Starting The Engine; Stopping The Engine; Recycling The Clippings - Toro 22289 Operator's Manual

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 cutting-height lever toward the wheel
13) and move the lever to the desired setting.
Figure 13
1. Rear cutting-height lever (2)
2. Front cutting-height lever (2)
2. Release the cutting-height lever and seat it securely in
the notch.
3. Adjust all the wheels to the same cutting-height setting.

Starting the Engine

1. Connect the spark-plug wire to the spark plug.
2. Hold the blade-control bar against the upper handle
(Figure 14).
Figure 14
1. Upper handle
3. Pull the starter handle lightly until you feel resistance,
pull it sharply, then allow it to return slowly to the rope
guide on the handle.
(Figure
2. Blade-control bar

Stopping the Engine

Release the blade-control bar. Both the engine and the blade
should stop within 3 seconds. If they do not, 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:
•
If the grass bag is on the machine, remove it; refer to
Removing the Grass Bag (page
•
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 15).
1. Rear-discharge plug
WARNING
Operating the machine to recycle lawn clippings
without the plug in place allows objects to be
thrown in your direction or in the direction of
bystanders. Also, contact with the blades could
occur. Thrown objects or blade contact can cause
serious injury or death.
Ensure that the rear-discharge plug is in place
before you recycle the clippings. Never engage the
blades without either the rear-discharge plug or the
grass bag installed on the machine.
13
14).
Figure 15
2. Rear door