Adjusting The Cutting Height; Using The Grass Bag - Toro 22198 Operator's Manual

4. Release the blade control bar (Position B in
Figure 18).
Note: If you hear a loud "bang," you have raised
the blade control bar too high. Repeat steps 2
through 4 above, but do not raise the blade control
bar as high as in step 3.
5. Immediately push the lawn mower over the
newspaper ball.
6. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to
stop.
7. Walk around the lawn mower to check for the
newspaper ball. If the ball did not go under the
deck:
A. Place the ball of newspaper 5 inches (12.7 cm)
in front of the lawn mower (Figure 14).
B. Start the engine.
C. Follow steps 2 through 6 above.
8. Pull the lawn mower away from the newspaper. If
the newspaper ball unravels or is shredded, the blade
brake clutch system system could be deteriorating to
the point where it could result in an unsafe operating
condition. Contact an Authorized Service Dealer
for an inspection and repair of your lawn mower.
DANGER
If the blade brake clutch system is inoperative, the
blade will continue to rotate when you release the
blade control bar. Contact with blade could occur,
causing serious injury.
• Check the blade brake clutch system operation
before each use.
• Never use a lawn mower equipped with a blade
brake clutch that has an inoperative safety
system.
• Take your lawn mower to an Authorized Service
Dealer for repair if the safety system fails to
operate properly.
Test Using the Grass Bag
You can use the grass bag to perform an additional test
to check the blade brake clutch mechanism:
1. Install the empty grass bag on the discharge tunnel.
2. Start the engine.
3. Push the blade control bar down to its lowest
position.
4. Lift the blade control bar to the normal blade
engaged position about one inch (2.5 cm) below the
handle. The bag should begin to inflate, indicating
that the blade is engaged and rotating.
5. Release the blade control bar. If the bag does
not immediately deflate, it indicates that the blade
is still rotating. The blade brake clutch may be
deteriorating, and, if ignored, could result in an
unsafe operating condition. Have the lawn mower
inspected and serviced by an Authorized Service
Dealer.

Adjusting the Cutting Height

Each wheel is adjusted individually with a wheel height
adjustment lever. Cutting heights are 1 inch (25 mm),
1-1/2 inches (38 mm), 2 inches (51 mm), 2-1/2 inches
(64 mm), 3 inches (76 mm), and 3-1/2 inches (89 mm).
DANGER
Adjusting the cutting height levers could bring
your hands into contact with a moving blade and
result in serious injury.
• Stop the engine and wait for all movement to
stop before adjusting the cutting height.
• Do not put your fingers under the housing
when adjusting the cutting height.
1. Pull the wheel height adjustment lever toward the
wheel (Figure 19) and move it to the desired setting.
1. Wheel height adjustment lever
2. Release the wheel height adjustment lever and seat
it securely in the notch.
3. Adjust all the wheels to the same cutting height
setting.

Using the Grass Bag

Occasionally, you may wish to use the grass bag for
bagging extra long grass, lush grass, or leaves.
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Figure 19