Craftsman 917.371813 Manual De Instrucciones página 9

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 catcher and discharge
chute. Secure mulcher door to mower
housing with knob.
• To convert to side discharging opera-
tion, remove grass catcher and dis-
charge chute. Install side discharge
deflector and secure it to lawn mower
housing with knob.
handle
-Crossbar
Grass
Round
door
Dischar(
chute
Threaded
stud
Mulcher door
SIDE DISCHARGING
• Grass catcher and discharge chute
must be removed.
• Open mulcher door and install front of
side discharge deflector beneath door
and position rear over threaded stud.
• Secure rear of side discharge deflector
to lawn mower housing with knob.
• Mower
is now ready
for side discharging
operation.
• To convert to mulching operation, side
discharge deflector must be removed
and mulcher door secured to mower
housing with knob.
• To convert to rear bagging opera-
tion, side discharge deflector must be
removed; discharge chute and grass
catcher installed and discharge chute
secured to mower housing with knob.
Mulcher door Knob
Threaded
stud
Side
discharge
deflector
SIMPLE STEPS TO REMEMBER WHEN
CONVERTING YOUR LAWN MOWER
FOR MULCHING -
1. Grass catcher, discharge chute and
side discharge deflector removed.
2. Mulcher door secured to mower hous-
ing with knob.
FOR REAR BAGGING -
1. Side discharge deflector removed.
2. Grass catcher and discharge chute
installed with discharge chute secured
to lawn mower housing with knob.
3. Round door of discharge chute resting
on top of grass catcher.
FOR SIDE DISCHARGING -
1. Grass catcher and discharge chute
removed.
2. Side discharge deflector installed and
secured to mower housing with knob.
_CAUTION: Do not run your lawn
mower without mulcher door closed; side
discharge deflector installed, or discharge
chute and approved grass catcher in
place, Never attempt to operate the lawn
mower with mulcher door or round door
removed or propped open,