Toro 22196 Operator's Manual page 16

9. Push the control bar to the right.
10. Lift the control bar up to about 1 inch (2.5 cm) below
the handle; refer to position A in Figure 22.
Note: The fan-like noise indicates that the blade is
turning.
1. 1 inch (2.5 cm)
11. Release the control bar; refer to position B in Figure 23.
You should hear a "bang." The blade should stop in 3
seconds.
12. Immediately push the machine over the newspaper ball.
13. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
14. Walk around the machine to check for the newspaper
ball. If the ball did not go under the deck, repeat steps
6 through 13.
15. Pull the machine away from the newspaper. If the
newspaper ball unravels or is shredded, the blade has
not properly stopped, resulting in an unsafe operating
condition. Contact an Authorized Service Dealer.
To check for a problem with the blade brake clutch system
before it affects its normal operation, you can perform the
Special Test that follows.
Special Test
1. Follow steps 1 through 7 from the Normal Test.
2. Move the control bar down to its lowest position
(Position B in Figure 23).
3. Push the control bar to the right.
4. Bring the control bar up into the middle position about
5 inches (12.7 cm) below the handle cross bar (Position
C in Figure 24).
Figure 22
Figure 23
Note: This intermediate position (C) is not the normal
operating position of the control bar. However, it helps
to detect a sticking blade brake clutch system early
enough to prevent an unsafe condition later.
5. Release the control bar (Position B in Figure 24).
Note: If you hear a loud "bang," you have raised the
control bar too high. Repeat steps 2 through 5 above,
but do not raise the control bar as high as in step 4.
6. Immediately push the machine over the newspaper ball.
7. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
8. Walk around the machine 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 machine (Figure 20).
B. Start the engine.
C. Follow steps 2 through 7 above.
9. Pull the machine away from the newspaper. If the
newspaper ball unravels or is shredded, the blade
brake clutch 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 machine.
DANGER
If the blade brake clutch system is inoperative,
the blade will continue to rotate when you release
the control bar. Contact with blade could occur,
causing serious injury.
• Check the blade brake clutch system operation
before each use.
• Never use a machine equipped with a blade
brake clutch that has an inoperative safety
system.
• Take your machine 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:
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Figure 24