Sears 917.249391 - Manual (Page 11)

d. Secure L.H . side of chute extension to latch
assem bly using: latch pin and retainer spring. R e­
tainer spring show n full size betow . Latch pin
and retainer spring furnished w ith grass catcher.
? 4. P lace chute tube (Fig. 14} in elbow . P lace chute
tube over chute extension (Fig. 14} and secure by
pulling rubber iatch on chute extension over latch
pin (Fig. 14 ~ U pper Inset) on chute tube,
1 5. C lose top cover. N O TE : B e sure elbow shield is on
inside of top cover. U se latches to secure top cover
to pins of fram e assem blies.
OPERATION
A
CONNECT SPARK PLUG WIRE(S) TO
SPARK PLUG(S).
Follow the m ow er operation instructions in your tractor
ow ners m anual.
W hen operating your grass catcher on a law n w here
grass and leaf bagging equipm ent has not been used, you
are picking up thatch and debris that has accum ulated
for long periods of tim e. The am ount collected and the
total tim e of operation m ay be greater than you w ill ex­
perience w ith regular use of your grass catcher.
DO NOT OPERATE MOWER WITH GRASS
CATCHER
ASSEMBLY PARTIALLY
INSTALLED.
TIPS FOR IMPROVED BAGGING OPERATION:
1. P lace throttle control at full throttle.
2. S elect a gear low enough to give good m ow er cut­
ting perform ance, good quality cut and good bag­
ging perform ance. N O TE : It m ay be necessary to
overlap w idth of cut to suit your conditions.
3. if grass is extrem ely tail, it should be m o w ed tw ice.
The first tim e relatively high, the second tim e to
desired height. N O TE : U se L.H . side of m ow er for
trim m ing.
4. P lastic law n bags can be inserted inside grass cat­
cher containers for ease of debris disposal.
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 HAZARD­
OUS PROJECTILES.
5. A void cutting w et grass or in the m orning w hile the
dew is still heavy. G rass clippings collected under
these conditions tend to be sticky and adhere to the
w alls of the flow path causing clogging.
6. K eep clear grass catcher chute tube deary so that
dogging can be detected.
DISENGAGE BLADES AND STOP ENGINE
BEFORE OPENING COVER.
INSTALL CONTAINERS
OPERATING.
BEFORE
A 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 dogging has occurred in the
system (S ee S tep 1 below ) or that the grass catcher con­
tainers are full (S ee step 2 below ).
1. S top tractor and m ow er and rem ove dogged grass.
R efer to "Caution" above.
2. D isengage blades, shift into neutral, engage the
parking brake and stop the engine.
a. U nlatch cover (Fig. I SI. R em ove grass catcher
assem blies.
b. R em ove the grass catchers and replace
assem blies.
c. C lose cover and latch.
N O TE: If experiencing abnorm al discharge w hen
operating m ow er w ithout grass catcher attachm ent it
m ay be necessary to rem ove grass catcher blades.