Operator's Manual

Note:Becarefultopreventdirtanddebrisfrom
enteringtheairductleadingtothecarburetor.
12.Installtheair-cleanerelementsandensurethat
theyareproperlypositioned.
13.Installthecoverandhookthelatchtosecureit.
ServicingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours
Every50hours
ToroPremiumEngineOilisavailablefromyour
authorizedT orodealer.
Important:Use4-cycledetergentengineoilthat
meetsorexceedstherequirementsforAPIservice
categorySJorhigher.
CrankcaseCapacity:1.1L(44.7oz)
Important:Iftheoillevelinthecrankcaseistoo
lowortoohighandyouruntheengine,youmay
damagetheengine.Thistypeofdamageisnot
coveredbythewarranty.
Note:UseSAE10W-30forgeneraluse.Youcan
usetheotherviscositiesshowninthechartwhen
theaveragetemperatureinyourareaiswithinthe
indicatedrange(Figure18).
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Figure18
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Stopthemachineonalevelsurface,andensure
thattheengineislevel.
2.Disengagethecuttingblades,shutoffthe
engine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,andturn
theengineswitchtotheOFFposition.
3.Allowtheenginetocool.
4.Cleanaroundthedipstick(Figure19)sothat
dirtcannotfallintothellholeanddamagethe
engine.
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Figure19
1.Fillhole3.Upperlevel
2.Dipstick4.Lowerlevel
5.Removethedipstick,andwipetheendclean.
6.Insertthedipstickfullyintothellhole,butdo
notscrewitin(Figure19).
7.Removethedipstickagainandlookattheend.
Iftheengine-oillevelislow,slowlypouronly
enoughoilintothellholetoraisethelevelto
theFullmarkonthedipstick(Figure19).
ChangingtheEngineOil
WARNING
Oilmaybehotaftertheenginehasbeenrun,
andcontactwithhotoilcancausesevere
personalinjury.
Avoidcontactingthehotengineoilwhenyou
drainit.
1.Disengagethecuttingblades,shutoffthe
engine,turnofftheengineswitch,andwaitfor
allmovingpartstostop.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
3.Raisethefrontwheels5to8centimeters(2to
3inches)offtheground,andplaceapanunder
thedrainplugtocatchtheoil.
4.Removethedrainplug(Figure20).
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