Adjusting The Cutting Height; Using The Grass Bag - Toro 22198 Operator's Manual

Note: This intermediate position (C) is not the normal
operating position of the control bar. However, it helps
to detect a sticking blade brake clutch system early
enough to prevent an unsafe condition later.
5. Release the control bar (Position B in Figure 20).
Note: If you hear a loud "bang," you have raised the
control bar too high. Repeat steps 2 through 5 above,
but do not raise the control bar as high as in step 4.
6. Immediately push the machine over the newspaper ball.
7. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
8. Walk around the machine to check for the newspaper
ball. If the ball did not go under the deck:
A. Place the ball of newspaper 5 inches (12.7 cm) in
front of the machine (Figure 16).
B. Start the engine.
C. Follow steps 2 through 7 above.
9. Pull the machine away from the newspaper. If the
newspaper ball unravels or is shredded, the blade
brake clutch system could be deteriorating to the point
where it could result in an unsafe operating condition.
Contact an Authorized Service Dealer for an inspection
and repair of your machine.
DANGER
If the blade brake clutch system is inoperative,
the blade will continue to rotate when you release
the control bar. Contact with blade could occur,
causing serious injury.
• Check the blade brake clutch system operation
before each use.
• Never use a machine equipped with a blade
brake clutch that has an inoperative safety
system.
• Take your machine to an Authorized Service
Dealer for repair if the safety system fails to
operate properly.
Test Using the Grass Bag
You can use the grass bag to perform an additional test to
check the blade brake clutch mechanism:
1. Install the empty grass bag on the discharge tunnel.
Figure 20
2. Start the engine.
3. Push the control bar down to its lowest position.
4. Push the control bar to the right.
5. Lift the control bar to the normal blade engaged
position about 1 inch (2.5 cm) below the handle. The
bag should begin to inflate, indicating that the blade is
engaged and rotating.
6. Release the control bar. If the bag does not immediately
deflate, it indicates that the blade is still rotating. The
blade brake clutch may be deteriorating, and, if ignored,
could result in an unsafe operating condition. Have
the machine inspected and serviced by an Authorized
Service Dealer.

Adjusting the Cutting Height

Each wheel is adjusted individually with a wheel height
adjustment lever. Cutting heights are 1 inch (25 mm), 1-1/2
inches (38 mm), 2 inches (51 mm), 2-1/2 inches (64 mm), 3
inches (76 mm), and 3-1/2 inches (89 mm).
DANGER
Adjusting the cutting height levers could bring your
hands into contact with a moving blade and result
in serious injury.
• Stop the engine and wait for all movement to
stop before adjusting the cutting height.
• Do not put your fingers under the housing when
adjusting the cutting height.
1. Pull the wheel height adjustment lever toward the
wheel (Figure 21) and move it to the desired setting.
1. Wheel height adjustment lever
2. Release the wheel height adjustment lever and seat it
securely in the notch.
3. Adjust all the wheels to the same cutting height setting.

Using the Grass Bag

Occasionally, you may wish to use the grass bag for bagging
extra long grass, lush grass, or leaves.
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Figure 21