Toro TimeMaster 20199 - Using the Grass Bag; Blade-stop System Check

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1.Blade-controlbarlock2.Blade-controlbar
2.Holdtheblade-controlbaragainstthehandle
(Figure22).
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Figure22
DisengagingtheBlade
Releasetheblade-controlbar(Figure23).
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Figure23
Important:Whenyoureleasetheblade-control
bar,thebladesshouldstopwithin3seconds.If
theydonotstopproperly,stopusingyourmachine
immediatelyandcontactanAuthorizedService
Dealer.
CheckingtheBlade-stop
SystemOperation
Beforeeachuse,checkthatthebladesstopwithin3
secondsofreleasingtheblade-controlbar.
UsingtheGrassBag
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Youcanusethegrassbagtochecktheblade-stop
system.
1.Removetherear-dischargeplug.
2.Installtheemptygrassbagonthemachine.
3.Starttheengine.
4.Engagetheblades.
Note:Thebagshouldbegintoinate,indicating
thatthebladesarerotating.
5.Whilewatchingthebag,releasetheblade-controlbar.
Note:Ifthebagdoesnotdeatewithin3seconds
ofreleasingtheblade-controlbar,theblade-stop
systemmaybedeterioratingand,ifignored,could
resultinanunsafeoperatingcondition.Havethe
machineinspectedandservicedbyanAuthorized
ServiceDealer.
6.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
NotUsingtheGrassBag
1.Movethemachineontoapavedsurfaceina
non-windyarea.
2.Setall4wheelstothe3-1/2inch(89mm)cutting
heightsetting.
3.Takeahalfsheetofnewspaperandcrumpleitintoa
ballsmallenoughtogounderthemachine(about3
inchesor75mmindiameter).
4.Placethenewspaperballabout5inches(13cm)in
frontofthemachine.
5.Starttheengine.
6.Engagetheblades.
7.Releasetheblade-controlbarandbegincountingout
3seconds.
8.Onthecountof3,pushthemachinequicklyforward
overthenewspaper.
9.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
10.Gotothefrontofthemachineandcheckthe
newspaperball.
Note:Ifthenewspaperballdidnotgounderthe
machine,repeatsteps
4through10.
11.Ifthenewspaperisunravelledorshredded,the
bladesdidnotstopproperly,whichcouldresultinan
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