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8
THE GRASS CATCHER
CATCHER ASSEMBLY
There are three catcher types:
A. Bag Catcher
B. Moulded Plastic Catcher
C. Aero Catcher (moulded plastic top sections
with fabric side panels.)
A. BAG CATCHER
1. Slide the bag over the wire frame. Fit the
plastic clip up under the frame crossmember
(the one which is formed into a handle) and
hook the clip onto the wire crossmember.
You may need a lever such as a screwdriver
to open one end of the clip to get it started
over the wire.
Pass the side and front clips inside the
frame and hook them onto the wire in a
similar way.
2. Fasten the metal front lip to the catcher
assembly by bolting it to the plate on the
bottom of the frame. The bottom panel of
the catcher should be fitted between the
plate and the lip as shown. Fit the screws
from the top with the nuts under the lip, and
tighten them securely.
B. MOULDED PLASTIC CATCHER
There are two types. One has the top cover
and handle already fitted to the top shell of the
catcher, while the other requires these parts to be
assembled.
IF YOUR CATCHER HAS THESE PARTS
ALREADY ASSEMBLED, START AT STEP 4.
1. Place the top of the catcher shell (A) on a
firm level surface with its mesh upwards.
2. Holding the top cover (B) with its concave
side facing the mesh, lift its rear end and
engage the front clips with the hooks on the
catcher top shell. Keeping them engaged,
swing the rear of the cover downwards and
press it down until the barbs on the cover
engage with the slots in the shell.
‘A’
‘B’
‘A’
‘B’
3. Look for the “F” on the handle and ensure
that it will be adjacent to the “F” on the
catcher shell. Fit the handle by pressing it
firmly into the square recesses in the catcher
top.
‘F’
‘F’
‘F’
‘F’
Turn the assembly over to confirm that the
barbs on the handle are fully home, and
push the tabs on the shell back into position
to retain the handle.
4. Place the top shell on a solid work bench,
open side up. Don’t use a table which may
be damaged by scratching.
5. Position the bottom shell, upside down,
over the top shell, carefully aligning the two
parts and ensuring the barbed clips are
aligned with their corresponding slots and
squeeze the rear handles together.
6. Keeping the catcher upside down, move
the assembly so the lip and rear handle is
supported by the edge of the bench (see
diagram) and catcher is trapped between
your body and the bench.
7. Strike the top of the assembly with an open
hand above the part supported by the
bench. You should hear the barb click into
place in its slot - if not, check the alignment
and strike again with a little more force.
8. Working from left to right, and starting by
the rear handle, move around the catcher,
supporting each fastener in turn on the
edge of the bench, as it is pushed into
engagement.
1
2
3
6
10
4
5
9
8
7
9. Finally inspect carefully to ensure that all
clips are fully engaged.
C. AERO CATCHER
The bag and moulded plastic catchers have lips
at the front which fit the top of the crossbar on
the base of the discharge tunnel, while the Series
18 Rotarola catcher has two lugs that fit into the
hooks of the handle brackets.
Aero catchers have two plates under the front
crossbar which hook into the support channel
at the rear of the mower near the ground. Keep
the rear of the Aero catcher near the ground
until the plates are engages with teh support
channel, then pivot the catcher up into position.
The chute or flap can be release as it swings up
since the hooks on the front of the catcher will
automatically engage on the mower, allowing the
chute or flap to drop into the lockedposition on
the catcher.
For all types of catcher, make sure that rear edge
of the chute of flap is fully engaged with the
catcher to hold it in place securely.
FITTING THE CATCHER
THE CATCHER SHOULD BE FITTED TO AND
REMOVED FROM THE MOWER ONLY WHEN
THE ENGINE HAS STOPPED�
WARNING
Standing to the right of the mower, reach down
with your right hand and pull back and up on
the handle of the safety flap or Smart Chute and
lift it until it is parallel with the handle. Pick up
the catcher with your left hand and swing it into
position at the rear of the mower.
The catcher lip of the fabric and plastic catchers
fits on top of the crossbar or the base of the
tunnel, while the two hooks at the top of the Aero
catcher mouth sit on top of the brackets inside
the discharge outlet of the mower. The Series 18
Rotarola catcher has two lugs which fit on the
hooks near the handle brackets of the mower.
Once the catcher is positioned correctly, lower
the flap or Smart Chute to hold it in place. Make
sure that the rear edge of the flap or Smart Chute
is fully engaged on the lip or bar at the rear of the
catcher mouth.
420MM MODELS
FITTING THE PLASTIC CATCHER
Standing to the right of the mower, reach down
with your right hand and pull back and up on the
handle of the rear flap and lift it until it is parallel
with the handle. Pick up the catcher with your left
hand and swing it into position at the rear of the
mower.
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