Toro Recycler 20357 - Operation - Controls and Safety; Slope Safety; Starting and Stopping the Engine

SlopeSafety
•Mowacrossthefaceofslopes;neverupand
down.Useextremecautionwhenchanging
directiononslopes.
•Donotmowonexcessivelysteepslopes.Poor
footingcouldcauseaslip-and-fallaccident.
•Mowwithcautionneardrop-offs,ditches,or
embankments.
StartingtheEngine
1.Holdtheblade-controlbaragainstthehandle
(Figure16).
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Figure16
1.Blade-controlbar
2.Pulltherecoil-starthandle(Figure17)lightly
untilyoufeelresistance,thenpullitsharply,and
allowittoreturntotheropeguideonthehandle
slowly.
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Figure17
Note:Ifthemachinedoesnotstartafterseveral
attempts,contactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
UsingtheSelf-PropelDrive
Tooperatetheself-propeldrive,simplywalkforward
orbackwardwithyourhandsontheupperhandle
andyourelbowsatyoursides,andthemachinewill
automaticallykeeppacewithyou(Figure18).
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Figure18
Note:Ifthemachinedoesnotfreelyrollforward
orbackwardafterself-propelling,stopwalking,hold
yourhandsinplace,andallowthemachinetorolla
coupleofcentimeters(inches)forwardtodisengage
thewheeldrive.Youcanalsotryreachingjustunder
theupperhandletothemetalhandleandpushingthe
machineforwardacoupleofcentimeters(inches).If
youarehavingissuespropellinginreverse,slightlylift
thehandle.Ifthemachinestilldoesnotrollbackward
easily,contactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
ShuttingOfftheEngine
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Toshutofftheengine,releasetheblade-controlbar.
Important:Whenyoureleasetheblade-control
bar,boththeengineandbladeshouldstopwithin
3seconds.Iftheydonotstopproperly,stop
usingyourmachineimmediatelyandcontactan
AuthorizedServiceDealer.
RecyclingtheClippings
Yourmachinecomesfromthefactoryreadytorecycle
thegrassandleafclippingsbackintothelawn.
Ifthegrassbagisonthemachineandthe
bag-on-demandleverisinthebaggingposition,
movethelevertotherecyclingposition;referto
OperatingtheBag-on-DemandLever(page13).If
theside-dischargechuteisonthemachine,remove
it;refertoRemovingtheSide-DischargeChute(page
14).
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