Using The Discharge Tunnel Plug; Checking The Blade Brake Clutch - Toro 22196 Operator's Manual

2. Start the engine.
3. Squeeze the blade control bar to the Run/Shift
position (Figure 15) and move the ground speed
control to the desired speed setting (Figure 14).
Figure 15
1. Run/Drive position
2. Run/Shift position
4. Squeeze the blade control bar against the handle to
the Run/Drive position (Figure 15).
Important: Do not shift speeds while
squeezing the blade control bar against the
handle in the Run/Drive position; this can
damage the transmission. Move the blade
control bar to the Run/Shift position when you
change the ground speed.
Note: You can vary the ground speed by increasing
or decreasing the distance between the blade control
bar and the handle. Lower the blade control bar to
decrease the ground speed when you are making a
turn or if the mower is moving too fast for you. If
you lower the blade control bar too far, the mower
stops self-propelling. Squeeze the blade control bar
closer to the handle to increase the ground speed.
When you hold the blade control bar tight against
the handle, the mower self-propels at the maximum
ground speed. Move the ground speed control to
the Neutral position when you use the mower for
trimming or whenever you leave the mower.
Using the Discharge Tunnel
Plug
1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to
stop.
2. Insert the plug; refer to Installing the Discharge
Tunnel Plug.
3. To remove the plug, move the discharge door
handle rearward and lift up the spring clip on the
bottom of the plug. When the plug is unlocked, pull
it out of the discharge tunnel.
3. Stop position
Note: When grass is thick and lush, clippings may
collect on and around the discharge tunnel plug.
This may make removing the plug difficult. Clean
the plug thoroughly after each use.
Checking the Blade Brake
Clutch
Check the operation of the blade brake clutch before
each use to ensure that it is operating properly.
Normal Test
1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to
stop.
2. Move the mower onto a paved surface in a
non-windy area.
3. Set all 4 wheels in to the 2-3/4 inch (70 mm) cutting
height setting.
4. Set the ground speed selector to the Neutral
position.
5. Take a half sheet of newspaper and crumple it into
a ball small enough to go under the housing (about
3 inches or 76 mm in diameter).
6. Place the ball of newspaper 5 inches (12.7 cm) in
front of the mower (Figure 16).
1. 5 inches (12.7 cm)
7. Start the engine.
8. Ensure that the blade control bar down is in the
lowest position (Figure 17).
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Figure 16