Operator's Manual
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DANGER
POTENTIAL
HAZARD
•
If the side opening cover is not secur
ely
clamped in place, debris could be thr
own out of
the side opening.
WHA
T CAN HAPPEN
• Thr
own debris can cause serious personal
injury or death to the operator or bystanders.
HOW T
O A
V
OID THE HAZARD
•
Always ensur
e that either the side opening
cover is closed and locked in place by the side
cover clamp or that the side discharge chute is
secur
ely seated in place befor
e starting the lawn
mower.
12. T
ighten all four screws and the long knob.
13.
Open and close the tunnel door to ensure that it moves
freely (Fig. 34).
Installing the Grass Bag
Note: T
o recycle grass instead of catch it, do not install
the grass bag and ensure that the dischar
ge tunnel door is
closed and secured.
DANGER
POTENTIAL HAZARD
• Thr
own objects may r
esult if the discharge
door does not close completely
.
WHA
T CAN HAPPEN
• Thr
own objects can cause serious personal
injury or death.
HOW T
O A
V
OID THE HAZARD
•
If the discharge door cannot be closed because
grass clippings clog the discharge ar
ea, stop the
engine and gently move the discharge door
handle back and forth until the door can be
closed completely
. If door still cannot be closed,
r
emove the obstruction with a stick; not your
hand.
1.
Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
2.
Ensure that the dischar
ge door handle is fully forward
(door closed) (Fig. 36).
3.
Fit the bag door opening over the dischar
ge tunnel
opening as shown in Figure 36.
The bag door latches should straddle the door handle,
and the bag rod hook should be in front of the handle
bracket.
4.
Set the rear of the bag frame onto the lower handle.
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3
2
1
4
Figure
36
1. Handle
fully forward
2.
Bag door
3.
Bag door latch
4.
Bag rod hook in front of
handle bracket
5. Pull
the handle rearward until the handle latch locks in
the notch in the bag door latch (Fig. 37).
The dischar
ge door in the mower housing is now open
and the bag is locked into position. The latch should
seat in bottom of the notch.
548
1
2
Figure
37
1. Handle
latch locked in bag
notch
2. Notch
in bag door latch
DANGER
POTENTIAL
HAZARD
•
Grass clippings and other objects can be
thr
own fr
om an open discharge tunnel.
WHA
T CAN HAPPEN
•
Objects thrown with enough for
ce could cause
serious personal injury or death to the operator
or bystander
.
HOW T
O A
V
OID THE HAZARD
•
Never open the door on the discharge tunnel
when the engine is running.