Toro 20199 - Storage Preparation; General Storage Guidelines; Preparing the Fuel System

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1.Washouttting3.O-ring
2.Hose
4.Coupling
5.Starttheengine,engagetheblade-controllever,andlet
themachinerunfor1to3minutes.
6.Disengagetheblade-controllever,stoptheengine,and
waitforallmovingpartstostop.
7.Shutoffthewaterandremovethecouplingfromthe
washouttting.
Note:Ifthemachineisnotcleanafterasingle
washing,soakitandletitstandfor30minutes.Then
repeattheprocess.
8.Runthemachineagainandengagethebladesfor1to3
minutestoremovetheexcesswater.
WARNING
Abrokenormissingwashoutttingcouldexpose
youandotherstothrownobjectsorbladecontact.
Contactwithabladeorthrowndebriscancause
injuryordeath.
•Replaceabrokenormissingwashouttting
immediately,beforeusingthemachineagain.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemachine
orthroughopeningsinthemachine.
Storage
Storethemachineinacool,clean,dryplace.
GeneralInformation
1.Performtherecommendedannualmaintenance
procedures;refertoMaintenance(page15).
2.Cleanunderthemachinehousing;refertoCleaning
undertheMachineHousing(page22).
3.Removechaff,dirt,andgrimefromtheexternalparts
oftheengine,theshrouding,andthetopofthe
machine.
4.Checktheconditionoftheblades;referto
Inspecting
theBlades(page20).
5.Servicetheairlter;refertoServicingtheAirFilter
(page16).
6.Tightenallnuts,bolts,andscrews.
7.Touchupallrustedorchippedpaintsurfaceswith
paintavailablefromanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
8.Chargethebatteryfor24hours,thenunplugthe
batterychargerandstorethemachineinanunheated
area.Ifyoumuststorethemachineinaheatedarea,
youmustchargethebatteryevery90days(electric-start
modelonly).
9.Foldthehandleforstorage;referto
Adjustingthe
HandleHeight(page10).
PreparingtheFuelSystem
WARNING
Gasolinecanvaporizeifyoustoreitoverlong
periodsoftimeandexplodeifitcomesintocontact
withanopename.
•Donotstoregasolineoverlongperiodsoftime.
•Donotstorethemachinewithgasolineinthe
fueltankorthecarburetorinanenclosurewith
anopename.(Forexample,afurnaceora
waterheaterpilotlight.)
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringitinany
enclosure.
Onthelastrefuelingoftheyear,addfuelstabilizertothefuel
asdirectedbytheenginemanufacturer.Emptythefueltank
whenmowingthelasttimebeforestoringthemachine.
1.Runthemachineuntiltheenginestopsfromrunning
outoffuel.
2.Starttheengineagain.
3.Allowtheenginetorununtilitstops.Whenyoucan
nolongerstarttheengine,itissufcientlydry.
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