Filter
Top Products
Figure22
RemovingtheSideDischargeChute
Toremovethesidedischargechute,reversethestepsabove.
Important:Lockthesidedischargedoorafteryou
closeit(Figure23).
Figure23
OperatingTips
GeneralMowingTips
•Cleartheareaofsticks,stones,wire,branches,and
otherdebristhatthebladecouldhit.
•Avoidstrikingsolidobjectswiththeblade.Never
deliberatelymowoveranyobject.
•Ifthemowerstrikesanobjectorstartstovibrate,
immediatelystoptheengine,disconnectthewirefrom
thesparkplug,andexaminethemowerfordamage.
•Forbestperformance,installanewbladebeforethe
cuttingseasonbegins.
•ReplacethebladewhennecessarywithaToro
replacementblade.
CuttingGrass
•Cutonlyaboutathirdofthegrassbladeatatime.Do
notcutbelowthe2-inch(51mm)settingunlessthe
grassissparseoritislatefallwhengrassgrowthbegins
toslowdown.RefertoAdjustingtheCuttingHeight.
•Whencuttinggrassover6inches(15cm)tall,mow
atthehighestcuttingheightsettingandwalkslower;
thenmowagainatalowersettingforthebestlawn
appearance.Ifthegrassistoolong,themowermay
plugandcausetheenginetostall.
•Mowonlydrygrassorleaves.Wetgrassandleavestend
toclumpontheyardandcancausethemowertoplug
ortheenginetostall.
Wetgrassorleavescancauseseriousinjuryif
youslipandcontacttheblade.Mowonlyindry
conditions.
•Beawareofapotentialfirehazardinverydry
conditions,followalllocalfirewarnings,andkeepthe
mowerfreeofdrygrassandleafdebris.
13