Craftsman 247.370320 - Manual (Page 6)

Cord Restraint
Tongue
Control
Cord
Hand
Knob
FIGURE 1.
Saddle Washer
Chute
Door
FIGURE 2.
ATTACHING THE HANDLE
• Lay the upper handle to the right side of the mower
so the control cord is out of the way.
• Pull up and back on the lower handle until it locks
into operating position.
• Attach the upper handle as follows.
a. Slide cord restraint onto the top of upper handle,
so the tongue of the cord restraint is away from
---------- the motor/blade control as shown in figure 1.
Place the upper handle position over lower han­
dle. Make certain the control cord is routed to the
outside and below lower handle as shown in
figure 1.
Secure the handles using the curved head bolts,
saddle washers and hand knobs as shown.
Tighten securely.
• Attach the control cord to the upper handle at the
position shown in figure 1, using the cable tie
provided.
ATTACHING THE GRASS CATCHER OR
CHUTE DEFLECTOR
Your mower is equipped with a grass catcher to bag
grass clippings, and a chute deflector to allow clippings
to be discharged to the side when bagging is not
desired.
b.
c.
A
WARNING: DO NOT OPERATE YOUR
MOWER UNLESS THE COMPLETE GRASS
CATCHER OR CHUTE DEFLECTOR IS
PROPERLY MOUNTED ON THE MOWER.
TO ATTACH THE GRASS CATCHER
Lift the chute door on the back of the mower. Lower
grass catcher into position. The grass catcher must rest
firmly on the lower handle of the mower. Release the
chute door. Make certain the magnets on the grass
-catcher bag secure the chute door firmly, see figure 2.
TO REMOVE THE GRASS CATCHER
Raise the chute door and lift the grass catcher up.
Release the chute door.
TO ATTACH THE CHUTE DEFLECTOR
Lift the chute door on the back of the mower. Insert the
tab end of the chute deflector into the mower discharge
opening, sliding the two tabs on the top of the chute
deflector into the notches inside the discharge open-
-ing. See figure 3. One side at a time, push the lower
edge of the discharge chute down until the tab on the
discharge chute snaps into the hole in the mower.
Release the chute door.
A
WARNING: MAKE CERTAIN ALL FOUR
TABS ON THE CHUTE DEFLECTOR ARE
SEATED SECURELY INTO THE MOWER
BEFORE OPERATING THE MOWER.
TO REMOVE THE CHUTE DEFLECTOR
Lift the chute door on the back of the mower. Grasp
the inside lower edge of the chute deflector. Pull up­
ward and outward to remove the deflector. Release the
chute door.