Toro Recycler 20370 - Lawn Mower Safety Guidelines; General Safety Precautions; Safety and Instructional Decals Overview

Contents
Introduction..................................................................1
Safety...........................................................................2
GeneralSafety.........................................................2
SafetyandInstructionalDecals.................................3
Setup............................................................................4
1InstallingtheHandle.............................................4
2InstallingtheRecoil-StarterRopeintheRope
Guide.................................................................4
3FillingtheEnginewithOil......................................5
4AssemblingtheGrassBag......................................5
ProductOverview..........................................................6
Operation.....................................................................6
BeforeOperation.......................................................6
BeforeOperationSafety...........................................6
FillingtheFuelTank................................................7
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel..................................7
AdjustingtheCuttingHeight....................................7
DuringOperation......................................................8
DuringOperatingSafety...........................................8
StartingtheEngine..................................................8
UsingtheSelf-PropelDrive......................................8
StoppingtheEngine................................................9
RecyclingtheClippings............................................9
BaggingtheClippings..............................................9
Side-DischargingtheClippings.................................10
OperatingTips......................................................10
AfterOperation........................................................11
AfterOperatingSafety............................................11
FoldingtheHandle.................................................11
Maintenance.................................................................12
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)......................12
MaintenanceSafety.................................................12
PreparingforMaintenance.......................................12
ServicingtheAirCleaner.........................................13
ChangingtheEngineOil.........................................13
ReplacingtheBlade................................................14
AdjustingtheSelf-PropelDrive................................15
CleaningundertheMachine.....................................15
Storage........................................................................16
PreparingtheMachineforStorage............................16
RemovingtheMachinefromStorage.........................16
Safety
ThismachinehasbeendesignedinaccordancewithENISO
5395:2013andANSIB71.1-2012.
GeneralSafety
Thisproductiscapableofamputatinghandsandfeetand
ofthrowingobjects.Alwaysfollowallsafetyinstructionsto
avoidseriouspersonalinjury.
Usingthisproductforpurposesotherthanitsintendeduse
couldprovedangeroustoyouandbystanders.
•ReadandunderstandthecontentsofthisOperator’sManual
beforeyoustarttheengine.Ensurethateveryoneusing
thisproductknowshowtouseitandunderstandsthe
warnings.
•Donotputyourhandsorfeetnearmovingcomponents
ofthemachine.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutallguardsandother
safetyprotectivedevicesinplaceandworkingonthe
machine.
•Keepclearofanydischargeopening.Keepbystandersa
safedistancefromthemachine.
•Keepchildrenoutoftheoperatingarea.Neverallow
childrentooperatethemachine.
•Stopthemachineandshutofftheenginebeforeservicing,
fueling,oruncloggingthemachine.
Improperlyusingormaintainingthismachinecanresult
ininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,complywith
thesesafetyinstructionsandalwayspayattentiontothe
safety-alertsymbol,whichmeansCaution,Warning,or
Danger—personalsafetyinstruction.Failuretocomplywith
theseinstructionsmayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
Youcanndadditionalitemsofsafetyinformationintheir
respectivesectionsthroughoutthismanual.
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