Husqvarna 55B21HV - Manual (Page 8)

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• 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 catch er
and discharge chute. Secure mulcher door to mower
housing with knob.
• To convert to side dis charg ing operation, remove grass
catch er and discharge chute. Install side discharge
defl ector and secure it to lawn mower housing with
knob.
TO CONVERT MOWER (See Figs. 9 thru 11)
Your lawn mower was shipped ready to be used as a mulcher.
To convert to rear bagging or side discharging:
REAR BAGGING
• Remove knob securing mulcher door to lawn mower
housing.
• Open mulcher door and insert tabs of discharge chute
into hinge bracket opening and position rear of chute
over threaded stud.
TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT (See Fig. 8)
Both front wheels are adjusted by a single lever on the left
front wheel. Likewise, both rear wheels are adjusted by a
single lever on the left rear wheel.
• Pull adjuster lever toward wheel. To raise mower, move
lever forward to desired position. To lower mow er, move
the lever toward the rear.
Be sure to adjust both front and rear wheels to the same
height.
OPERATION
FIG. 8
LEVER BACKWARD
TO LOWER MOWER
LEVER FORWARD
TO RAISE MOWER
HEIGHT ADJUSTER LEVER
FIG. 9
DISCHARGE CHUTE TABS
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.
FIG. 10
DISCHARGE
CHUTE
ROUND
DOOR
GRASS
CATCHER
CROSSBAR
MULCHER
DOOR
KNOB
REAR HANDLE
THREADED
STUD
SIDE DISCHARGING
• Grass catcher and discharge chute must be re-
moved.
• Open mulcher door and install front of side dis charge
defl ector beneath it as shown.
• Secure rear of side discharge defl ector to lawn mower
housing with knob.
• Mower is now ready for side discharging operation.
• To convert to mulching operation, side dis charge de-
fl ector must be removed and mulcher door secured to
mower housing with knob.