjuster is properly positioned
when plate tab inserts into hole in lever.
Also, 9-position adjusters (if so equipped)
allow lever to be positioned between the
plate tabs,
LEVER BACKWARD
TO LOWER MOWER
Lever_
Plate tab
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LEVER FORWARD TO RAISE MOWER
TO CONVERT MOWER
Your lawn mower was shipped ready to be
used as a mulcher. To convert to bagging
or discharging:
door
Grass bag
bracket
Grass
catcher
'\ handle
Full bac
catcher indicator
frame hook window
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DE DISCHARGING
Rear door must be closed.
Open mulcher door and install dis-
charge deflector under door as shown.
Mower is now ready for discharging
operation.
To convert to mulching or bagging
operation, discharge deflector must be
removed and mulcher door must be
closed and locked.
Unlock
latch
Open
mulcher door
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Discharge
deflector
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