Toro 74560 - Emptying the Grass Collector; Mulching the Grass

CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemachinewhileitis
unattended.
AlwaysremovetheignitionandKeyChoicekeys
andsettheparkingbrakewhenleavingthemachine
unattended,evenifitisjustforafewminutes.
EmptyingtheGrassCollector
Whenthegrasscollectorisfull,abuzzersounds,andthe
grasscollectormustthenbeemptied.
Important:Topreventthedischargetunnelfrom
gettingclogged,disengagetheblades(PTO)whenthe
buzzersounds.
1.Ifthelockingpinisinthelockedposition,unlockit
(Figure16).
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Figure16
1.Topsupportbar2.Lockingpin
2.Disengagetheblades(PTO)andmovethethrottleto
theSlowposition.
3.Pullthegrasscollectordumpleverforwardtotiltthe
grasscollector(Figure17).
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Figure17
1.Pullthegrasscollectordumpleverforwardtoemptythe
grass.
4.Emptythegrasscollector.
5.Beforereturningthegrasscollectortotheoperating
position,movethemachineforwardtoclearthegrass
collectorofthedepositedgrass.
6.Slowlylowerthedumplevertoreturnthegrass
collectortotheoperatingposition.
MulchingtheGrass
Tomulchthegrassclippings,youmustinstallamulchplugin
themachine.
1.Disengagetheblades(PTO).
2.Settheparkingbrake.
3.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
4.Removethegrasscollector;refertoRemovingthe
GrassCollector.
5.Insertthemulchplug(
Figure18)intothedischarge
openingattherearofthemachine,andhookitintothe
holeinthedischargechute(Figure19).
Figure18
1.Mulchplug
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