Starting The Engine; Using The Self-Propel Drive; Stopping The Engine; Recycling The Clippings - Toro 20959 Operator's Manual

Starting the Engine

1. Hold the blade-control bar against the handle
12).
1. Blade-control bar
2. Pull the recoil-start handle
you feel resistance, then pull it sharply, and allow it to
return to the rope guide on the handle slowly.
Note: If the machine does not start after several
attempts, contact an Authorized Service Dealer.
Figure 12
(Figure 13) lightly until
Figure 13

Using the Self-Propel Drive

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To engage the self-propel drive: Squeeze the
(Figure
self-propel-drive bar against the handle and hold it
(Figure 14).
1. Self-propel-drive bar
Note: The maximum self-propel-drive speed is fixed.
To reduce the speed, increase the space between the
self-propel-drive bar and the handle.
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To disengage the self-propel-drive: release the
self-propel-drive bar.
Note: The machine comes with freewheeling clutches
that make it easier to pull the machine rearward. To
disengage the clutches, you may need to push the machine
forward about 2.5 cm (1 inch) or more after you release
the self-propel-drive bar.

Stopping the Engine

To stop the engine, release the blade-control bar.
Important: When you release the blade-control bar,
both the engine and blade should stop within 3 seconds.
If they do not stop properly, stop using your machine
immediately and contact an Authorized Service Dealer.

Recycling the Clippings

Your machine comes from the factory ready to recycle the
grass and leaf clippings back into the lawn.
If the grass bag is on the machine, remove it; refer to
Removing the Grass Bag (page 11)
clippings. If the side discharge chute is on the machine,
remove it; refer to
11) before recycling the clippings.
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Figure 14
before recycling the
Removing the Side-Discharge Chute (page