Operator's Manual

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Figure20
1.Handle3.Blade-controlbarinthe
Run/Shiftposition—about
2.5cm(1inch)belowthe
handle
2.Blade-controlbarinthe
Run/Driveposition
4.Blade-controlbarinthe
Stopposition
Important:Shiftingspeedswhilesqueezing
theblade-controlbaragainstthehandlein
theRun/Drivepositioncoulddamagethe
transmission.Movetheblade-controlbarto
theRun/Shiftposition(Figure20)whenever
youchangethegroundspeed.
Note:Youcanvarythegroundspeedby
increasingordecreasingthedistancebetween
theblade-controlbarandthehandle.Lowerthe
bartodecreasethegroundspeedwhenyouare
makingaturnorifthemachineismovingtoofast
foryou.Ifyoulowerthebartoofar,themachine
stopsself-propelling.Squeezethebarcloserto
thehandletoincreasethegroundspeed.When
youholdthebartightagainstthehandle,the
machineself-propelsatthemaximumground
speed.Movetheself-propel-drivelevertothe
NEUTRALpositionwhenyouusethemachine
fortrimming.
RecyclingtheClippings
Thismachinecomesfromthefactoryreadytorecycle
grassandleafclippingsbackintothelawn.T oprepare
themachinetorecycle:
•Ifthegrassbagisonthemachine,removeit;refer
toRemovingtheGrassBag(page16).
•Iftherear-dischargeplugisnotinstalled,gripitby
thehandle,raisethereardoor,andinsertitinto
therear-dischargechuteuntilthelatchlocksinto
place(Figure21).
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Figure21
1.Rear-dischargeplug2.Reardoor
WARNING
Operatingthemachinetorecyclelawn
clippingswithoutthepluginplaceallows
objectstobethrowntowardyouor
bystanders.Also,contactwiththeblades
couldoccur.Thrownobjectsorbladecontact
cancauseseriousinjuryordeath.
Ensurethattherear-dischargeplugisin
placebeforeyourecycletheclippings.
Neverengagethebladeswithouteitherthe
rear-dischargeplugorthegrassbaginstalled
onthemachine.
BaggingtheClippings
Usethegrassbagwhenyouwanttocollectgrassand
leafclippingsfromthelawn.
WARNING
Aworngrassbagcouldallowsmallstones
andothersimilardebristobethrowntoward
youorbystanders,resultinginserious
personalinjuryordeath.
Checkthegrassbagfrequently.Ifitis
damaged,installanewTororeplacementbag.
WARNING
Thebladesaresharp;contactingtheblades
canresultinseriouspersonalinjury.
Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
InstallingtheGrassBag
1.Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmovingparts
tostop.
2.Raiseandholdupthereardoor(Figure22).
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