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DO NOT USE FUEL ADDITIVES OTHER
THAN THOSE MANUFACTURED FOR
FUEL STABILIZATION DURING
STORAGE SUCH AS TORO’S
STABILIZER/CONDITIONER OR A
SIMILAR PRODUCT. TORO’S
STABILIZER/CONDITIONER IS A
PETROLEUM DISTILLATE BASED
CONDITIONER/STABILIZER. TORO
DOES NOT RECOMMEND STABILIZERS
WITH AN ALCOHOL BASE SUCH AS
ETHANOL, METHANOL OR ISOPROPYL.
ADDITIVES SHOULD NOT BE USED TO
TRY TO ENHANCE THE POWER OR
PERFORMANCE OF MACHINE.
Note:
Do not mix gasoline and oil in the
product fuel tank. Oil that is at room
temperature mixes easier and more
thoroughly than cold oil.
50:1 Gas/Oil Mixing Chart
Gasoline
Oil
U.S. GALLON
Operation
Operating Tips
1.
CUTTING—To improve quality of cut,
discharge clippings toward previously cut area.
Best results are achieved when engine is running
at maximum speed and only about 1/3 of the
grass blade is cut. If long grass must be cut, use
highest height–of–cut setting for first mowing.
Then recut the grass at a more normal setting. If
too long of grass is cut, mower may plug and
cause engine to stall.
2.
SHARP BLADE—Begin each cutting season
with a sharp blade. Periodically file down nicks.
Starting And Stopping
1.
CONTROLS—Throttle, control bar and recoil
starter are on upper handle (Fig. 7).
2.
STARTING—Push spark plug wire onto spark
plug (Fig. 10). Move throttle control (Fig. 7) to
(CHOKE). Cover hole in center of primer
bulb with thumb and push primer once (Fig. 10).
Squeeze control bar against handle. Pull
fingertip starter out until positive engagement
results; then pull vigorously to start the engine.
When engine starts, remove throttle from
(CHOKE) and regulate as desired.
Note:
When starting a warm engine, moving
throttle to
(CHOKE) and priming
may not be necessary.
3.
STOPPING (Fig. 7)—Release control bar and
wait for all moving parts to stop. Pull wire off
spark plug if mower will be unattended or not
used.
Adjusting Height–of–cut
Height of cut can be adjusted to six settings (Fig. 8).
For normal cutting, set all four wheels in same
position.
1.
Stop engine and pull wire off spark plug
(Fig. 10).
POTENTIAL HAZARD
•
Adjusting height-of-cut levers could bring
hands into contact with moving blade.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
•
Contact with blade could cause serious
personal injury.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
•
Stop engine and wait for all moving parts
to stop before changing height-of-cut.
•
Do not put fingers under housing to lift
mower when adjusting height-of-cut levers.
