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• Lift the rear discharge door on the mower.
• Place the hooks, found on both sides of the grass
catcher frame, over the chute door pivot rod at the
rear of the mower. Release the rear discharge door.
See Figure 8.
Figure 8
• To remove the grass catcher, lift the rear discharge
door on the mower, lift the grass catcher up and off
the pivot rod. Release the rear discharge door.
Attaching Side-Discharge Chute
• Remove the grass catcher and let the discharge
door close.
• On the right side of the mower, lift the mulching
plug and slide the two hooks of the side-discharge
chute under the hinge pin on the mulching plug
assembly. Lower the mulching plug. See Figure 9.
IMPORTANT:
Do not remove the mulching plug at any
time, even when you are not mulching.
Figure 9
Using Mulch Plug
• Lift the mulch plug and remove the discharge chute
up and away from the mower. Let mulch plug rest
against the deck. Operate mower without the grass
catcher. Refer to page 11.
SECTION 4: KNOW YOUR LAWN MOWER
Figure 10
Rear Discharge Door
Grass Catcher
Side
Chute
Deflector
Hinge
Pin
Mulching
Plug
Blade Control
Handle
Front Cutting Height
Adjustment Lever
Recoil
Starter
Grass
Catcher
Mulching
Side-Discharge
Chute
Plug
Adjustment Lever
Rear Cutting Height
Upper Handle