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Craftsman 917.372330 Owner's Manual page 8

4.0 reserve power 22" power-propelled lawn mower

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HOW TO SET-UPYOURMOWER
(CONT'D)
TO ATTACHGRASS CATCHER
1. Place the catcher frame into the slots of the hinge
bracket.
2. Depress the door latch tab and slide the frame into
position at the end of the slot (See Fig. 11).
3. Release door latch tab to lock frame into place.
4. To remove grass catcher, stop blade, lift up on back
of grass catcher with one (I) hand and press down
on the door latch tab with theotherhand (See Fig. 11).
5. When grass catcher frame is unlatched, remove cat-
cher from the rear of the mower and empty.
6. When grass catcher is removed from the mower, the
rear door closes for safety.
NOTE: YOUR REAR BAGGER MOWER IS NOT A
MULCHING
MOWER.
DO NOT OPERATE YOUR
MOWER
WITHOUT AN APPROVED GRASS CAT-
CHER OR OPTIONAL
CLIPPING DEFLECTOR IN
PLACE.
NEVER ATTEMPT TO OPERATE THE MOWER WITH
THE DOOR REMOVED OR PROPPED OPEN.
TO EMPTYGRASS CATCHER
1. Lift grass catcher, by grasping the handle on top of
grass catcher and on therear of catcher (See Fig. 12).
2.
To empty the grass clippings, shake the catcher, with
the open end overt or into suitable container for
disposal (See Fig. 12).
BEFORE STARTING ENGINE
I. Remove engine oi! cap wit.h dipstick and fill to the
"FULL ""lin_ on the dipstick, using about I pint or 0.5
liters of Sears IOW30 oil or equivalent. 5AE 30 oil
can also bE. u._ed (See Fig. 13). DO NOT use SAE
lOW,_O oil.
The total oil capacity of your engine is 21 oz. or 0.62
liters. Fill only to the "FULL'" line on the dipstick. DO NOT
over
fill. The first fill
on a new
engine
use about
I pint
or 0.5 liters. Check oil level and add as required to bring
to proper level.
2. Pour oil slowly, DO NOT over fill.
NOTE:
On
a new
engine
some
oil ma X be left
in the
engine, as each engine is run for operational
checks
before shipping.
3. AFTER THE FIRST TWO (2) HOUR50FMOWING
CHANGE
THE OIL. See "To Change Oil"
section
under
maintenance.
Use only oil ",_'ith automotive classifications SF, SE, 5D
or
SC
markings
on ai; container.
4.
Fill the goso/;ne
"ank ",_;t/:.
about
one
and
one haft
(I
I.2)
qda, "t:
:z ;_esh
c:ean
unleaded
automotive
gasoline
.Rec. _" "e_eu gaso.ne co,_ .;;so _e used
(See F'g
"3")
DO ,_.'01-_,seo_a or stale aosohne which has been kept
from
oric
_c.a_.on "c ,:;_o,_,.'.,r
_'_:,ng
problems
can result.
SLOTTED
HEAD SCREWS
CATCHER
BAFFLE
CUTAWAY
OF CATCHER
TOP
LOCKNUTS
FIG. 9
KEPS NUTS
1/4-20
x 3/4"
PsNuTs
ST_IFFENERS
ii
FIG. 10
FIG.
11
s

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