Operator's Manual

Run/Shiftposition(Figure19)wheneveryou
changethegroundspeed.
Note:Youcanvarythegroundspeedbyincreasingor
decreasingthedistancebetweentheblade-controlbar
andthehandle.Lowerthebartodecreasetheground
speedwhenyouaremakingaturnorifthemachine
ismovingtoofastforyou.Ifyoulowerthebartoo
far,themachinestopsself-propelling.Squeezethe
barclosertothehandletoincreasethegroundspeed.
Whenyouholdthebartightagainstthehandle,the
machineself-propelsatthemaximumgroundspeed.
Movetheself-propel-drivelevertotheNEUTRAL
positionwhenyouusethemachinefortrimming.
RecyclingtheClippings
Thismachinecomesfromthefactoryreadytorecyclegrass
andleafclippingsbackintothelawn.Topreparethemachine
torecycle:
•Ifthegrassbagisonthemachine,removeit;referto
RemovingtheGrassBag(page15).
•Iftherear-dischargeplugisnotinstalled,gripitby
thehandle,raisethereardoor,andinsertitintothe
rear-dischargechuteuntilthelatchlocksintoplace
(Figure20).
Figure20
1.Rear-dischargeplug2.Reardoor
WARNING
Operatingthemachinetorecyclelawnclippings
withoutthepluginplaceallowsobjectstobe
throwntowardyouorbystanders.Also,contactwith
thebladescouldoccur.Thrownobjectsorblade
contactcancauseseriousinjuryordeath.
Ensurethattherear-dischargeplugisinplace
beforeyourecycletheclippings.Neverengagethe
bladeswithouteithertherear-dischargeplugorthe
grassbaginstalledonthemachine.
BaggingtheClippings
Usethegrassbagwhenyouwanttocollectgrassandleaf
clippingsfromthelawn.
WARNING
Aworngrassbagcouldallowsmallstonesand
othersimilardebristobethrowntowardyouor
bystanders,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryor
death.
Checkthegrassbagfrequently.Ifitisdamaged,
installanewTororeplacementbag.
WARNING
Thebladesaresharp;contactingthebladescan
resultinseriouspersonalinjury.
Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
InstallingtheGrassBag
1.Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop.
2.Raiseandholdupthereardoor(Figure21).
Figure21
1.Reardoor
3.Notch(2)
2.Bag-rodend(2)
3.Removetherear-dischargeplugbypushinginthelatch
withyourthumbandpullingtheplugoutfromthe
machine(Figure20).
4.Installthebag-rodendsintothenotchesatthebaseof
thehandle,androckthebagbackandforthtoensure
thatthebag-rodendsareseatedatthebottomofboth
notches(Figure21).
5.Lowerthereardooruntilitrestsonthegrassbag.
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