Toro 38473 - Setup; Installing the Handle

FillingtheEnginewithOil
Yourmachinedoesnotcomewithoilintheengine,butit
doescomewithabottleofoil.
Important:Beforestartingtheengine,lltheengine
withoil.
Maxll:0.35l(12oz),type:automotivedetergentoilwithan
APIserviceclassicationofSJ,SL,orhigher.
UseFigure6toselectthebestoilviscosityfortheoutdoor
temperaturerangeexpected:
Figure6
1.Movethemachinetoalevelsurface.
2.Cleanaroundtheoil-llcap(Figure7).
3.Unscrewtheoil-llcapandremoveit.
4.Slowlypouroilintotheoil-llhole.Wait3minutes,
thenchecktheoillevelonthedipstickbywipingthe
dipstickcleanandtheninserting,butnotscrewingin,
theoil-llcapintothehole.
Note:Todeterminetheproperoillevelonthe
dipstick,refertoFigure7.
Figure7
1.Theoillevelisatits
maximum.
3.Theoillevelistoo
low—addoiltothe
crankcase.
2.Theoillevelistoo
high—removeoilfrom
thecrankcase.
Note:Filltheenginecrankcasewithoiluntilthe
dipstickindicatesthattheengineoilleveliscorrectas
showninFigure7.Ifyouoverlltheenginewithoil,
removetheexcessoil.
Note:Youmaytipthemachineforward(handleup)
alittletomakeaddingoileasier.Remembertoreturn
themachinetotheoperatingpositionbeforechecking
theoillevel.
Important:Donottipthemachinealltheway
forwardontoitsnose,orfuelmayleakoutofthe
machine.
5.Screwtheoilllcapintotheoilllholeandhand
tightenitsecurely.
AdjustingtheControlCable
CheckingtheControlCable
ServiceInterval:Afterthersthour—Checkthecontrol
cableandadjustitifnecessary.
Yearly—Checkthecontrolcableandadjustitif
necessary.
Important:Youmustcheckandmayneedtoadjust
thecontrolcablebeforeyouoperatethemachineforthe
rsttime.
Movethecontrolbarbacktowardthehandletoremovethe
slackinthecontrolcable(Figure8).
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