4.Movethebypassleversrearwardandthendown
tolocktheminplaceasshowninFigure23to
disengagethewheelmotors.Repeatthisoneach
sideofthemachine.
5.Movethemotioncontrolleversinwardtothe
neutralposition.
Themachineisnowabletobepushedbyhand.
Figure23
Rightsideshown
1.Bypassleverlocation
3.Leverpositionfor
operatingthemachine
2.Leverpositionforpushing
themachine
ToOperatetheMachine
Movethebypassleversupwardandpushthemforward,
tothemiddleofthehorizontalslot(
Figure23)to
engagethewheelmotors.
GrassDeector
Themowerhasahingedgrassdeectorthatdisperses
clippingstothesideanddowntowardtheturf.
DANGER
Withoutthegrassdeector,dischargecover,or
completegrasscatcherassemblymountedin
place,youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryor
death.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfromthe
mowerbecausethegrassdeectorroutes
materialdowntowardtheturf.Ifthe
grassdeectoriseverdamaged,replaceit
immediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemower.
•Nevertrytocleardischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoumovethebladecontrolswitch
toOffandrotatetheignitionkeytoOff.Also
removethekeyandpullthewireoffthespark
plug(s).
ConvertingtoSideDischarge
Themowerdeckandmowerbladesshippedwith
thismachineweredesignedforoptimummulching
performance.Sidedischargeperformancecanbe
improvedbyreplacingthemulchingbladeswith
standardcuttingbladesobtainedfromyourlocal
authorizedTorodealer.Tomaintainoptimummulching
performance,alwaysinstallthemulchingbladesthatare
shippedwiththisunitwhenchangingbacktomulching
operation.
RemovingtheRightBafeforSide
Discharge
Note:Ifthebaggerattachmentisaddedthemachine,
standardbladesmustbeinstalledforproperbagging
function.ContactyourlocalauthorizedTorodealer
fortheproperpartnumber.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtopark
position,stoptheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Removetherightmowerblade.RefertotheMower
Maintenancesection.
4.Removethe2knobsandcurvedwashersthatsecure
therightbafetothemowerasshownin
Figure24.
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