Yard Machines 540 User Manual

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Following parts are included with a

hard top grass bag:

front frame, rear frame, grass bag, hardtop cover,

mounting bracket, phillips screw and hex lock nut.

Assemble soft grass bag as follows:

NOTE:

Make certain bag is turned right side out before assembling (warning label will be on the outside)

• Join the rear frame and front frame assembly following Figure 7A.
• Insert frame into grass bag as shown in Figure 7B (black plastic side is the bottom of bag).
• Slip the openings in the side of the plastic channel on bag over the hooks on the grass catcher frame.

Secure bag to frame by working the five plastic channels on bag over frame as shown in Figure 7C. All
the plastic channels

except

center top of bag attach from the outside of bag. Center top of bag attaches

from the inside of bag. See Figure 7D.

FIGURE 7

Assemble hard top grass bag as follows:

• Follow the first three steps of assembling the soft top bag given above.
• Hold the bag and the frame so that the grass bag hangs from the frame and is not bunched around it. Slide the

handle on the grass catcher frame down into the slot in the hard top cover as shown in Figure 8A.

• Press the rear frame into the two tabs at the back of the hard top cover and the cross bar on the front

frame into the channel on the front of the hard top cover. (Some force may be required.)

• Place the mounting bracket under the front of the handle, with the tabs on the bracket facing up. Insert the

phillips head screw through the hard top cover and the mounting bracket. Secure with hex lock nut. See
Figure 8B.

FIGURE 8

Rear Frame

Front Frame

Grass Bag

Insert frame into bag

Plastic
Channel

Center top of
bag attaches
from inside

Insert handle through
slot on cover

Hard Top
Cover

Grass
Bag

Frame