Husqvarna 917.374781 (65RSW21HVB) Lawn Mower User Manual


 
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OPERATION
TO CONVERT MOWER (See Figs. 7 thru 9)
Your lawn mower was shipped ready to be used as a mulcher.
To convert to rear bagging or side discharging:
REAR BAGGING
• Remove knob securing mulcher door to mower housing.
• Open mulcher door and insert tabs of discharge chute
into hinge bracket opening and position rear of chute
over threaded stud.
FIG. 7
DISCHARGE CHUTE TABS
HINGE BRACKET MULCHER DOOR
• Secure rear of discharge chute to lawn mower housing
with knob.
• Place rear handle of grass catcher on the crossbar of
the lawn mower's lower handle as shown.
• Lift the round door of the discharge chute and place
the grass catcher into place on the discharge chute.
NOTE: Be sure round door of discharge chute rests on
grass catcher as shown.
• Mower is now ready for rear bagging operation.
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 mower housing with knob.
SIDE DISCHARGING
• Grass catcher and discharge chute must be re-
moved.
• Open mulcher door and install front of side dis charge
defl ector beneath it as shown.
• 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.
FIG. 8
DISCHARGE
CHUTE
ROUND
DOOR
GRASS
CATCHER
CROSSBAR
MULCHER
DOOR
KNOB
REAR HANDLE
THREADED
STUD
FIG. 9
SIDE
DISCHARGE
DEFLECTOR
KNOBMULCHER
DOOR
THREADED
STUD