Recycler Rider Tips; Tips For Cutting Grass - Toro Wheel Horse 8-25 Operator's Manual

Operation
Recycler Rider Tips
Recycler Rider Features
Your Toro Recycler rider has a new and completely
different cutting concept. It leaves your lawn with a
bagged look without bagging clippings. The rider is
equipped with special parts (Fig. 10) which increase
your rider's ability to cut and recut grass clippings,
leaves, and other yard debris into tiny particles which
are injected down into the grass. These parts are:
Deck ring
Special blade and blade stiffener
Discharge cover
Four special "kickers" positioned on the
underside of the mower deck in strategic
positions (A fifth kicker is molded into the
discharge cover).
3
2
4
6
3
Figure 10
1. Deck ring
2. Discharge cover
3. Kickers
24
3
5
1
4. Blade
5. Blade stiffener
6. Grass deflector

Tips for Cutting Grass

Even with the Recycler rider, you may encounter
conditions where it is not possible to incorporate all
of the grass clippings or leaves all of the time into the
grass. Follow these instructions for the best cutting
results and lawn appearance:
Always use FAST (full) throttle when mowing.
Maintain a sharp blade throughout the cutting
season. A sharp blade cuts cleanly and without
tearing or shredding the grass blades like a dull
blade. Tearing and shredding causes the grass to
turn brown at the edges which impairs growth
and increases susceptibility to diseases. About
every 30 days, remove the wire from the spark
plug and check the cutter blade for sharpness.
File down any nicks on blade to restore its sharp
edge.
Use the washout port to clean clippings and dirt
from the underside of the mower after each use.
If grass and dirt build up inside the mower,
cutting quality will eventually become
unsatisfactory.
Very long or extremely wet grass can be cut, but
specific operating techniques must be used.
Start by setting height-of-cut in the highest
position. Using 1st gear and maximum throttle
speed, move into the grass and cut a swath that
is only half as wide as the mower housing. If
side discharging, direct grass clippings toward
area that was cut previously. Stop forward
movement occasionally to allow discharge area
to clear itself. Cutting too much grass may clog
the mower housing and discharge area. If mower
housing does clog, shut engine off, disengage
blade and remove the obstruction with a stick.