Bagging The Clippings; Operating Tips - Toro 22290 Operator's Manual

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 in your direction
or in the direction of 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 blades are sharp; contacting the blades 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. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
2. Raise and hold up the rear door (Figure 16).
Figure 16
1. Rear door
2. Bag-rod end (2)
3. Remove the rear-discharge plug by pushing in the latch
with your thumb and pulling the plug out from the
machine (Figure 15).
4. Install the bag-rod ends into the notches at the base of
the handle, and rock the bag back and forth to ensure
that the bag-rod ends are seated at the bottom of both
notches (Figure 16).
5. Lower the rear door until it rests on the grass bag.
3. Notch (2)
4. Grass bag
Removing the Grass Bag
DANGER
The machine can throw grass clippings and other
objects through an opening in the mower housing.
Objects thrown with enough force could cause
serious personal injury or death to you or to
bystanders.
• Never remove the grass bag and then start the
engine without the discharge plug installed on
the machine.
• Never open the rear door on the machine when
the engine is running.
1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
2. Raise the rear door.
3. Remove the bag rod on the grass bag from the notches
at the base of the handle (Figure 16).
4. Install the discharge plug; refer to Recycling the
Clippings (page 13).
5. Lower the rear door.

Operating Tips

General Tips
•
Review the safety instructions and read this manual
carefully before operating the machine.
•
Clear the area of sticks, stones, wire, branches, and other
debris that the blade could hit and throw.
•
Keep everyone, especially children and pets, away from
the area of operation.
•
Avoid striking trees, walls, curbs, or other solid objects.
Never deliberately mow over any object.
•
If the machine strikes an object or starts to vibrate,
immediately stop the engine, disconnect the wire from
the spark plug, and examine the machine for damage.
•
Maintain a sharp blade throughout the cutting season.
Periodically file down nicks on the blade.
•
Replace the blade when necessary with an original Toro
replacement blade.
•
Mow only dry grass or leaves. Wet grass and leaves tend
to clump on the yard and can cause the machine to plug
or the engine to stall.
WARNING
Wet grass or leaves can cause serious injury if
you slip and contact the blade.
Mow only in dry conditions.
•
Clean under the mower housing after each mowing; refer
to Cleaning under the Mower Housing (page 20).
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