Toro 20066 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
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.
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