Toro TimeMaster 20975 - Recommended Maintenance Schedule; Preparing for Maintenance

•Iftherearemorethan13cm(5inches)ofleavesonthe
lawn,setthefrontcuttingheight1or2notcheshigher
thantherearcuttingheight.
•Slowdownyourmowingspeedifthemachinedoesnot
cuttheleavesnelyenough.
Maintenance
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Aftertherst5hours
•Changetheengineoil.
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Checktheengine-oillevel.
•Checktheblade-stopsystemoperation.
•Checktheaircleanerandcleanorreplaceit,ifnecessary.
•Checkthecuttingblades.
•Cleanunderthemachine.
Every25hours
•Chargethebattery(electric-startmodelonly).
Every50hours
•Changetheengineoil.
•Servicetheblade-drivesystem.
Beforestorage
•Chargethebattery(electric-startmodelonly).
•Emptythefueltankbeforerepairsasdirectedandbeforeannualstorage.
Yearly
•Servicetheairlter;replaceitmorefrequentlyindustyoperatingconditions.
•Changetheengineoil.
•Replacethebladesorhavethemsharpened(morefrequentlyifthebladeedges
dullquickly).
•Checkthesparkplug(useaChampionRC12YC,NGKBKR5SE-11,orequivalent);
refertotheengineowner’smanual.
•Refertoyourengineowner’smanualforadditionalmaintenanceprocedures.
Important:Refertotheengineowner’smanualforadditionalmaintenanceprocedures.
PreparingforMaintenance
1.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Disconnectthespark-plugwirefromthesparkplug
(Figure31).
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Figure31
1.Spark-plugwire
Important:Beforetippingthemachinetochange
theoilorreplacetheblades,allowthefueltankto
rundrythroughnormalusage.Ifyoumusttipthe
mowerpriortorunningoutoffuel,useahandfuel
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