Toro TimeMaster 20976 - Disengaging the Blades; Checking the Blade-Stop System Operation; Using the Grass Bag; Not Using the Grass Bag

Side-Dischargingthe
Clippings
Usethesidedischargeforcuttingverytallgrass.
Ifthebagisonthemachine,removeitandinsertthe
rear-dischargeplug;refertoRemovingtheGrassBag
(page15)beforeside-dischargingtheclippings.
Important:Ensurethattherear-dischargeplugis
inplacebeforeyourecycletheclippings(Figure
25).
InstallingtheSide-Discharge
Chute
1.Liftopentheside-dischargedoor(Figure28).
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Figure28
1.Side-dischargedoor2.Side-dischargechute
2.Installtheside-dischargechuteasshownin
Figure28andFigure29,andclosethedoor
ontothechute.
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Figure29
RemovingtheSide-Discharge
Chute
Toremovetheside-dischargechute,reversethesteps
inInstallingtheSide-DischargeChute(page16).
OperatingTips
GeneralMowingTips
•Inspecttheareawhereyouwillusethemachine
andremoveallobjectsthatthemachinecould
throw.
•Avoidstrikingsolidobjectswiththeblades.Never
deliberatelymowoveranyobject.
•Ifthemachinestrikesanobjectorstartstovibrate,
immediatelyshutofftheengine,removethekey
(ifequipped),disconnectthewirefromthespark
plug,andexaminethemachinefordamage.
•Forbestperformance,installnewbladesbefore
thecuttingseasonbegins.
•ReplacethebladeswhennecessarywithT oro
replacementblades.
CuttingGrass
•Cutonlyaboutathirdofthegrassbladeatatime.
Donotcutbelow51mm(2inches)unlessthe
grassissparseoritislatefallwhengrassgrowth
beginstoslowdown.
•Whencuttinggrassover15cm(6inches)tall,
mowatthehighestcuttingheightsettingandwalk
slower;thenmowagainatalowersettingforthe
bestlawnappearance.Ifthegrassistoolong,the
machinemayplugandcausetheenginetostall.
•Wetgrassandleavestendtoclumpontheyard
andcancausethemachinetoplugortheengine
tostall.Avoidmowinginwetconditions.
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