Toro TimeMaster 20200 - Side-Discharging the Clippings; Operating Tips

Side-dischargingtheClippings
Usethesidedischargeforcuttingverytallgrass.
Ifthebagisonthemachine,removeit
andinserttherear-dischargeplug;referto
RemovingtheGrassBag(page13)beforeside-discharging
theclippings.
Important:Ensurethattherear-dischargeplugisin
placebeforeyourecycletheclippings(Figure24).
WARNING
Thebladeissharp;contactingthebladecanresult
inseriouspersonalinjury.
Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop
beforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
InstallingtheSide-dischargeChute
1.Liftopentheside-dischargedeector(Figure27).
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Figure27
1.Side-dischargedeector2.Side-dischargechute
2.Installtheside-dischargechuteasshownin
Figure27andFigure28,andclosethedeectoronto
thechute.
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Figure28
RemovingtheSide-dischargeChute
Toremovetheside-dischargechute,reversethestepsin
InstallingtheSide-dischargeChute(page14).
OperatingTips
GeneralMowingTips
•Cleartheareaofsticks,stones,wire,branches,andother
debristhatthebladecouldhit.
•Avoidstrikingsolidobjectswiththeblade.Never
deliberatelymowoveranyobject.
•Ifthemachinestrikesanobjectorstartstovibrate,
immediatelystoptheengine,disconnectthewirefrom
thesparkplug,andexaminethemachinefordamage.
•Forbestperformance,installanewbladebeforethe
cuttingseasonbegins.
•ReplacethebladewhennecessarywithaToro
replacementblade.
CuttingGrass
•Cutonlyaboutathirdofthegrassbladeatatime.Donot
cutbelowthe2-inch(51mm)settingunlessthegrassis
sparseoritislatefallwhengrassgrowthbeginstoslow
down.RefertoAdjustingtheCuttingHeight(page9).
•Whencuttinggrassover6inches(15cm)tall,mowatthe
highestcuttingheightsettingandwalkslower;thenmow
againatalowersettingforthebestlawnappearance.If
thegrassistoolong,themachinemayplugandcause
theenginetostall.
•Mowonlydrygrassorleaves.Wetgrassandleavestend
toclumpontheyardandcancausethemachinetoplug
ortheenginetostall.
WARNING
Wetgrassorleavescancauseseriousinjuryif
youslipandcontacttheblade.Mowonlyindry
conditions.
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