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Rear Discharge
Occasionally, you may need to cut the lawn without the
grass bag or the recycler plug when the grass is too long
for bagging.
To use the rear discharge feature, remove the recycler plug
or the grass bag (refer to Removing the Grass Bag on
page 15), and close the rear door.
DANGER
POTENTIAL HAZARD
•
Thrown objects may result if the rear door does
not close completely.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
•
Thrown objects can cause serious personal
injury or death.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
•
If you cannot close the rear door because grass
clippings clog the discharge area, stop the
engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and
remove the grass clippings (with a stick, not
your hand) until the door closes completely.
Operating Tips
General Tips
•
Review the safety instructions and read this manual
carefully before operating the lawn mower.
•
Clear the area of sticks, stones, wire, branches, and
other debris which could be picked up or hit by the
blade and become thrown objects.
•
Keep everyone, especially children and pets, away
from the area of operation.
•
Avoid striking trees, walls, curbs, or other solid
objects. Never deliberately mow over any object.
•
If the lawn mower strikes an object or starts to vibrate,
immediately stop the engine, disconnect the wire from
the spark plug, and examine the lawn mower for
damage.
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Maintain a sharp blade throughout the cutting season.
Periodically file down nicks on the blade.
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Replace the blade when necessary with an original
Toro replacement blade.
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Only mow dry grass or leaves. Wet grass and leaves
tend to clump on the yard and may cause the lawn
mower to plug or the engine to stall.
WARNING
POTENTIAL HAZARD
•
Wet grass or leaves can cause you to slip and
contact the blade.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
•
Blade contact can seriously injure you.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
•
Mow only in dry conditions.
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Clean clippings or leaves from the underside of the
lawn mower deck after each mowing. See Cleaning
the Underside of the Lawn Mower Housing on
page 19.
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Keep the engine in good running condition.
WARNING
POTENTIAL HAZARD
•
Operating a lawn mower with its engine
running at a speed greater than the factory
setting can cause an unsafe operating condition.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
•
The lawn mower could throw a part of the
blade or engine into the operator’s or
bystander’s area and cause serious personal
injury or death.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
•
Do not change the engine speed setting.
•
If you suspect the engine speed is faster than
normal, contact your Authorized Service
Dealer.
•
Clean the air filter frequently. Recycling stirs up more
clippings and dust which clogs the air filter and
reduces engine performance.
•
To achieve the best recycling action, set the lawn
mower cutting height so the lawn mower cuts no more
than a third of the grass blade or a maximum of
one-inch- (25 mm) long clippings. If you try to recycle
more or if the grass is very lush, the recycling action
will be poor. Under these conditions, use the rear
discharge or grass catcher. A few days later, install the
recycle plug in your lawn mower to resume recycling.
Cutting Grass
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In the summer heat, cut the grass at the D, E, or F (52,
63, or 75 mm) cutting height settings. Only cut off
about a third of the grass blade. Do not cut below the
D (52 mm) setting unless the grass is sparse or it is late
autumn when the grass growth begins to slow down.
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