Operator's Manual
Table Of Contents
- General Lawn Mower Safety
- Sound Pressure
- Sound Power
- Hand/Arm Vibration
- 1 Assembling the Handle
- 2 Installing the Blade-control Bar
- 3 Filling the Engine with Oil
- 4 Charging the Battery
- Filling the Fuel Tank
- Checking the Engine Oil Level
- Adjusting the Cutting Height
- Adjusting the Handle Height
- Starting the Engine
- Using the Self-propel Drive
- Stopping the Engine
- Engaging the Blade
- Disengaging the Blade
- Checking the Blade-stop System Operation
- Recycling the Clippings
- Bagging the Clippings
- Side-discharging the Clippings
- Preparing for Maintenance
- Servicing the Air Filter
- Changing the Engine Oil
- Charging the Battery
- Replacing the Fuse
- Replacing the Battery
- Adjusting the Self-propel Drive Cable
- Servicing the Blade-drive System
- Servicing the Cutting Blades
- Washing Underneath the Machine
- General Information
- Preparing the Fuel System
- Preparing the Engine
- Removing the Machine from Storage
FormNo.3381-266RevA
TimeMaster76cmLawnMower
ModelNo.20975—SerialNo.314000001andUp
ModelNo.20977—SerialNo.314000001andUp
Operator'sManual
Introduction
Thisrotary-blade,walk-behindlawnmowerisintended
tobeusedbyresidentialhomeowners.Itisdesigned
primarilyforcuttinggrassonwell-maintainedlawns
onresidentialproperties.Itisnotdesignedforcutting
brushorforagriculturaluses.
Readthisinformationcarefullytolearnhowtooperateand
maintainyourmachineproperlyandtoavoidinjuryand
equipmentdamage.Youareresponsibleforoperatingthe
machineproperlyandsafely.
YoumaycontactTorodirectlyatwww.Toro.comforproduct
andaccessoryinformation,helpndingadealer,ortoregister
yourproduct.
Wheneveryouneedservice,genuineToroparts,oradditional
information,contactanAuthorizedServiceDealerorToro
CustomerServiceandhavethemodelandserialnumbersof
yourmachineready.Figure1identiesthelocationofthe
modelandserialnumbersontheproduct.Writethenumbers
inthespaceprovided.
1
G017280
Figure1
1.Modelandserialnumberplate
ModelNo.
SerialNo.
Thismanualidentiespotentialhazardsandhassafety
messagesidentiedbythesafetyalertsymbol(Figure2),
whichsignalsahazardthatmaycauseseriousinjuryordeath
ifyoudonotfollowtherecommendedprecautions.
Figure2
1.Safetyalertsymbol
Thismanualuses2wordstohighlightinformation.
Importantcallsattentiontospecialmechanicalinformation
andNoteemphasizesgeneralinformationworthyofspecial
attention.
ThisproductcomplieswithallrelevantEuropeandirectives.
Fordetails,seetheseparateproduct-specicDeclarationof
Conformity(DOC)sheet.
Formodelswithstatedenginehorsepower,thegross
horsepoweroftheenginewaslaboratoryratedbytheengine
manufacturerinaccordancewithSAEJ1940.Ascongured
tomeetsafety,emission,andoperatingrequirements,the
actualenginehorsepoweronthisclassoflawnmowerwill
besignicantlylower.
Donottamperwiththeenginecontrolsoralterthegovernor
speed;doingsomaycreateanunsafeconditionresultingin
personalinjury.
Contents
Introduction..................................................................1
GeneralLawnMowerSafety.....................................2
SoundPressure......................................................3
SoundPower..........................................................3
Hand/ArmVibration..............................................3
SafetyandInstructionalDecals.................................4
Setup............................................................................5
1AssemblingtheHandle..........................................5
2InstallingtheBlade-controlBar...............................5
3FillingtheEnginewithOil......................................6
4ChargingtheBattery..............................................6
ProductOverview..........................................................7
Specications.........................................................8
Operation.....................................................................8
FillingtheFuelTank................................................8
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel..................................9
AdjustingtheCuttingHeight....................................9
AdjustingtheHandleHeight....................................10
StartingtheEngine.................................................10
UsingtheSelf-propelDrive......................................11
StoppingtheEngine...............................................11
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