• Do notuse grass catcher on steep slopes. III. CHILDREN Tragic accidents can occur if the operator is not alert to the presence of children. Children are often attracted to the ma chine and the mowing activity. Neverassume that children will remain where you last saw them. • Keep children out of the mowing area and under the watchful care of another responsible adult. • Be alert and turn machine off if children enter the area. • Before and when backing, look behind and down for small children.

Children are often attracted to the machine and the mowing activity. Never assume that children will remain where you last saw them. • Keep children out of the mowing area and under the watchful care of another responsible adult. • Be alert and turn machine off if children enter the area. • Before and when backing, look behind and down for small children. • Never carry children. They may fall off and be seriously injured or interfere with safe machine operation. • Never allow children to

ALIGNMENT MARKS 02085 COVER SEAL FIG. 3 7 SUPPORT POST (See Fig. 4) Use Hardware - - GROUP "C" CAUTION: Container sup port is spring loaded and locked to the cover. Handle cover assembly carefully so as not to unlatch the cover from the container support. 1. Rotate cover assembly onto its side as shown. 2. Assemble support post to container support with the three (3) carriage bolts and locknuts. Tighten securely. 02091 LOCKNUTS CARRIAGE BOLTS SUPPORT POST FIG. 4 5 5 MOUNTING TO TRACTOR (See Fig.

5 END CAP COVER ASSEMBLY SUPPORT POST MOUNTING BRACKET LANCED TABS BRACKET SUPPORT PIN RETAINER SPRING MOUNTING TO TRACTOR (See Fig. 5) Use Hardware - - GROUP "D" NOTE: For ease of assembly, you may wish to obtain the as sis tance of another person for mounting assembly to tractor. 1. Raise seat on tractor to allow assembly to be mounted. 2. With cover closed, lift assembly and place support post inside mounting bracket. Allow assembly to rest on lanced tabs of mounting bracket. 3. Line up holes

Frequently check components and replace with manufacturer's recommended parts, when necessary. 13 PREPARATION CAUTION: BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH PREPARATION OF TRACTOR: • Depress clutch/brake pedal fully and set parking brake. • Place gearshift/motion control lever in "NEUTRAL" position. • Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position. • Turn ignition key "OFF" and remove key. • Make sure the blade and all moving parts have completely stopped. • Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and pla

Study the operating instructions and safety precautions thoroughly to insure proper functioning of your Grass Catcher and to prevent injury to yourself and others. Save this manual for future reference. The operation of any tractor can result in foreign objects thrown into the eyes, which can result in severe eye damage. Always wear safety glasses or eye shields be fore starting your trac tor and while mow ing. We recommend a wide vision safety mask for over the spec tacles or stan dard safety g

The first time relatively high, the second time to desired height. • Use left hand side of mower for trimming. • Plastic trash bags can be inserted inside grass catcher containers for ease of debris disposal. To remove the plastic trash bags when full: a. Disengage blades, shift into neutral, engage the parking brake and stop the engine, b. Raise seat. Unlatch and raise cover. c. Remove one container at a time by grasping container handles and pulling toward the rear, off of the tube rails.

• Turn ignition key "OFF" and remove key. • Make sure the blade and all moving parts have completely stopped. • Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come in contact with plug. 6 7 SUPPORT POST (See Fig. 3) Use Hardware - - GROUP "B" 1. Rotate cover assembly onto its side as shown. 2. Secure support tubes to cover assembly using short hex bolts, long hex bolts, and locknuts as shown. Tighten all hardware securely. 02086 02357 1 REAR MOUNTING BRACKET and SUPPOR

• If the grass catcher fails to pick up cut grass or leaves, it is an indication that clogging has occurred in the system or that the grass catcher containers are full. Usually this is indicated by the stopped movement of the full bagger indicator. a. Disengage blades, shift into neutral, en ga ge the parking brake and stop the engine. -Raise seat. Unlatch and raise cover. -Slide out containers and dispose of clip pings . -Replace containers, close cover, and latch. b. Unlatch chutes and check f

03021 LOWER CHUTE ATTACHING STRAPS PARTS IDENTIFICATION UPPER CHUTE CHUTE LATCH FULL BAG INDICATOR LOWER CHUTE GRASS CATCHER CONTAINERS COVER ASSEMBLY UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS • Remove all parts and packing materials from carton. • Check carton contents against list. Be sure all parts are there. CARTON CONTENTS: (3) Container Tops (3) Container Bottoms (1) Upper Chute (1) Lower Chute (1) Support Assembly (1) Cover Assembly 5 1 BAGGER SUPPORT ASSEMBLY (See Fig. 1) 1. Slide fl anges of support assem