Bagging the Clippings
Use the grass bag when you want to collect grass and leaf clippings from the lawn.
If the bag-on-demand lever is in the recycling position, move it to the bagging position; refer to Operating the
Bag-on-Demand Lever ( page 15 ) .
Installing the Grass Bag
1. Raise and hold up the rear deector (A of Figure 19 ).
2. Install the grass bag, ensuring that the pins on the bag rest in the slots on the handle bracket (B of
Figure 19 ).
3. Lower the rear deector .
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Figure 19
Removing the Grass Bag
T o remove the bag, reverse the steps in Installing the Grass Bag ( page 15 ) .
Operating the
Bag-on-Demand Lever
The bag-on-demand feature allows you to either
collect or recycle grass and leaf clippings while the
grass bag is attached to the machine.
• T o bag the grass and leaf clippings , press the
button on the bag-on-demand lever and move the
lever forward until the button on the lever pops up
( Figure 20 ).
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Figure 20
1. Bag-on-demand lever (in the recycling position)
2. Bag-on-demand lever (in the bagging position)
• T o recycle the grass and leaf clippings , press
the button on the lever and move the lever
rearward until the button on the lever pops up.
Important: For proper operation, shut off
the engine, wait for all moving parts to stop,
and then remove any grass clippings and
debris from the bag-on-demand door and the
surrounding opening ( Figure 21 ) before you
move the bag-on-demand lever from 1 position
to another .
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