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9
HARDTOP GRASS BAG
Parts for Hardtop Grass Bag:
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Rear Frame (packed inside hardtop cover)
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Front Frame
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Bag
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Hardtop Cover
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Mounting Bracket
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Hex Lock Nut
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Phillips Screw
Assemble hardtop grass bag as follows:
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Insert one end of the rear frame into the slit in the
cloth channel on the edge of the grass bag (slits are
approximately 6 inches from the end of the bag).
See Figure 8A. Feed all the bag material on one
side of the frame before working it around frame.
Make certain the other end of rear frame comes out
the slit in the other side. See Figure 8B.
Figure 8
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Slide the ends of the front frame assembly into the
ends of the rear frame as shown in Figure 9A. The
handle in front frame assembly goes away from the
black plastic bottom of the bag. Push the two
frames together until the cross piece on the front
frame contacts the rear frame.
•
Slip the openings in the side of the plastic channel
on bag over hooks on the grass catcher frame. See
Figure 9B.
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Secure front of bag to front frame by working the
five plastic channels on bottom, sides and top of
bag over frame.
Figure 9
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Hold the bag and frame so the bag hangs from the
frame (is not bunched around the frame). Slide the
handle on the grass catcher frame down into the
slot in the hardtop cover as shown in Figure 10.
Figure 10
Figure 11
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Press the rear frame into the two tabs at the back of
the hardtop cover and the cross bar on the front
frame into the channel on the front of the hardtop
cover. Some force may be required.
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Place the mounting bracket under the front of the
handle, with the tabs on the bracket facing up.
Insert phillips head screws down through the
hardtop cover and mounting bracket. Secure with
hex lock nuts. See Figure 11.
Rear
Frame
Slit
A
B
Black
Plastic
Bottom
Handle
Hook
A
B
Slot In
Hardtop
Cover
Grass
Catcher
Handle
Phillips
Head
Screw
Mounting
Bracket
Hex Lock
Nut