Attaching Starter Rope; Assembling Grass Catcher; Converting To Side Discharge; Converting To Mulcher - Yard-Man 550 Series Operator's Manual

Attaching S tarterRope
The rope guide is already attached to the right side of
the upper handle of your mower. See Figure 4.
• With spark plug wire disconnected and grounded,
hold the blade control against the upper handle,
and pull the starter rope out of the engine.
• Slip the rope through the rope guide as shown
below. Tighten the wing nut holding the rope guide
to the upper handle.
/4_ \\ Wing Nut
Starter ...... ///k_ \ \ f;_p/ Upper
Rope Guid
Figure 4
Assembling G rassCatcher
NOTE: If the grass catcher came pre-assembled,
proceed to the next section. If not, follow the steps
below to assemble it before attaching to the mower.
Insert frame into grass bag with the black plastic
side on the bottom of bag. See Figure 5.
Grass Catcher
Insert frame
Plastic
Channel
Grass Catcher
Assembly
)lete
Figure 5
Slip the openings in the side of the plastic channel
on bag over the hooks on the grass catcher frame.
Secure bag to the frame by working the six plastic
channels on bag over frame. All of the plastic
channels except the center top of the bag attach
from the outside of bag. The center top of the bag
attaches from inside the bag. See Figure 5.
_ ARNING: When using the mower to bag grass clippings, make sure the hooks on the
grass catcher are firmly seated on the chute
pivot rod, and the rear discharge door rests
firmly against the top of the grass catcher.
Attaching GrassCatcher
• Lift the rear discharge door and place the grass
catcher on the pivot rod. Let go of discharge door
so that it rests on the grass catcher. See Figure 6.
Rear Discharge
Door
Figure 6
ConvertingTo Mulcher
• Lift the rear discharge door on the mower and lift
the grass catcher up. Release the discharge door
to allow it to close the rear opening of the mower.
Converting ToSide Discharge
• Make sure the grass catcher is off the unit and the
rear discharge door is closed. Refer to Figure 7.
• On the side of the mower, lift the mulching plug.
See Figure 7.
• Slide the two hooks of the side-discharge chute
under the hinge pin on the mulching plug assembly.
Lower the side mulching plug.
• Do not remove the side mulching plug at any time,
even when you are not mulching.
Mulching Plug
/
Hinge
Hooks
(Slide hooks under the two
sides of hinge pin)
Figure 7