Disengaging The Blade; Checking The Blade-Stop System Operation; Mulching The Clippings - Toro Super Bagger Operator's Manual

Disengaging the Blade

Release the blade-control bar
Figure 27
Important:
When you release the blade-control
bar, the blade should stop within 3 seconds. If it
does not stop properly, stop using your machine
immediately and contact an Authorized Service
Dealer.
Checking the Blade-Stop
System Operation
Check the blade-control bar before each use to ensure
that the blade-stop system is operating properly.
Using the Grass Bag
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
You can use the grass bag to perform an additional
test to check the blade stop system.
1. Install the empty grass bag on the machine.
2. Start the engine.
3. Engage the blade.
Note:
The bag should begin to inflate, indicating
that the blade is engaged and rotating.
4. Release the blade-control bar.
Note:
If the bag does not immediately deflate,
the blade is still rotating. The blade-stop system
may be deteriorating and, if ignored, could
result in an unsafe operating condition. Have
the machine inspected and serviced by an
Authorized Service Dealer.
(Figure 27).
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5. Shut off the engine and wait for all moving parts
to stop.
Not Using the Grass Bag
1. Move the machine onto a paved surface in a
non-windy area.
2. Set all 4 wheels to the 89 mm (3-1/2 inch)
height-of-cut setting.
3. Take a half sheet of newspaper and crumple it
into a ball small enough to go under the machine
housing (about 76 mm or 3 inches in diameter).
4. Place the newspaper ball about 13 cm (5 inches)
in front of the machine.
5. Start the engine.
6. Engage the blade.
7. Immediately push the machine over the
newspaper ball.
8. Release the blade-control bar.
9. Shut off the engine and wait for all moving parts
to stop.
10. Go to the front of the machine and check the
newspaper ball.
•
If the newspaper ball did not go under the
machine, repeat steps
•
If the newspaper is unravelled or shredded,
the blade did not stop properly, which could
result in an unsafe operating condition.
Contact an Authorized Service Dealer.

Mulching the Clippings

Your machine comes from the factory ready to mulch
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 15)
the clippings. If the side-discharge chute is on the
machine, remove it and lock the side-discharge
deflector; refer to Removing the Side-Discharge Chute
(page 16) before mulching the clippings.
Important:
The machine has a safety switch that
prevents you from starting the machine unless
you first install the mulch plug securely on the
machine (Figure 28).
Install the mulch plug as illustrated in
13
4 through 10.
before mulching
Figure 28.