Husqvarna 87521HVE Owner's Manual page 8

TO CONVERT MOWER (See Figs. 7–9)
Your lawn mower was shipped ready to be used as a
mulcher. To convert to rear bagging or side discharging:
REAR BAGGING
1. Remove knob securing mulcher door to lawn mower
housing.
2. Open mulcher door and insert tabs of discharge chute
into hinge bracket opening and position rear of chute
over threaded stud.
DISCHARGE CHUTE TABS
HINGE BRACKET
3. Secure rear of discharge chute to lawn mower housing
with knob.
4. Place rear handle of grass catcher on the crossbar of
the lawn mower's lower handle as shown.
ROUND
DOOR
DISCHARGE
CHUTE
MULCHER DOOR
5. Lift the round door of the discharge chute and place
the grass catcher into place on the discharge chute.
NOTE: Be sure the grass catcher is securely locked in
place and the round door of the discharge chute rests on
the grass catcher as shown.
• Mower is now ready for rear bagging operation.
OPERATION
MULCHER DOOR
FIG. 7
REAR HANDLE
CROSSBAR
GRASS
CATCHER
KNOB
THREADED
STUD
FIG. 8
• To convert to mulching operation, remove grass catch er
and discharge chute. Secure mulcher door to mower
housing with knob.
• To convert to side dis charg ing operation, remove grass
catch er and discharge chute. Install side discharge
defl ector and secure it to lawn mower housing with
knob.
MULCHER DOOR
SIDE DISCHARGE
DEFLECTOR
SIDE DISCHARGING
1. Grass catcher and discharge chute must be re-
moved.
2. Open mulcher door and install front of side dis charge
defl ector beneath it as shown.
3. Secure rear of side discharge defl ector to lawn mower
housing with knob.
• Mower is now ready for side discharging operation.
• To convert to mulching operation, side dis charge de-
fl ector must be removed and mulcher door secured to
mower housing with knob.
• To convert to rear bagging operation, side discharge
defl ector must be removed; discharge chute and grass
catcher installed and discharge chute secured to mower
housing with knob.
SIMPLE STEPS TO REMEMBER
WHEN CONVERTING YOUR LAWN MOWER
FOR MULCHING -
1. Rear mulcher plug installed.
2. Mulcher door closed.
FOR REAR BAGGING -
1. Rear mulcher plug removed.
2. Grass catcher installed.
3. Mulcher door closed.
FOR SIDE DISCHARGING -
1. Rear mulcher plug installed.
2. Discharge defl ector installed.
CAUTION: Do not run your lawn mower
without mulcher plug or ap proved grass
catch er in place. Nev er at tempt to op-
er ate the lawn mow er with the rear door
re moved or propped open.
8
KNOB
THREADED
STUD
FIG. 9