Toro 22196, Operator'S Manual

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Figure 17
9. Push the blade control bar to the right.
10. Lift the blade control bar up to about one inch
(2.5 cm) below the handle; refer to position A in
Figure 18.
Note:
The fan-like noise indicates that the mower
blade is turning.
Figure 18
1. 1 inch (2.5 cm)
11. Release the blade control bar; refer to position B in
Figure 19. You should hear a “bang.” The blade
should stop in 3 seconds.
Figure 19
12. Immediately push the mower over the newspaper
ball.
13. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to
stop.
14. Walk around the mower to check for the newspaper
ball. If the ball did not go under the housing, repeat
steps 6 through 13.
15. Pull the mower away from the newspaper. If the
newspaper ball unravels or is shredded, the blade
has not properly stopped, resulting in an unsafe
operating condition. Contact an Authorized Service
Dealer.
To check for a problem with the blade brake clutch
system
before it affects its normal operation, you can
perform the Special Test that follows.
Special Test
1. Follow steps 1 through 7 from the Normal Test.
2. Ensure that the blade control bar down is in the
lowest position (Figure 17).
3. Move the blade control bar to the right.
4. Bring the blade control bar up into the middle
position about 5 inches (12.7 cm) below the handle
cross bar (Position C in Figure 20).
Figure 20
Note:
This intermediate position (C) is not the
normal operating position of the blade control bar.
However, it helps to detect a sticking blade brake
clutch system early enough to prevent an unsafe
condition later.
5. Release the blade control bar (Position B in
Figure 20).
Note:
If you hear a loud “bang,” you have raised
the blade control bar too high. Repeat steps 2
through 5 above, but do not raise the blade control
bar as high as in step 4.
6. Immediately push the mower over the newspaper
ball.
7. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to
stop.
8. Walk around the mower to check for the newspaper
ball. If the ball did not go under the housing:
A. Place the ball of newspaper 5 inches (12.7 cm)
in front of the mower (Figure 16).
B. Start the engine.
C. Follow steps 2 through 7 above.
9. Pull the mower away from the newspaper. If the
newspaper ball unravels or is shredded, the blade
brake clutch system could be deteriorating to the
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