Toro 22197 - Toro Mower Cleaning Procedures; Cleaning Under the Mower Housing

edge).Thebladeisproperlybalancedwhenneither
enddrops.
InstallingtheBlade
1.Installasharp,balancedToroblade,theaccelerator,
thelockwasher,andthebladebolt.Thesailofthe
blademustpointtowardthetopofthelawnmower
housingforproperinstallation.Torquetheblade
boltto50ft-lb(68N·m).
WARNING
Operatingthelawnmowerwithoutthe
acceleratorinplacecancausethebladetoex,
bend,orbreak,resultinginseriousinjuryor
deathtotheoperatororbystanders.
Donotoperatethelawnmowerwithoutthe
accelerator.
2.Returnthelawnmowertoitsuprightposition.
3.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
Cleaning
CleaningundertheLawn
MowerHousing
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Toensurethebestperformance,keeptheundersideof
thelawnmowerhousingclean.Beespeciallycarefulto
keepthekickersfreeofdebris(Figure32).
Figure32
1.Kickers
WashingMethod
1.Positionthelawnmoweronaatconcreteorasphalt
surfacenearagardenhose.
2.Starttheengine.
3.Holdtherunninggardenhoseathandleleveland
directthewatertoowonthegroundjustinfront
oftherightreartire(
Figure33).
Figure33
1.Rightrearwheel
Note:Thebladewilldrawinwaterandwashout
clippings.Letthewaterrununtilyounolongersee
clippingsbeingwashedoutfromunderthehousing.
4.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
5.Turnoffthewater.
6.Startthelawnmowerandletitrunforafewminutes
todryoutthemoistureonthelawnmowerandits
components.
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