Toro 22198 - Cleaning; Cleaning under the Lawn Mower Housing

BalancingtheBlade
1.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyplacingthecenter
holeofthebladeoveranailorscrewdrivershank
clampedhorizontallyinavise(
Figure34).
Figure34
Note:Youcanalsocheckthebalanceusinga
commerciallymanufacturedbladebalancer.
2.Ifeitherendofthebladerotatesdownward,lethat
end(notthecuttingedgeortheendnearthecutting
edge).Thebladeisproperlybalancedwhenneither
enddrops.
InstallingtheBlade
1.Installasharp,balancedToroblade,theaccelerator,
theanti-scalpcup,andthebladenuts.Thesailofthe
blademustpointtowardthetopofthelawnmower
housingforproperinstallation.Torquetheblade
nutsto15to27ft-lb(20to37N-m).
WARNING
Operatingthelawnmowerwithoutthe
acceleratorinplacecancausethebladetoex,
bend,orbreak,resultinginseriousinjuryor
deathtotheoperatororbystanders.
Donotoperatethelawnmowerwithoutthe
accelerator.
2.Returnthelawnmowertoitsuprightposition.
3.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
Cleaning
CleaningundertheLawn
MowerHousing
Toensurethebestperformance,keeptheundersideof
thelawnmowerhousingclean.Beespeciallycarefulto
keepthekickersfreeofdebris(
Figure35).
Figure35
1.Kickers
WashingMethod
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Positionthelawnmoweronaatconcreteorasphalt
surfacenearagardenhose.
2.Starttheengine.
3.Holdtherunninggardenhoseathandleleveland
directthewatertoowonthegroundjustinfront
oftherightreartire(Figure36).
Figure36
1.Rightrearwheel
Note:Thebladewilldrawinwaterandwashout
clippings.Letthewaterrununtilyounolongersee
clippingsbeingwashedoutfromunderthehousing.
4.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
5.Turnoffthewater.
6.Startthelawnmowerandletitrunforafewminutes
todryoutthemoistureonthelawnmowerandits
components.
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