OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
TO FITGRASSCATCHER
IDLE
ADJUSTMENT
Stand at cutting height adjustment handle side
of
mower.
Place catcher on ground at rear
of
mower. Reach through
handles
with
left
arm. and take hold
of
catcher handle.
With the right hand,
fully
open rear flap
with
provided han-
dle and insert catcher tongue over the
top
of
the rear axle,
then bring catcher forward
to
engage
into
attachment
hooks on
the
rear
of
the
lower handles or
to
engage
the
at-
tachment hooks on
the
catcher over the extensions
of
the
rear flap spindle on each side
of
the
baseplate,
as
the case
maybe. Release rearflap
to
lock catcher in position.
TO REMOVE GRASSCATCHER
Lift
the rear flap
with
right hand sufficiently
to
allow the
catcher
to
be lifted backward clear
of
attachment brackets
and mower,
at
the same time releasing rear flap handle and
allowing rear flap
to
fall
to
closed position.
"MAGIC
EYE" CATCHER
INDICATOR
This indicator shows when the catcher needs
emptying:-indicator
"DOWN"-ready
to
empty.
Indicator
"UP"
-catcher
still filling. The eye will
not
open
if
the blades are
worn
and need replacing
or
the
mesh in
the
catcher
is
blocked.
The carburettor
on
this
mower
is fitted
with
an idle control
screw as
shown
in the diagram.
At
the
factory, this screw
is
set
in the maximum idle speed
position.
As
the engine
of
your
mower
runs in
it
will gain
speed
at
the
"SLOW"
position
of
the
throttle
control.
To
slow the idle speed
to
an acceptable level, screw this idle
screw in an anti-clockwise direction as indicated by
the
ar-
rows
moulded
into
it.
GRASS E
..
IECTOR CHUTE (Optional
Extra)-
STOP ENGINE TO FIT
The grass ejector chute,
which
is
an optional extra, should
be purchased
if
you use the mower
without
a catcher
at
any
t:me. It
is
fitted over the rear aperture
by
raising
the
rear
flap to the horizontal position. See Fig. 1. The chute
is
then
inserted under
the
flap
so
that
the hooks illustrated in Fig. 1
pass
through the slots shown in Fig. 2
to
engage
the
rear
flap spindle. The
weight
of
the flap holds
the
ejector chute
in position.
With
the ejector chute on the mower, the discharge
from
the
rear chute is deflected
to
the
left
of
the
operator.
The
mower
may then be used on a high
cutting
height setting
to
mow
long
or
heavy
growth
where the use
of
the
grasscat-
cher
is
undesirable. Alternatively.
when
growth
conditions
are
light
and
it
is
desired
to
spread
the
cuttings
over
the
lawn
as
a mulch,
the
ejector chute should be used.
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