Stopping The Engine; Operating The Self-Propel Drive; Recycling The Clippings - Toro 22295 Operator's Manual

6. When the engine starts, move the throttle-control lever
to the Fast position

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.
Note: Close the fuel valve by moving the fuel-valve lever
(Figure 14) to the left if you will not be starting the engine
soon afterward.
Operating the Self-Propel
Drive
This machine has 3 ground speeds: 1 (slow), 2 (medium),
and 3 (fast); it also has a Neutral (N) position. The
self-propel-drive lever is located below and behind the fuel
tank (Figure 17).
Figure 17
1. Self-propel-drive lever
1. Move the self-propel-drive lever to the desired ground
speed.
2. Start the engine.
3. Squeeze the blade-control bar against the handle to the
Run/Drive position
(Figure 15).
(Figure 18).
1. Handle
2. Blade-control bar in the
Run/Drive position
Important: Shifting speeds while squeezing
the blade-control bar against the handle in
the Run/Drive position could damage the
transmission. Move the blade-control bar to the
Run/Shift position
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 bar to decrease the ground
speed when you are making a turn or if the machine
is moving too fast for you. If you lower the bar too
far, the machine stops self-propelling. Squeeze the
bar closer to the handle to increase the ground speed.
When you hold the bar tight against the handle, the
machine self-propels at the maximum ground speed.
Move the self-propel-drive lever to the Neutral position
when you use the machine for trimming.

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 19).
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Figure 18
3. Blade-control bar in the
Run/Shift position—about
2.5 cm (1 inch) below the
handle
4. Blade-control bar in the
Stop position
(Figure 18) whenever you
14).