Mulching The Clippings; Bagging The Clippings - Toro 29730 Operator's Manual

Figure 18

Mulching the Clippings

Your machine comes from the factory ready to mulch the
grass and leaf clippings back into the lawn.
If the grass bag is on the machine, remove it before mulching
the clippings. Refer to Removing the Grass Bag (page

Bagging the Clippings

Use the grass bag when you want to collect grass and leaf
clippings from the lawn.
WARNING
A worn grass bag could allow small stones and
other similar debris to be thrown toward you or
bystanders, resulting in serious personal injury or
death.
Check the grass bag frequently. If it is damaged,
install a new Toro replacement bag.
WARNING
The blade is sharp; contacting the blade can result
in serious personal injury.
Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop
before leaving the operating position.
Installing the Grass Bag
1. Lift up the rear deflector
11).
(Figure 19).
1. Rear deflector
2. Notch in the handle
bracket (2)
2. Insert the rod ends of the grass bag into the notches
in the handle brackets
3. Allow the rear deflector to rest on the bag.
Removing the Grass Bag
1. Lift up the rear deflector
2. Lift the grass-bag handle out from the notches on the
handle brackets and remove the bag from the machine.
3. Close the rear deflector.
11
Figure 19
3. Rod end (2)
4. Grass bag
(Figure 19).
(Figure 19).