Using The Discharge Tunnel Plug; Checking The Blade Brake Clutch - Toro ProLine Recycler 22045 Operator's Manual

Figure 10
2. Slide the control bar to the right and raise it to the B
position to engage the blade (Fig. 10).
3. Squeeze the control bar against the handle to the C
position to drive (Fig. 10).
Note: To disengage the traction drive but keep the blade
engaged, gradually release the control bar to the B
position. To self-propel with the blade disengaged,
squeeze the control bar against handle to the C position
without sliding the control bar to the right.
Using the Discharge Tunnel
Plug
1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
2. Insert the plug; refer to Installing the Discharge Tunnel
Plug on page 9.
3. To remove the plug, move the discharge door handle
rearward and lift up the spring clip on the bottom of
the plug. When the plug is unlocked, pull it out of the
discharge tunnel.
Note: When grass is thick and lush, clippings may collect
on and around the discharge tunnel plug. This may make
removing the plug difficult. Clean the plug thoroughly
after each use.
Checking the Blade Brake
Clutch
Check the control bar before each use to ensure that the
blade brake clutch (BBC) system is operating properly.
Normal Test
1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
2. Move the lawn mower onto a paved surface in a
non-windy area.
3. Set all four wheels in to the 2- / in. (70 mm) cutting
height setting (Fig. 17).
4. Set the ground speed selector to the N (Neutral)
position.
5. Take a half sheet of newspaper and crumple it into a
ball small enough to go under the deck (about three
inches or 76 mm in diameter) as shown in Figure 11.
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1. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
6. Place the ball of newspaper five inches (12.7 cm) in
front of the lawn mower (Fig. 11).
7. Start the engine.
8. Move the control bar down to its lowest position
(Fig. 12).
9. Lift the control bar up to about one inch (2.5 cm)
below the handle; refer to position A in Figure 13.
Note: The fan-like noise indicates that the lawn
mower blade is turning.
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Figure 11
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Figure 12