Craftsman C459-36310 - Attaching Side Discharge Cover; Cutting Height Adjustment; Handle Pitch Adjustment

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ASSEMBLY
2. Followstepsbelowtoattachgrasscatcher:
a. Liftreardischargedoor.
b. Placegrasscatcherintotheslotsinthehandlebracketsasshownin
Figure8.Letgoofdischargedoorsothatitrestsonthegrasscatcher.
Toremovegrasscatcher,liftreardischargedooronthemower.Liftgrasscatcherup
andofftheslotsinthehandlebrackets.Releasereardischargedoortoallowitto
closerearopeningofmower.
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Figure 8
Attaching Side Discharge Cover
Yourmowerisshippedasamulcher.Toconverttosidedischarge,makesuregrass
catcherisoffoftheunitandreardischargedoorisclosed.
1. Onthesideofthemower,liftthemulchingcover.SeeFigure9.
2. Slidetwohooksofsidedischargecoverunderhingepinonmulchingcover
assembly.Lowermulchingcover.Donotremovesidemulchingcoveratany
time,evenwhenyouarenotmulching.
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Side Mulching
Cover
Side Discharge
Cover
Figure 9
Adjustments
Cutting Height
Thereisacuttingheightadjustmentleverlocatedabovethefrontandrearrightwheel.
1. Pulltheheightadjustmentleveroutwardtowardswheel(unitwilltendto
fallwhenleverismovedoutward).SeeFigure10.
2. Movelevertodesiredpositionforachangeincuttingheight.SeeFigure10.
3. Releaselevertowardsdeck.
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Higher
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Figure 10
IMPORTANT: Allwheelsmustbeplacedinthesameposition.Forroughoruneven
lawns,moveeachheightadjustmentlevertoahigherposition.Thiswillpreventyou
fromcuttingthegrasstooclosetotheground.
Handle Pitch
Forconvenienceofoperation,youmayadjustthepitchofthehandleasfollows:
1. Removewingnutsandcarriageboltsfromhandle.SeeFigure11.
2. Positionthehandleinoneofthethreepositionsthatismostcomfortable.
SeeFigure11inset.
3. Secureintopositionwithwingnutsandcarriageboltsremovedearlier.
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Figure 11