Installing The Grass Bag; Recycling The Clippings; Bagging The Clippings - Toro Recycler 20958 Operator's Manual

4. Place the newspaper ball about 13 cm (5 inches) in
front of the machine.
5. Start the engine.
6. Engage the blade.
7. Release the blade-control bar.
8. Immediately push the machine over the newspaper ball.
9. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
10. Go to the front of the machine and check the
newspaper ball.
Note: If the newspaper ball did not go under the
machine, repeat steps 4 through 10.
11. If the newspaper is unravelled or shredded, the blade
did not stop properly, which could result in an unsafe
operating condition. Contact an Authorized Service
Dealer.

Recycling the Clippings

Your machine comes from the factory ready to recycle the
grass and leaf clippings back into the lawn.
If the grass bag is on the machine and the bag-on-demand
lever is in the bagging position, move the lever to the recycling
position; refer to Operating the Bag-on-Demand Lever (page
12) before recycling the clippings. If the side-discharge
chute is on the machine, remove it; refer to Removing the
Side-discharge Chute (page 13) before recycling the clippings.

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 the operator or
a bystander, and result 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 machine, remove it;
refer to Removing the Side-discharge Chute (page 13) before
bagging the clippings. If the bag-on-demand lever is in the
recycling position, move it to the bagging position; refer to
Operating the Bag-on-Demand Lever (page 12).
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. Raise and hold up the rear deflector (Figure 19).
1. Notches
2. Rear deflector
2. Install the grass bag, ensuring that the pins on the bag
rest in the notches on the handle (Figure 19).
3. Lower the rear deflector.
Removing the Grass Bag
To remove the bag, reverse the steps above.
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Figure 19
3. Grass bag pin (2)