Operator's Manual

CuttingLeaves
Aftercuttingthelawn,ensurethathalfofthelawnshows
throughthecutleafcover.Youmayneedtomakemore
thanonepassovertheleaves.
Iftherearemorethan5inches(13cm)ofleavesonthe
lawn,setthefrontcuttingheight1or2notcheshigher
thantherearcuttingheight.
Slowdownyourmowingspeedifthemachinedoesnot
cuttheleavesnelyenough.
Maintenance
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Aftertherst5hours
Changetheengineoil.
Beforeeachuseordaily
Checktheengineoillevel.
Ensurethattheenginestopswithin3secondsafterreleasingtheblade-controlbar.
Cleangrassclippingsanddirtfromunderthemachine.
Every25hours
Replacetheairlter;replaceitmorefrequentlyindustyoperatingconditions.
Chargethebatteryfor24hours(electric-startmodelonly).
Beforestorage
Emptythefueltankbeforerepairsasdirectedandbeforeannualstorage.
Yearly
Changetheengineoil.
Replacethebladeorhaveitsharpened(morefrequentlyiftheedgedullsquickly).
Cleantheaircoolingsystem;cleanitmorefrequentlyindustyoperatingconditions.
Refertoyourengineoperator'smanual.
Refertoyourengineoperator'smanualforanyadditionalyearlymaintenance
procedures.
Important:Refertoyourengineoperator'smanualforadditionalmaintenanceprocedures.
Note:ReplacementpartsareavailablefromanAuthorizedServiceDealer(gotowww.toro.comtondthenearestdealer)
oratwww .shoptoro.com.
PreparingforMaintenance
1.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Removetheelectric-startbutton;referto
Figure13(electric-startmodelonly).
3.Disconnectthesparkplugwirefromthesparkplug
(Figure20)beforeperforminganymaintenance
procedure.
Figure20
4.Afterperformingthemaintenanceprocedure(s),
connectthesparkplugwiretothesparkplug.
5.Inserttheelectric-startbuttoninthestarter
(electric-startmodelonly).
Important:Beforetippingthemachinetochange
theoilorreplacetheblade,allowthefueltankto
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