Mowing with the Grass Bag
A w or n g rass ba g could allo w small stones
and other similar de bris to be thr o wn in the
operator’ s or bystander’ s dir ection and r esult
in serious per sonal injur y or death to the
operator or bystander s.
Check the g rass ba g fr equentl y . If it is
dama ged, install a new T or o r eplacement
ba g .
Removing the Grass Bag
1. Stop the engine and w ait for all mo ving par ts
to stop .
2. Raise the disc harg e door handle and mo v e
it forw ard to eng ag e the pin with the catc h
( Figure 18 ).
3. Grasp the handles at the front and the rear of
the bag and lift the bag off the la wn mo w er .
4. Gradually tip the bag forw ard to empty the
clippings .
5. T o install the bag, refer to Installing the Grass
Bag .
If the discharge door does not close
completel y , the la wn mo w er could thr o w
objects, causing serious per sonal injur y or
death.
If y ou cannot close the door because the
g rass clippings clo g the discharge ar ea, stop
the engine and gentl y mo v e the discharge
door handle back and f or th until y ou can
close the door completel y . If y ou still cannot
close the door , r emo v e the obstr uction with
a stick, not y our hand.
T he la wn mo w er can thr o w g rass clippings
and other objects thr ough an open discharge
tunnel. Objects thr o wn with enough f orce
could cause serious per sonal injur y or death
to the operator or bystander .
Nev er open the door on the discharge tunnel
when the engine is r unning .
Operating Tips
General Tips
• R eview the safety instr uctions and read this
man ual carefully before operating the la wn
mo w er .
• Clear the area of stic ks , stones , wire , branc hes ,
and other debris that the blade could hit and
thro w .
• K ee p ev er y one , especially c hildren and pets ,
a w a y from the area of operation.
• A v oid striking trees , w alls , curbs , or other solid
objects . Nev er deliberately mo w o v er any
object.
• If the la wn mo w er strik es an object or star ts
to vibrate , immediately stop the engine ,
disconnect the wire from the spark plug, and
examine the la wn mo w er for damag e .
• Maintain a shar p blade throughout the cutting
season. P eriodically file do wn nic ks on the
blade .
• R e place the blade when necessar y with an
original T oro re placement blade .
• Mo w only dr y g rass or lea v es . W et g rass and
lea v es tend to clump on the yard and can cause
the la wn mo w er to plug or the engine to stall.
W et g rass or lea v es can cause serious
injur y if y ou slip and contact the blade.
Mo w onl y in dr y conditions.
• Clean the underside of the la wn mo w er dec k
after eac h mo wing . See Cleaning the Underside
of the La wn Mo w er Housing .
• K ee p the engine in g ood r unning condition.
• Set the engine speed to the fastest position for
the best cutting results .
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