Toro 22178 - Safety Information; General Lawn Mower Safety

Contents
Introduction.................................................................2
Safety...........................................................................3
GeneralLawnMowerSafety.................................3
SafetyandInstructionalDecals.............................5
Setup............................................................................6
1InstallingtheHandle..........................................6
2InstallingtheFuelTankandtheFuel
Line..................................................................6
3FillingtheCrankcasewithOil.............................7
ProductOverview........................................................8
Controls...............................................................8
Operation.....................................................................9
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel..............................9
FillingtheFuelTankwithGasoline.......................9
StartingtheEngine.............................................11
StoppingtheEngine...........................................11
OperatingtheBlade............................................12
OperatingtheTractionDrive..............................12
CheckingtheBladeBrakeClutch........................13
AdjustingtheCuttingHeight..............................13
UsingtheGrassBag...........................................13
OperatingTips...................................................14
Maintenance...............................................................16
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)................16
Lubrication.............................................................16
LubricatingthePivotArms.................................16
LubricatingtheGearCase...................................17
EngineMaintenance...............................................17
ServicingtheAirFilter........................................17
ChangingtheEngineOil....................................18
ChangingtheOilFilter.......................................18
ServicingtheSparkPlug.....................................19
FuelSystemMaintenance.......................................20
EmptyingtheFuelTankandCleaningthe
FuelFilter.......................................................20
DriveSystemMaintenance.....................................20
AdjustingtheSelf-propelDrive...........................20
ServicingtheWheels..........................................20
ControlsSystemMaintenance.................................21
AdjustingtheBladeBrakeCable.........................21
BladeMaintenance.................................................23
MaintainingtheCuttingBlade.............................23
Cleaning.................................................................24
CleaningundertheMowerHousing....................24
CleaningtheBladeBrakeClutchShield...............25
Storage.......................................................................26
PreparingtheFuelSystem...................................26
PreparingtheEngine..........................................26
GeneralInformation..........................................26
RemovingtheLawnMowerfromStorage............26
Troubleshooting.........................................................27
Safety
ThislawnmowermeetsorexceedstheCPSC
bladesafetyrequirementsforwalk-behindrotary
lawnmowersandtheB71.4specicationsofthe
AmericanNationalStandardsInstituteineffectat
thetimeofproduction.
Improperlyusingormaintainingthislawnmower
canresultininjury.Toreducethepotentialfor
injury,complywiththesesafetyinstructions.
Torodesignedandtestedthislawnmowerfortooffer
reasonablysafeservice;however,failuretocomply
withthefollowinginstructionsmayresultin
personalinjury.
Engineexhaustcontainscarbonmonoxide,an
odorless,deadlypoisonthatcankillyou.
Donotruntheengineindoorsorinanenclosed
area.
Toensuremaximumsafety,bestperformance,and
togainknowledgeoftheproduct,itisessentialthat
youandanyotheroperatorofthelawnmowerread
andunderstandthecontentsofthismanualbefore
theengineiseverstarted.Payparticularattention
tothesafetyalertsymbol(Figure2)whichmeans
Caution,Warning,orDanger—“personalsafety
instruction.”Readandunderstandtheinstruction
becauseithastodowithsafety.Failuretocomply
withtheinstructionmayresultinpersonalinjury.
GeneralLawnMowerSafety
Thislawnmoweriscapableofamputatinghandsand
feetandofthrowingobjects.Failuretoobservethe
followingsafetyinstructionscouldresultinserious
injuryordeath.
ThefollowinginstructionsarefromtheANSI/OPEI
B71.4-2004standard.
Training
•ReadtheOperator’sManualandothertraining
material.Iftheoperator(s)ormechanic(s)cannot
readEnglishitistheowner’sresponsibilitytoexplain
thismaterialtothem.
•Becomefamiliarwiththesafeoperationofthe
equipment,operatorcontrols,andsafetysigns.
•Alloperatorsandmechanicsshouldbetrained.The
ownerisresponsiblefortrainingtheusers.
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