Bagging The Clippings; Side-Discharging The Clippings; Installing The Grass Bag - Toro TimeMaster 20975 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 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.
If the side-discharge chute is on the mower, remove it before
bagging the clippings; refer to Removing the Side-Discharge
Chute (page 16).
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. Raise and hold up the rear deflector (Figure 27).
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1. Rear deflector
2. Rear-discharge plug
2. Remove the rear-discharge plug by pulling down on the
latch with your thumb and pulling the plug out from
the machine (Figure 27).
3. Install the bag rod into the notches at the base of the
handle and rock the bag back and forth to ensure that
the rod is seated at the bottom of both notches; refer
to Figure 28.
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Figure 27
3. Latch
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1. Bag rod
4. Lower the rear deflector until it rests on the grass bag.
Removing the Grass Bag
To remove the bag, reverse the steps in Installing the Grass
Bag above.
Side-Discharging the
Clippings
Use the side discharge for cutting very tall grass.
If the bag is on the machine, remove it and insert the
rear-discharge plug; refer to Removing the Grass Bag (page
15) before side-discharging the clippings.
Important: Ensure that the rear-discharge plug is in
place before you recycle the clippings (Figure 26).
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 Side-Discharge Chute
With the chute in your right hand:
1. Lift open the side-discharge deflector (Figure 29).
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Figure 28
2. Notch (2)