Holding The Bagger Door Open; Clearing Obstructions From The Bagger System; Removing The Discharge Tubes - Toro 78500 Operator's Manual

Holding the Bagger Door Open

Warning
Hands, fingers and arms can get pinched between
the back and front sections of the collector.
Keep people away from collector while
emptying it.
If working on the inside, use the holding pin to
hold the collector door open.
1. Disengage the PTO, set the parking brake, and chock or
block the tires.
2. Turn off the engine, remove the key, and wait for all
moving parts to stop before leaving the operating
position.
3. Open the bagger; refer to Opening the Bagger, page 20.
4. With the bagger open, pull out the holding pin and
insert into the hole in the hinge (Fig. 30).
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Figure 30
1. Holding pin
2. Hole in hinge (open)
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3
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3. Hole in hinge (storage)
4. Hinge
Clearing Obstructions From
the Bagger System
Danger
When the bagger is in operation, the blower can be
rotating and cut off or injure hands.
Before adjusting, cleaning, repairing and
inspecting the blower, and before unclogging the
chute, turn off the engine and wait for all moving
parts to stop. Remove the key.
Use a stick, not your hands, to remove an
obstruction from the blower and tube.
Keep face, hands, feet, and any other part of
your body or clothing away from concealed,
moving, or rotating parts.
1. Empty the bagger.
2. Disengage the PTO, set the parking brake, and chock or
block the drive wheels.
3. Turn off the engine, remove the key, and wait for all
moving parts to stop before leaving the operating
position.
4. Remove the complete tube assembly from the bagger
and boot.
5. Remove the boot from the mower.
6. Using a stick or similar object, not your hands,
carefully remove and clear the obstruction from the
mower, upper tube, middle tube, or boot assembly.
7. After you remove the obstruction, install the complete
bagger system and resume operation. Refer to Installing
the Discharge Tubes on page 17.

Removing the Discharge Tubes

Note: Remember to install the grass deflector when in side
discharge mode. Refer to Installing the Grass Deflector on
page 22.
1. Disengage the PTO, set the parking brake, and chock or
block the drive wheels.
2. Turn off the engine, remove the key, and wait for all
moving parts to stop before leaving the operating
position.
3. Unlatch the middle tube from the boot and slide apart
(Fig. 25).
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