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Figure19
Toengagethecuttingblades,dothefollowing:
1.Pushandholdtheblade-controllocklever
forwardtoreleasetheblade-controlbail(Figure
20).
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Figure20
1.Blade-controllocklever4.Push
2.Lockedposition5.Unlockedposition
3.Blade-controlbail
6.Squeezeagainsthandle
2.Squeezetheblade-controlbailagainstthe
handleandreleasetheblade-controllocklever;
thebladeshouldengage.
3.Releasetheblade-controlbailtodisengagethe
blade.Theblade-controllockleverwillresetto
locktheblade-controlbail.
RecyclingtheClippings
Thismachinecomesfromthefactoryreadytorecycle
grassandleafclippingsbackintothelawn.Toprepare
themachinetorecycle:
•Iftheside-dischargechuteisonthemachine,
removeitandinstalltheside-dischargedeector;
refertoRemovingtheSide-DischargeChute
(page15).
•Ifthegrassbagisonthemachine,removeit;refer
toRemovingtheGrassBag(page15).
•Iftherear-dischargeplugisnotinstalled,gripitby
thehandle,raisethereardeector,andinsertit
intotherear-dischargechuteuntilthelatchlocks
intoplace;refertoFigure21.
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Figure21
1.Rear-dischargeplug
2.Reardeector
BaggingtheClippings
Usethegrassbagwhenyouwanttocollectgrassand
leafclippingsfromthelawn.
Iftheside-dischargechuteisonthemachine,
removeitandinstalltheside-dischargedeector
beforebaggingtheclippings;refertoInstallingthe
Side-DischargeChute(page15).
InstallingtheGrassBag
1.Raiseandholdupthereardeector(Figure22).
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Figure22
1.Bagrod
2.Reardeector
2.Removetherear-dischargeplugbypullingdown
onthelatchwithyourthumbandpullingtheplug
outfromthemachine(Figure21).
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