Toro 20330 - Low Wheel Walk Power Mower - Storing and Handling the Mower; Preparing the Mower for Storage; Folding the Mower Handle; Removing Mower from Storage

Storage
Storethemowerinacool,clean,dryplace.
PreparingtheMowerfor
Storage
Gasolinevaporscanexplode.
•Donotstoregasolinemorethan30days.
•Donotstorethemowerinanenclosurenear
anopename.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringit.
1.Onthelastrefuelingoftheyear,addfuelstabilizer
tothefuelasdirectedbytheenginemanufacturer.
2.Disposeofanyunusedfuelproperly.Recycleit
accordingtolocalcodes,oruseitinyourautomobile.
Note:Oldfuelinthefueltankistheleadingcause
ofhardstarting.Donotstorefuelwithoutstabilizer
morethan30days,anddonotstorestabilizedfuel
morethan90days.
3.Runthemoweruntiltheenginestopsfromrunning
outoffuel.
4.Starttheengineagain.
5.Allowtheenginetorununtilitstops.Whenyoucan
nolongerstarttheengine,itissufcientlydry.
6.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
7.Removethesparkplug,add1oz.(30ml)ofoil
throughthesparkplughole,andpullthestarterrope
slowlyseveraltimestodistributeoilthroughoutthe
cylindertopreventcylindercorrosionduringthe
off-season.
8.Looselyinstallthesparkplug.
9.Tightenallnuts,bolts,andscrews.
FoldingtheHandle
Foldingorunfoldingthehandleimproperlycan
damagethecables,causinganunsafeoperating
condition.
•Donotdamagethecableswhenfoldingor
unfoldingthehandle.
•Ifacableisdamaged,contactanAuthorized
ServiceDealer.
1.Loosenthehandleknobsuntilyoucanmovethe
upperhandlefreely.
2.FoldtheupperhandleforwardasshowninFigure24.
Important:Routethecablestotheoutsideof
thehandleknobsasyoufoldthehandle.
Figure24
3.Tounfoldthehandle,reversethestepsabove.
RemovingtheMowerfrom
Storage
1.Removethesparkplugandspintheenginerapidly
bypullingtherecoilstarthandletoblowtheexcess
oilfromthecylinder.
2.Installthesparkplugandtightenitwithatorque
wrenchto15ft-lb(20N-m).
3.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
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