Bagging the Clippings
Use the grass bag when you want to collect grass and
leaf clippings from the lawn.
WARNING
A worn grass bag could allow small stones and other
similar debris to be thrown toward the operator or
bystanders and result in serious personal injury or
death.
Check the grass bag frequently. If it is damaged,
install a new Toro replacement bag.
If the side-discharge chute is on the mower,
remove it before bagging the clippings; refer to
Removing the Side-discharge Chute (page 14).
WARNING
The blades are sharp; contacting the blades can
result in serious personal injury.
Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop
before leaving the operating position.
Installing the Grass Bag
1. Raise and hold up the rear deflector (Figure 25).
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1. Rear deflector
2. Rear-discharge plug
2. Remove the rear-discharge plug by pulling down on
the latch with your thumb and pulling the plug out
from the machine (Figure 25).
3. Install the bag rod into the notches at the base of the
handle and rock the bag back and forth to ensure
that the rod is seated at the bottom of both notches;
refer to Figure 26.
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Figure 25
3. Latch
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1. Bag rod
4. Lower the rear deflector until it rests on the grass bag.
Removing the Grass Bag
To remove the bag, reverse the steps in Installing the
Grass Bag above.
Side-discharging the Clippings
Use the side discharge for cutting very tall grass.
If the bag is on the machine, remove it and insert
the rear-discharge plug; refer to (page 8) before
side-discharging the clippings.
Important: Ensure that the rear-discharge plug is
in place before you recycle the clippings (Figure 24).
WARNING
The blade is sharp; contacting the blade can result
in serious personal injury.
Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop
before leaving the operating position.
Installing the Side-discharge Chute
With the chute in your right hand:
1. Lift open the side-discharge deflector (Figure 27).
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Figure 26
2. Notch (2)