Craftsman 536.270320 Owners Manual - Page 16

TO CHANGE, MULCHER, PLATE, How To Remove, Mulcher, Plate, How To Install, The Mulcher

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OPERATION HOW TO CHANGE THE MULCHER PLATE 3. Lift the mulcher plate away from the mower housing (Figure I3) ,_ WcoAnRnNecINt Gth:eTwoirperefvroemnt tthhee sepnagrikneplfurogm. Msatkaertisnugr,e dthise- attachment clutch is in the DISENGAGE position. The mulcher plate lets you mulch the grass for a clean, fine cut. To discharge the grass out the side or into a grass bagger, remove the mulcher plate as follows How To Remove The Mulcher Plate 1. Raise the deflector. Remove the two wingnuts B and two carriage bolts A (Figure 11) \ \ Deflector \ Mutcher Plate Mufchef Plate Figure 13 2. Slide the mulcher plate toward the front (Figure 12). Make sure the tabs on the mufcher plate are not locked behind the nuts. To remove, slide forward \ To install, slide backward Nut 4. Attach wingnuts B and carriage bolts A to the mulcher plate for future use. IMPORTANT: There are several different types of grass. Some types of grass are more difficult to cut. If you remove the mulcher plate and the grass does not discharge correctly, replace the blade with a standard blade. The part number of the standard blade is 56212E701. Mulcher Plate Figure 12 How To Install The Mulcher Plate 1 Remove wingnuts B and carriage bolts A from the mulcher plate. 2. Raise the deflector. Slidethe mulcher plate under the deflector (Figure 13). 3. Push the mulcher plate to the rear. (Figure 12). Make sure the two tabs on the mulcher plate are lockedaround the two nuts for the deflector bracket 4. Fasten the mulcher plate with two wingnuts A and two cardage bolts B (Figure 11). F-99636 16 Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine

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OPERATION
HOW
TO CHANGE
THE
MULCHER
PLATE
3.
,_
WARNING: To prevent the engine from starting, dis-
connect the wire from the spark plug. Make sure the
attachment clutch is in the DISENGAGE position.
The mulcher plate lets
you mulch the grass for a clean, fine cut. To
discharge the grass out the side or into a grass bagger, remove the
mulcher
plate
as
follows
How To Remove
The
Mulcher
Plate
1.
Raise the
deflector. Remove the two wingnuts B
and
two
car-
riage bolts A (Figure 11)
\
\
\
2.
Mufchef
Plate
Slide the
mulcher plate toward the
front (Figure 12). Make
sure the tabs on the mufcher
plate
are not locked behind the
nuts.
To remove, slide forward
\
To
install,
slide backward
Nut
Mulcher
Plate
Figure 12
Lift
the
mulcher
plate
away
from
the
mower
housing
(Figure I3)
Deflector
Mutcher
Plate
Figure 13
4.
Attach wingnuts
B
and carriage bolts
A
to
the
mulcher
plate
for future use.
IMPORTANT:
There are several different types of grass. Some
types
of grass are more difficult to cut.
If you remove the
mulcher
plate and the grass does not discharge
correctly,
replace the blade with a standard blade. The part number of the
standard blade is 56212E701.
How To Install
The Mulcher
Plate
1
Remove
wingnuts B and
carriage
bolts A
from the
mulcher
plate.
2.
Raise the
deflector.
Slidethe
mulcher plate
under
thedeflec-
tor (Figure 13).
3.
Push the mulcher
plate
to
the
rear. (Figure 12). Make sure the
two tabs on the
mulcher
plate are
locked
around the two nuts
for the deflector bracket
4.
Fasten
the
mulcher
plate
with two wingnuts
A
and two car-
dage bolts B (Figure 11).
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