Toro e-cycler 20360 User Manual

appearance,followtheseinstructionswhethercuttinggrassor
leaves:
•Maintainasharpbladethroughoutthecuttingseason.
Periodicallyledownanynicksontheblade.
•Onlymowdrygrassorleaves.Wetgrassandleavestendto
clumpontheyardandmaycausethemachinetoplugupor
themotortostall.
WARNING
Wetgrassorleavescancauseyoutoslipand
contracttheblade,causingaseriouspersonal
injury.
Mowonlyindryconditions.
•Removethekeyfromthereceptacleandcleantheclippings
orleavesfromtheundersideofthemachineaftereach
mowing.Useawoodentool,notametalone.
•Grassgrowsatdifferentratesatdifferenttimesoftheyear.
Intheheatofsummer,itisgenerallybesttocutgrassatthe
64mm(2-1/2inch),76mm(3-inch),or89mm(3-1/2inch)
cutting-heightsettings.Cutonlyaboutathirdofthegrass
blade.Donotcutbelowthe64mm(2-1/2inch)settingunless
thegrassissparse,oritislatefallwhengrassgrowthbegins
toslowdown.
•Whenchangingthecuttingheightfromanestablishedsetting
toahighercuttingheight,thegrassmayappearraggedor
unevenuntilthegrassadjuststothenewestablishedcutting
heightandregainsitsnormalappearance.
•Whencuttinggrassover15cm(6inches)tall,youmaywant
torstmowusingthegrassbagortheoptionalsidedischarge
chute,ortrythehighestcutting-heightsettingandaslower
walkingspeed;thenmowagainatalowersettingforthebest
lawnappearance.Ifthegrassistoolong,leavingclumpson
topofthelawn,themachinemayplugandcausethemotor
tostall.
•Alternatethemowingdirection.thishelpstodispersethe
clippingsoverthelawnforevenfertilization.
Ifthenishedcutlawnappearanceisunsatisfactory,try1ormore
ofthefollowing:
•Sharpentheblade.
•Walkataslowerpacewhilemowing.
•Raisethecuttingheightonyourmachine.
•Cutthegrassmorefrequently.
•Overlapcuttingswathsinsteadofcuttingafullswathwith
eachpass.
•Setthecuttingheightonthefrontwheelsanotchlowerthan
thatoftherearwheels.Forexample,setthefrontwheels
atthe76mm(2-1/2inch)settingandtherearwheelsatthe
64mm(3-inch)setting.
CuttingLeaves
•Whencuttingiscomplete,alwaysbesurethathalfofthelawn
showsthroughthecutleafcover.Thismayrequiremorethan
asinglepassovertheleaves.
•Forlightleafcoverage,positionallthewheelsatthesame
cutting-heightsetting.
•Walkataslowermowingspeediftheleavesarenotcutup
nelyenoughtobehiddendowninthegrass.
Maintenance
WARNING
Whenthekeyisintheplugreceptacle,themachine
isoperational.Someonecouldaccidentallystart
themachine,causingseriousinjurytoyouorto
bystanders.
Removethekeyfromtheplugreceptaclewhenyou
leavethemachineunattended,evenforashortperiod
oftime.
CleaningtheMachine
Beforecleaningthemachine,stopthemotor,waitforallmoving
partstostop,andremovethekeyfromtheplugreceptacle.
Important:Donotsprayorpourwateronthemachine
whencleaning.Moisturecangettrappedinthemachine
andcausecorrosionofinternalparts.
CleaningtheMachineafterEachUse
•Cleanunderthemachine.Beparticularlycarefultokeepthe
frontcavityclearofallgrassclippingsanddebris.Remove
dirtandgrassclippingswithahardwoodscraper.Avoidburrs
andsharpedges.
•Brushallgrassclippingsanddebrisoffthetopofthemachine
housingaftereveryuse.
CleaningtheMachineafterEach
Season
•Removethetopshroudandcleanoutanygrassclippings
anddebrisfromunderneathitandaroundthebatterywith
compressedair,avacuumcleaner,orabrush.
Important:Donotusemetalobjectstocleanaround
thebattery.Ifmetalobjectscontactthepositive
andnegativepostsatthesametime,thismayshort
outthebattery.Thebatteryortheconductormay
overheatandcauseburns.
•Checkforanydiscoloredorcharredwiresandbatteryand
switchcontacts.Ifanyaredamaged,contactanAuthorized
ServiceDealerforrepair.
MaintainingtheBlade
Alwaysmowwithasharpblade.Asharpbladecutscleanlyand
withouttearingorshreddingthegrassbladeslikeadullblade
does.
WARNING
Ifthekeyispluggedintotheplugreceptacle,someone
couldaccidentallystartthemachine,causingserious
personalinjury.
Donotattempttoinspect,remove,orreplacetheblade
withoutrstremovingthekeyfromtheplugreceptacle.
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Toro e-cycler 20360 Specifications

General

Brand	Toro
Model	e-cycler 20360
Category	Lawn Mower
Language	English