Checking The Blade-Brake Clutch; Recycling The Clippings - Toro 22298 Operator's Manual

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1. Move the blade-control
bar to the right.
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To disengage the self-propel drive and the blade:
Release the blade-control bar.
Note: You can vary the ground speed by increasing or
decreasing the distance between the blade-control bar and the
handle. Lower the bar to decrease the ground speed when you
are making a turn or if the machine is moving too fast for you.
If you lower the bar too far, the machine stops self-propelling.
Squeeze the bar closer to the handle to increase the ground
speed. When you hold the bar tight against the handle, the
machine self-propels at the maximum ground speed. Move
the self-propel-drive lever to the Neutral position when you
use the machine for trimming.
Checking the Blade-Brake
Clutch
Check the blade-control bar before each use to ensure that
the blade-brake clutch is operating properly.
Checking with the Grass Bag
1. Install the empty grass bag on the machine.
2. Start the engine.
3. Engage the blade.
Note: The bag should begin to inflate, indicating that
the blade is engaged and rotating.
4. Release the blade-control bar.
Note: If the bag does not immediately deflate, the
blade is still rotating. The blade-brake clutch may be
deteriorating and, if ignored, could result in an unsafe
operating condition. Have the machine inspected and
serviced by an Authorized Service Dealer.
5. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
Checking without the Grass Bag
1. Move the machine onto a paved surface in a non-windy
area.
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Figure 16
2. Raise the blade-control
bar to the handle.
2. Set all 4 wheels to the 76 mm (3 inch) cutting-height
setting; refer to
3. Take a half sheet of newspaper and crumple it into a
ball small enough to go under the machine housing
(about 76 mm or 3 inches in diameter).
4. Place the newspaper ball about 13 cm (5 inches) in
front of the machine
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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
Note: 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

This machine comes from the factory ready to recycle grass
and leaf clippings back into the lawn. To prepare the machine
to recycle:
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If the grass bag is on the machine, remove it; refer to
Removing the Grass Bag (page
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If the rear-discharge plug is not installed, grip it by
the handle, raise the rear door, and insert it into the
rear-discharge chute until the latch locks into place
(Figure 18).
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Adjusting the Cutting Height (page
(Figure 17).
Figure 17
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