Operator's Manual

ClearingObstructionsfrom
theBagger
1.Stopthemower,shiftintoneutral,settheparking
brake,disengagethebladecontrolswitch,stopthe
engine,andremovetheignitionkey.Waitforall
movingpartstostop.
2.Checkthegrassbagsandemptythemiftheyarefull.
3.Removeandseparatethedischargetubeandchute
fromthebaggertopandmower.Usingastick
orsimilarobject,carefullyremoveandclearthe
obstructionfromthemower,dischargetube,chute,
andthebaggertop.
4.Afteryouremovetheobstruction,installthe
completebaggersystemandresumeoperation.
RemovingtheVac-Bagger
Anuncovereddischargeopeningcouldallow
thelawnmowertothrowobjectsintheoperator
orbystander’sdirectionandresultinserious
injury.Also,contactwiththebladecouldoccur.
Neveroperatethelawnmowerunlessyouinstall
acoverplate,amulchplate,oragrasschute
andcatcher.
RemovingtheDischargeTube
1.Unhooktherubberlatchontotheknob(Figure27).
2.Slidethelowerendofthedischargetubeoutofthe
blowerdischargeextensionopening(Figure27).
Pulltheupperendofthedischargetubeoutofthe
baggertop.
Figure27
1.Blowerdischarge
extension
3.Rubberlatch
2.Dischargetube4.Knob
RemovingtheBagger
1.Raisethebaggertopandremovethegrassbags
fromthebagframe(Figure28).
Figure28
1.Baggertop2.Bagretainerhandles
Ifyouremovethespring-loadedbaggertop
whenitisclosed(inthedownposition),thetop
maysuddenlyyopenandyouorsomeoneelse
maybebruised,pinched,orinjuredinanother
way.
Alwaysopen(raise)thebaggertopbeforeyou
removeorinstallitonthequick-attachbracket.
2.Carefullyliftthebaggertopandslideitoffthequick
attachbracket(Figure29).Thebaggertopiseasier
toremoveiftwopeopleworktogether.
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