Operator's Manual

Maintenance
Torohasdesignedthisproducttogiveyouyearsof
trouble-freeuse.Shoulditneedservice,bringthe
producttoanAuthorizedToroServiceDealer.
Whenthemowerisconnectedtoahousehold
powersource,themowerisoperational.
Someonecouldaccidentallystartthemower
andcauseaseriousinjurytoyouorother
bystanders.
Alwaysdisconnectthemowerfromthepower
sourcewhenyouleavethemowerunattended.
Double-insulatedAppliances
Inadouble-insulatedappliance,twosystemsof
insulationareprovidedinsteadofgrounding.No
groundingmeansisprovidedonadouble-insulated
appliance,norshouldameansforgroundingbe
addedtotheappliance.Servicingadouble-insulated
appliancerequiresextremecareandknowledgeof
thesystem,andshouldbedoneonlybythequalied
servicepersonnelatanAuthorizedToroService
Dealer.Replacementpartsforadouble-insulated
appliancemustbeidenticaltothepartstheyreplace.A
double-insulatedapplianceismarkedwiththewords
“DoubleInsulation”or“DoubleInsulated.”The
symbol(squarewithinasquare)
mayalsobemarked
ontheappliance.
CleaningtheMowerHousing
Aftereachuse,cleanthemowerhousing.
Beforecleaning,stopthemotor,waitforallmoving
partstostop,anddisconnectthemowerfromthe
powersource.
Important:Donotcleanthemowerwithwater.
Moisturecangettrappedinthemowerandmay
causecorrosionofinternalparts.
•Cleantheundersideofthemowerhousing.
Removedirtandgrassclippingswithahardwood
scraper.
•Removethedebrisfromthehousingventsalong
thetopofthemower.
•Brushallthedebrisoffthemowerhousing.
•Inspectthepowerplugreceptacleforsignsof
meltingorheating.Oldworn-outextensioncord
plugsthattlooselyintheplugreceptaclecan
causeoverheatingfrompoorcontact.Replace
anydamagedextensioncordsimmediately(if
applicable).
ServicingtheBlade
Alwaysmowwithasharpblade.Assharpbladecuts
thegrassevenly,withouttearingorshreddingthegrass.
Whenyoureplacetheblade,useonlygeniuneToro
replacementblades.
Someonecouldaccidentallystartthemotor
andcauseaseriousinjurytotheoperatoror
tobystanders.
Donotattempttoinspect,remove,orreplace
thebladewithoutrstdisconnectingthe
mowerfromthepowersource.
1.Stopthemotorandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop.
2.Disconnectthemowerfromtheelectricalpower
source.
3.Tipthemowerontoitsside.
4.Carefullyexaminethebladeforsharpnessand
wear,especiallywheretheatandcurvedpartsof
theblademeet.Ifyounoticewear,replacethe
blade.
Note:Forbestperformance,installanewblade
beforethemowingseasonbegins.Duringthe
season,ledownsmallnicksonthebladeto
maintainitscuttingedge.
Awornordamagedbladecouldbreakand
apieceofbladecouldbethrowninthe
operator’sorbystander’sdirection,causing
seriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Inspectthebladeperiodicallyforwearor
damage,andreplaceawornordamaged
blade.
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