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RECYCLER
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RIDER TIPS
RECYCLERr RIDER FEATURES
Your Toro Recyclerr rider has a new and completely
different cutting concept. It leaves your lawn with a
bagged look without bagging clippings.
The rider is equipped with special parts (Fig. 8)
which increase your rider's ability to cut and recut
grass clippings, leaves, and other yard debris into
tiny particles which are injected down into the grass.
These parts are:
D Deck ring
D Special blade
D Discharge cover
D Four special kickers" positioned on the underĆ
side of the mower deck in strategic positions. (A fifth
kicker is molded into the discharge cover.)
Figure 8
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TIPS FOR CUTTING GRASS
Even with the Recyclerr rider, you may encounter
conditions where it is not possible to incorporate all
of the grass clippings or leaves all of the time into
the grass. Follow these instructions for the best cutĆ
ting results and lawn appearance:
D Always use FAST (full) throttle when mowing.
D Maintain a sharp blade
throughout the cutting
season. A sharp blade cuts cleanly and without tearĆ
ing or shredding the grass blades like a dull blade.
Tearing and shredding causes the grass to turn
brown at the edges which impairs growth and inĆ
creases susceptibility to diseases. About every 30
days, remove the wire from the spark plug and
check the cutter blade for sharpness. File down any
nicks on blade to restore its sharp edge.
D Clean any residue from the underside of the rider
housing and kickers after each use. If residue is alĆ
lowed to build up in rider housing and on kickers,
cutting performance may be unsatisfactory.
D Very long or extremely wet grass can be cut, but
specific operating techniques must be used. Start by
setting height-of-cut in the highest position. Using
1st gear and maximum throttle speed, move into the
grass and cut a swath that is only half as wide as the
mower housing. If side discharging, direct grass clipĆ
pings toward area that was cut previously. Stop forĆ
ward movement occasionally to allow discharge area
to clear itself. Cutting too much grass may clog the
mower housing and discharge area. If mower housĆ
ing does clog, shut engine off, disengage blade and
remove the obstruction with a stick.
Before removing any obstruction from mower
housing, move blade control into DISENGAGE
detent, depress clutch and brake pedals, shift
into neutral and turn ignition key to OFF posiĆ
tion. Remove wire from spark plug to prevent
the possibility of accidental starting.
DANGER
D When the rider is used to cut a lawn for the first
time, cut grass slightly longer than normal to ensure
that cutting height of mower housing will not cause
scalping, which could result from severe undulations
of the ground. In general, however, the cutting height
used in the past is probably the best one to use.
When cutting grass over six inches tall, you may
want to cut the lawn twice to hide clippings down in
the grass.
D If the grass is ever allowed to grow slightly longĆ
er than normal, or if it contains a high degree of
moisture, raise cutting height higher than usual and
cut the grass at this setting. Next, cut the grass
again using the lower, normal setting. This method of
cutting long grass results in an even distribution of
clippings and an acceptable quality-of-cut.
D In the heat of the summer, it is best to cut only
about 1/3 of the grass blade. Cutting below the 3rd
setting is not recommended unless grass is sparse
or it is late fall when grass growth begins to slow
down.
D If the cutting width of the rider is wider than the
mower previously used, raise heightĆofĆcut setting
one notch to ensure undulations in turf are not cut
too short.
D MOWING IN EXTREME CONDITIONSĊAir is reĆ
quired to cut and recut grass clippings in rider housĆ
ing, so do not set height-of-cut too low or totally
surround housing by uncut grass. Always try to have
one side of the rider housing free from uncut grass,
allowing air to be drawn into housing. When making
an initial cut thru center of uncut area, operate rider
at a slower speed and back up if rider starts to clog.
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