Bolens 18M Manuales De Servicio

NOTE: The units illustrated may vary slightly from your 
unit. 
1.  Remove any packing material which may be between 

upper and lower handles. 
a. 

Pull up and back on the upper handle to raise the 
handle from position A into the operating position. 
See Figure 3-1.

b.  Tighten hand knobs

 

securing upper handle to lower 

handle. Make sure that each carriage bolt is seated 
properly in the handle.

2.   Tighten star knobs securing lower handle to handle 

brackets. See Figure 3-2. Make sure that each carriage 
bolt is seated properly in the handle.

3.  Rope guide Setup as follows, see Figure 3-3:

a.  Hold the blade control against the upper handle. 

Position A.

b.  Slowly pull starter rope out of engine. Position B.
c.  Slip starter rope into the rope guide. Position C.
d.  Tighten rope guide 

wing nut

. Position D.

4.  Secure cables to the lower handle using the cable tie. 

Pull cable tie tight and cut off excess.

5.  To assemble the grasscatcher:

a.  Place bag over frame (black plastic side is the bottom 

of bag.) Insert the hooks on the frame through the 
holes in the side plastic channels of the bag.  See 
Figure 3-4.

b.  Secure bag to frame by working the plastic channels 

on bag over frame. All of the plastic channels except 
center top of bag attach from the outside of bag. 
Center top of bag attaches from the inside of bag. 

6.  Before attaching the grass catcher, the rear mulching 

plug must be removed. Refer to Figure 3-5.
a.  Lift rear discharge door.
b.  Remove rear mulching plug.

 7.  Attaching Grass Catcher to Mower

a.  Lift the rear discharge door.
b.  Place the grass catcher on the pivot rod. Let go of 

discharge door so that it rests on the grass catcher. 
See Figure 3-6.