Toro 74388 - Grass Deflector; Converting to Side Discharge

3.Locatethebypassleversontheframeonbothsidesof
theengine.
4.Movethebypassleversforwardthroughthekeyhole
anddowntolocktheminplaceasshowninFigure23.
Ensurethisisdoneforeachlever.
5.Movethemotioncontrolleversinwardtotheneutral
positionandturntheignitionkeytotherunposition.
Donotstartthemachine.
Themachineisnowabletobepushedbyhand.
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Figure23
1.Bypassleverlocation
3.Leverpositionforpushing
themachine
2.Leverpositionfor
operatingthemachine
6.Whennished,ensurethekeyhasbeenreturnedtothe
Stoppositiontoavoiddrainingthebatterycharge.
Ifthemachinefailstomovetheelectricbrake
maystillbeengaged.Ifnecessarytheelectric
brakecanbereleasedmanually.Refertothe
ReleasingtheElectricBrake(page29)procedureinDrive
Maintenance.
ToOperatetheMachine
Movethebypassleversrearwardthroughthekeyholeand
downtolocktheminplaceasshowninFigure23.Ensure
thisisdoneforeachlever.
GrassDeector
Themowerhasahingedgrassdeectorthatdisperses
clippingstothesideanddowntowardtheturf.
DANGER
Withoutthegrassdeector,dischargecover,or
completegrasscatcherassemblymountedin
place,youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryor
death.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfromthemower
becausethegrassdeectorroutesmaterialdown
towardtheturf.Ifthegrassdeectorisever
damaged,replaceitimmediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemower.
•Nevertrytocleardischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoumovethebladecontrolswitch
toOffandrotatetheignitionkeytoOff.Also
removethekeyandpullthewireoffthespark
plug(s).
ConvertingtoSideDischarge
Thismowerdeckhastheoptiontobeoperatedintheside
dischargemode.Removethedischargecoverforoperatingin
thesidedischargemodeandinstallthehingedgrassdeector.
RemovingtheDischargeCoverforSide
Discharge
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengagethe
bladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtopark
position,stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitfor
allmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Removethewingnutandboltsecuringthecoverin
place(Figure24).Retainallpartsforfutureuse.
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