Toro TimeMaster 20976, Operator'S Manual

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Figure 25
1. Rear door 3. Rear-discharge plug
installed
2. Rear-discharge plug
WARNING
Operating the machine to recycle lawn
clippings without the plug in place allows
objects to be thrown toward you or
bystanders. Also, contact with the blades
could occur. Thrown objects or blade contact
can cause serious injury or death.
Ensure that the rear-discharge plug is in
place before you recycle the clippings.
Never engage the blades without either the
rear-discharge plug or the grass bag installed
on the machine.
Bagging the Clippings
Use the grass bag when you want to collect grass and
leaf clippings from the lawn.
If the side-discharge chute is on the mower, remove it
before bagging the clippings; refer to
Removing the
Side-Discharge Chute (page 16) .
Installing the Grass Bag
1. Raise and hold up the rear door ( Figure 26 ).
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Figure 26
1. Rear door 3. Latch
2. Rear-discharge plug
2. Remove the rear-discharge plug by pulling down
on the latch with your thumb and pulling the plug
out from the machine (
Figure 26 ).
3. Install the bag rod into the notches at the base
of the handle and rock the bag back and forth to
ensure that the rod is seated at the bottom of
both notches; refer to
Figure 27 .
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Figure 27
1. Bag rod 2. Notch (2)
4. Lower the rear door until it rests on the grass
bag.
Removing the Grass Bag
To remove the bag, reverse the steps in Installing the
Grass Bag (page 15) .
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