Husqvarna HU800AWDH Owners Manual - Page 8

OPERATION TO CONVERT MOWER Your lawn mower was shipped ready to be used as a mulcher. To convert to bagging or discharging: REAR BAGGING (See Fig. 8) • Lift rear door of the lawn mower and place the grass catcher frame hooks onto the grass bag brackets. • To convert to mulching or discharging operation, remove grass catcher and close rear door. REAR DOOR GRASS BAG BRACKET GRASS CATCHER HANDLE UNLOCK LATCH OPEN MULCHER DOOR INSTALL DISCHARGE DEFLECTOR GRASS CATCHER FRAME HOOK FIG. 8 SIDE DISCHARGING (See Fig. 9) • Rear door must be closed. • Open mulcher door and install discharge deflector under door as shown. • Mower is now ready for side discharging operation. • To convert to mulching or bagging operation, discharge deflector must be removed and mulcher door must be closed and locked. SIMPLE STEPS TO REMEMBER WHEN CONVERTING YOUR LAWN MOWER FOR MULCHING 1. Rear door closed. 2. Mulcher door closed and locked. FOR REAR BAGGING 1. Grass catcher installed. 2. Mulcher door closed and locked. FOR SIDE DISCHARGING 1. Rear door closed. 2. Discharge deflector installed. CAUTION: Do not run your lawn mower without rear door closed or approved grass catcher in place. Never attempt to operate the lawn mower with the rear door removed or propped open. MOWER IS NOW READY FOR DISCHARGING OPERATION FIG. 9 TO EMPTY GRASS CATCHER (See Fig. 10) 1. Lift up on grass catcher using the frame handle. 2. Remove grass catcher with clippings from under lawn mower handle. 3. Empty clippings from bag using both frame handle and bag handle. NOTE: Do not drag the bag when emptying; it will cause unnecessary wear. 8