Toro 20372 - Cleaning under the Machine

HaulingSafety
•Removetheelectric-startbuttonbeforeloading
themachineforhauling(electric-startmodelonly).
•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachine.
•Securethemachinefromrolling.
CleaningundertheMachine
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
WARNING
Themachinemaydislodgematerialfrom
underthemachine.
•Weareyeprotection.
•Stayintheoperatingposition(behindthe
handle)whentheengineisrunning.
•Donotallowbystandersinthearea.
Forbestresults,cleanthemachinesoonafteryou
havecompletedmowing.
1.Movethemachineontoaatpavedsurface.
2.Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmovingparts
tostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Lowerthemachinetoitslowestcutting-height
setting;refertoAdjustingtheCuttingHeight
(page11).
4.Washouttheareaunderthereardeector
wheretheclippingsgofromthehousingtothe
grassbag.
Note:Washouttheareawiththe
bag-on-demandinboththefullyforwardand
fullyrearwardpositions.
5.Attachagardenhosethatisconnectedtoa
watersupplytothewashoutport(Figure27).
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Figure27
1.Washoutport
6.Turnthewateron.
7.Starttheengineandrunituntiltherearenomore
clippingsthatcomeoutfromunderthemachine.
8.Shutofftheengine.
9.Shutoffthewateranddisconnectthegarden
hosefromthemachine.
10.Starttheengineandrunitforafewminutesto
drytheundersideofthemachinetopreventit
fromrusting.
11.Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringthe
machineinanenclosedarea.
FoldingtheHandle
WARNING
Foldingorunfoldingthehandleimproperly
candamagethecables,causinganunsafe
operatingcondition.
•Donotdamagethecableswhenfoldingor
unfoldingthehandle.
•Ifacableisdamaged,contactan
AuthorizedServiceDealer.
1.Removetheelectric-startbuttonasshownin
Figure28(electric-startmodelonly).
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Figure28
1.Electricstarter2.Electric-startbutton
2.Removeandsavethe2handleknobsand2
carriageboltsfromthehandlebrackets(Figure
29).
Important:Routethecablestotheoutside
ofthehandleknobsasyoufoldthehandle.
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