
10
BEFORE STARTING ENGINE
ADD OIL
Your lawnmower is shipped without oil in
the engine. For type and grade of oil to
use, see “EN GINE” in the Maintenance
section of this manual.
CAUTION:
DO NOT overfill engine with
oil, or it will smoke heavily from the muffler
on startup.
1. Be sure lawnmower is level.
2. Remove oil dipstick from oil fill spout.
3. You receive a container of oil with the
unit. Slowly pour the entire container
down the oil fill spout into the engine.
NOTE:
Initial oil fill requires only 18 oz.
due to residual oil in engine from the
manufacturers 100% quality testing. When
changing oil you may need 20 oz.
4. Insert and tighten dipstick.
IMPORTANT:
• Check oil level before each use. Add
oil if needed. Fill to full line on dipstick.
• Change the oil after every 25 hours of
operation or each season. You may
need to change the oil more often
under dusty, dirty conditions. See “TO
CHANGE ENGINE OIL” in the Mainte-
nance section of this manual.
Discharge
deflector
MOWER IS NOW READY
FOR SIDE DISCHARGING
OPERATION
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 mow-
er with out rear door closed or ap proved
grass catcher in place. Never at tempt to
op er ate the lawn mow er with the rear door
re moved or propped open.
TO EMPTY GRASS CATCHER
Empty the grass catcher when clippings
are visible in the full bag indicator window.
1. Move operator presence control bar
forward to unlock the handle.
2. Lift handle to vertical position. The
rear door will rise to allow easy re-
moval and replacement of the grass
catcher.
3. Lift up on grass catcher using the
frame han dle.
4. Remove grass catcher with clippings
from under lawn mower han dle.
5. Empty clippings from bag using both
frame handle and bag handle.
NOTE
: Do not drag the bag when empty-
ing; it will cause unnecessary wear.
Grass
catcher
frame
handle
Bag
handle
Operator presence
control bar
(MOVE FORWARD
TO UNLOCK)
Vertical
position
Rear
door
Handle
23
CRAFTSMAN
ROT
ARY LA
WN MOWER - - MODEL NUMBER
944.364781
NOTE:
All component dimensions given in U
.S. inches. 1 inch = 25.4 mm.
IMPORT
ANT
:
Use only Original Equipment Manufacturer (O
.E
.M.) replacement parts. F
ailure to do so could be hazardous, damage your lawn mo
wer and void your warranty
.
KEY P
ART
NO
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DESCRIPTION
KEY P
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NO
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DESCRIPTION
1
580638705
Upper Handle Assembly
2
579484202
Cable, Blade Brake/Clutch Control
6
182398
Handle Knob, Star
8
585645314
Control Bar Assembly (Includes
Blade Control Lever
, Roll Pin, Spring)
9
581747804
Rear Door Assembly
11
579482801
Hairpin, Door/Handle Pivot
16
132004
Locknut, Hex, K
eps 1/4-20
17 581782101
Rear
Baffle
18 581912601
T-Knob
19 581902101
Rope
Guide
20 444501
Rear
Skirt
21
419949
Spring, Rear Door, LH, Black
24
419948
Spring, Rear Door, RH, Grey
26
419945
Screw, Rear Door/Handle Pivot
28
586212501
Bolt, Carriage 5/16-18 x 5/8
30 580943406
Grassbag
31
585054703
Frame, Grass Catcher
32
419944X007
Latch, Mulcher Door
33 420019
Mulcher
Door
36 175735
Bracket,
Hinge
38 419942X428
Discharge
Deflector
39
585250403
Handle Bracket, LH
40
585250303
Handle Bracket, RH
41
150406
Screw, Dogpoint 3/8-16 x 1-1/8
42 193000
Spring,
Tension
43 191730
Nut,
Hex
44
581708345
Kit, Lawn Mower Housing
45 175650
Rod,
Hinge
46
581277401
Blade Brake/Clutch Assembly
47 581045201
Blade,
22"
48 579273801
Washer,
Flat
49 850263
Washer,
Helical
50
180460
Bolt, Hex Head, Grade 8
51 430599
Front
Baffle
52 404763
Decal,
Danger
53 17000510
Screw
56
17411312
Screw, Hex Washer Head
#13 x 3/4
57 155377
Nut,
Hex
58 585250703
Lower
Handle
59 191574
Handle
Bolt
60 579482801
E-Ring
61
581424501
Bolt, Pivot, Tension Arm
64
- - -
Engine, B&S, Model 126M02-
0017-F1 (See Breakdown)
83
750097
Screw, Hex Washer Head
84 428124
Fastener,
Push
85
429801X004
Mounting Bracket, Rear Skirt
96 197991
Clip,
Cable
97 581115302
Belt
Keeper
100 580324802
Control,
Throttle/Engine
101 183365
Screw
103
581530701
Spring, Brake Reset
106
579146901
Bolt, Brake Reset Spring
107
579273201
Belt, Blade Brake/Clutch
108
851084
Bolt, Blade Brake/Clutch
109
581308101
Free Hub/Blade Adapter
110
581354501
Tension Arm Assembly,
Blade
Brake/Clutch
111
72140405
Bolt, Carriage 1/4-20
112 579471802
Bracket,
Mounting,
Blade Brake/Clutch Cable
113
438130
Nut, Hex, Flanged 1/4-20
118
586808601
Cover, EZ Store, Inside,
LH
(shown)
586808501
Cover, EZ Store, Inside,
RH (not shown)
119 585487601
Bolt,
Pawl
120
585250901
Pawl, LH (shown)
585251001
Pawl, RH (not shown)
121 585797101
Bracket,
Grassbag,
LH
(shown)
585797102
Bracket,
Grassbag,
RH (not shown)
122
585487701
Nut, Hex, M6
123 585488301
Spring,
Torsion,
LH
(shown)
585454601
Spring,
Torsion,
RH (not shown)
124
586794401
Cover, EZ Store, Outside,
LH
(shown)
586794301
Cover, EZ Store, Outside,
RH (not shown)
125
585547901
Screw, Pan Head, M6
126
585251602
Cable, EZ Store, LH
127
585252401
Lift Assembly, Rear Door
128 585984701
E-Ring
129
585251702
Cable, EZ Store, RH
130 141841
Screw
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587857027
Owner’s Manual, English
- -
587857031
Owner's Manual, French
KEY P
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DESCRIPTION