Mower - Craftsman 917.249393 Owner's Manual

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Secure LH, side of chute extension to latch
assembly using: latch pin and retainer spring
(Fig. t4 - Lower Inset),. Retainer spring shown
furl size below. Latch pin and retainer spring fur-
nished with grass catcher.
14. Place chute tube (Fig. 14) in elbow° Slide chute tube
over chute extension (Fig, 14) and secure by hook-
ing latch over latch pin (Fig. 14 - Upper Inset),
15. Close top cover,, NOTE: Be sure elbow shield is on
inside of top cover (Fig, !4),
OPERATION
' cONNEcT SPARK PLUG WIRE(Si TO sPARKI
• = PLUG(S). BE CAREFUL TO AVOID !
* TOUCHING HOT MUFFLER OR ENGINE
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Follow the mower operation instructions in your tractor
owners manual°
When operating your grass catcher on a lawn where
grass and leaf bagging equipment has not been used, you
are picking up thatch and debris that has accumulated
for long periods of time, The amount collected and the
total time of operation may be greater than you will ex-
perience with regular use of your grass catcher,
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INSTALLED.
TIPS FOR IMPROVED RAGGING OPERATION:
1o Place throttle control at full throttle_
2, Select a gear low enough to give good mower cut-
ting performance, good quality cut and good bagg-
ing performance_ NOTE: it may be necessary to
overlap width of cut to suit your conditions.
. VIEW FROM TOP---TOP COVER OPEN
HAND
GRASS CATCHER
ASSEMBLY
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3_ If grass is extremely tell, it should be mowed twice.
The first time relatively high, the second time to
desired height, NOTE: Use LoH_ side of mower for
trimming.
4 ,, Plastic lawn bags can be inserted inside grass cat-
cher containers for ease of debris disposal
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DISENGAGE MOWER WHEN CROSSING
GRAVEL SURFACES AND ANY CONDI-
TIONS WHERE THROWN OBJECTS
COULD BE A HAZARD.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO VACUUM UP
CANS OR OTHER POTENTIALLY HAZAR-
DOUS PROJECTILES,
5 ,, Avoid cutting wet grass or in the morning while the
dew is still heavy. Grass clippings collected under
these conditions tend to be sticky and adhere to the
walls of the flow path causing clogging.
6o Keep clear grass catcher chute tube clean so that
clogging can be detected°
DISENGAGE BLADES AND STOP ENGINE
BEFORE OPENING COVER.
INSTALL CONTAINERS BEFORE
OPERATING.
CLOSE COVER BEFORE STARTING
MOWER.
KEEP CLEAR GRASS CATCHER CHUTE
TUBE CLEAN TO DETECT CLOGGING° IF
CLOGGING OCCURS, DISENGAGE
BLADES, SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, ENGAGE
THE PARKING BRAKE AND SHUT OFF THE
ENGINE BEFORE REMOVING TUBE TO
CLEAR OBSTRUCTION.
If the grass catcher fails to pick up cut grass or leaves,
it is an indication that clogging has occurred in the
system (See Step 1 below) or that the grass catcher con-
tainers are full (See step 2 below)°
1. Stop tractor and mower and remove clogged grass.
Refer to "'Caution" above.
2. Disengage blades, shift into neutral, engage the
parking brake and stop the engine°
a. Unlatch cover (Fig, 15)°
b o Remove LHo grass catcher assembly., Stand at
position "'X'" and grasp grass catcher at points
"'A" and "'B'" and lift off (Fig. 16)_
c, After removing LH. assembly, stand at position
"'Y", grasp R,H, catcher assembly at points "'C'"
and "D'" and lift off, Reverse procedure to
replace,
d. Close cover and latch,
NOTE: If experiencing abnormal discharge when
operating mower without grass catcher attachment it
may be necessary to remove grass catcher blades,
FIGURE 16 15