Craftsman 917.249780 Owner's Manual page 8

ASSEMBLY
CONTAINER MOUNTING (See Fig. 5)
No hardware required
• Install one container to left side first with warning to
outside of unit. Install other container to right side.
NOTE: Right container should always overlap left container
at center support.
• Close cover and lock latch handle over center support
tube. _
COVER LATCH
HANDLE
CONTAINER
CONTAINER
HANDLE
CENTER
SUPPORT
TUBE
CONTAINER
Fig. 5 WARNING
LOWER CHUTE (See Fig. 6)
Use Hardware - - GROUP "D"
• Raise and hold deflector shield in upright position,
• Slide backedge of chute over rear comerof mower deck
and pivot forward.
• Align slot in lower chute with hex bolt in mower deck
baffle and close chute over deck openning,
• Secure with washer and wing nut.
I _ CAUTION: Donot remove discharge I
AA guard from mower. Raise and hold guard
when attaching lower chute and allow it
to rest on chute while in operation,
DEFLECTOR SHIELD
WASHER
\
\
MOWER DECK
WING NUT HEX BOLT
Fig. 6
UPPER CHUTE (See Figs. 7A & 7B)
No hardware required
• Lower mower deck to its lowest cutting position,
• Assemble upper chute by inserting curved end intohole
in back of cover,
NOTE: Handle carefully so as not to damage full bagger
indicator.
• Push in and turn upper chute until it is in line with lower
chute.
• Align the bosses on lower chute with alignment slots on
upper chute and slide together.
• Secure with rubber latch by hooking hole in latch over
latch pin. FULL HANDLE
BAGGER
INDICATOR _
/
COVER
UPPER
CHUTE
LOWER
CHUTE
Fig. 7A
ALIGNMENT
SLOTS
LATCH PIN
RUBBER
LATCH
BOSSES
Fig. 7B
LEVEL MOWER DECK
No hardware required
• Be sure deck is properly leveled for best mower
performance, See your tractors owner's manual for
instructions