Toro 22197 User Manual

StoppingtheEngine
1.Releasethebladecontrolbarandmovethethrottle
controltotheOffposition.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplugifyoudo
notusethelawnmowerorifyouleaveitunattended.
UsingtheSelf-propelDrive
Thelawnmowerhas3groundspeeds:1isslow,2is
medium,and3isfast.thegroundspeedcontrolis
locatedattherearofthebeltcover(
Figure14).
Figure14
1.Groundspeedcontrol
1.MovethegroundspeedcontroltotheNeutral(N)
position.
2.Starttheengine.
3.Squeezethebladecontrolbaragainstthehandleto
theRun/Driveposition(Figure15).
Figure15
1.Run/Driveposition3.Stopposition
2.Run/Shiftposition
Note:Donotshiftspeedswhileyousqueeze
thebladecontrolbaragainstthehandlein
theRun/Driveposition;thiscandamagethe
transmission.Movethebladecontrolbartothe
Run/Shiftposition(Figure15)whenyouchange
thegroundspeed.
Note:Youcanvarythegroundspeedbyincreasing
ordecreasingthedistancebetweenthecontrolbar
andthehandle.Lowerthecontrolbartoslowthe
lawnmowerwhenmakingaturnorifthelawn
mowerismovingtoofastforyou.Ifyoulower
thecontrolbartoofar,thelawnmowerstops
self-propelling.Squeezethecontrolbarcloserto
thehandletoincreasethegroundspeed.When
youholdthecontrolbartightagainstthehandle,
thelawnmowerself-propelsatthemaximum
groundspeed.Movethegroundspeedcontrolto
theNeutral(N)positionwhenyouusethelawn
mowerfortrimmingandwheneveryouleavethe
lawnmower.
UsingtheDischargeTunnel
Plug
1.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop.
2.Inserttheplug;refertoInstallingtheDischarge
TunnelPlug.
3.Toremovetheplug,movethedischargedoor
handlerearwardandliftupthespringcliponthe
bottomoftheplug.Whentheplugisunlocked,pull
itoutofthedischargetunnel.
Note:Whengrassisthickandlush,clippingsmay
collectonandaroundthedischargetunnelplug.
Thismaymakeremovingtheplugdifcult.Clean
theplugthoroughlyaftereachuse.
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Toro 22197 Specifications

General

Brand	Toro
Model	22197
Category	Lawn Mower
Language	English