Recycling The Clippings; Bagging The Clippings; Installing The Grass Bag - Toro Recycler 20654 Operator's Manual

Recycling the Clippings

Your mower comes from the factory ready to recycle
the grass and leaf clippings back into the lawn.
If the grass bag is on the mower, remove it (refer to
Removing the Grass Bag on page 9) before
recycling the clippings. If the side discharge chute is
on the mower, remove it and lock the side discharge
door (refer to Removing the Side Discharge Chute on
page 10) before recycling the clippings.
Important: Ensure that the rear discharge plug is in
place before you recycle the clippings.
Installing the Discharge Plug
1. Open the
discharge door by
moving the
discharge door
handle rearward.
2. Hold the
discharge door
fully open and
insert the plug.
Note: Fit the
lower section of
the plug into the
opening first.
3. Lift the door
latch on the door
handle (A) and
push the top of the
plug all the way in
while moving the
door handle
rearward.
4. Release the
door latch, allowing
it to hook it over
the tabs on the
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plug (B).
Removing the Discharge Plug
1. Pull up on the door latch and hold the discharge
door fully open.
2. When the plug is unlocked, pull the plug out of
the discharge tunnel.

Bagging the Clippings

Use the grass bag when you want to collect grass
and leaf clippings from the lawn.
If the side discharge chute is on the mower, remove it
and lock the side discharge door (refer to Removing
the Side Discharge Chute on page 10) before bagging
the clippings.
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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. Check to ensure that the discharge door handle is
fully forward.
2. Fit the bag
door opening over
the discharge
tunnel opening.
3. Set the rear of the bag frame on the handle
knobs.
4. Pull the handle
rearward until the
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latch locks into the
notch in the bag
door latch.
A B
Removing the Grass Bag
1. Lift the door latch until it clears the bag notch and
move the discharge door handle forward.
2. Grasp the bag frame handle and the rear of the
grass bag and lift the bag off the mower.
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