Operator's Manual

ManualsBrandsToro ManualsLawn MowersToro 29645

SoundPower.....................................................4

Hand/ArmVibration............................................4

SafetyandInstructionalDecals..........................4

Setup........................................................................5

1AttachingtheHandle........................................5

2InstallingtheRecoil-StarterRopeinthe

RopeGuide.....................................................6

3FillingtheEnginewithOil.................................6

4AssemblingtheGrassBag...............................7

ProductOverview.....................................................8

Specications....................................................8

Operation..................................................................8

Attachments/Accessories...................................8

FillingtheFuelT ank............................................8

CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel............................9

AdjustingtheCuttingHeight...............................9

StartingtheEngine...........................................10

StoppingtheEngine.........................................10

MulchingtheClippings......................................10

BaggingtheClippings.......................................10

Side-DischargingtheClippings..........................11

OperatingTips.................................................12

Maintenance...........................................................13

RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)...........13

PreparingforMaintenance...............................13

ServicingtheAirCleaner..................................14

ChangingtheEngineOil...................................14

LubricatingtheUpperHandle...........................15

AdjustingtheSelf-PropelDrive.........................15

ReplacingtheBlade..........................................16

CleaningundertheMachine.............................17

Storage...................................................................17

PreparingtheMachineforStorage...................17

FoldingtheHandle...........................................17

RemovingtheMachinefromStorage................18

Safety

Thismachinehasbeendesignedinaccordancewith

ENISO5395:2013.

Improperlyusingormaintainingthismowercan

resultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,

complywiththesesafetyinstructions.

Toensuremaximumsafety,bestperformance,and

togainknowledgeoftheproduct,itisessential

thatyouandanyotheroperatorofthemowerread

andunderstandthecontentsofthismanualbefore

theengineiseverstarted.Payparticularattention

tothesafetyalertsymbol(Figure2),whichmeans

Caution,Warning,orDanger—“personalsafety

instruction.”Readandunderstandtheinstruction

becauseithastodowithsafety.Failuretocomply

withtheinstructionmayresultinpersonalinjury.

GeneralLawnMowerSafety

Thiscuttingmachineiscapableofamputatinghands

andfeetandofthrowingobjects.Failuretoobserve

thefollowingsafetyinstructionscouldresultinserious

injuryordeath.

Training

•Readtheinstructionscarefully.Befamiliarwiththe

controlsandtheproperuseoftheequipment.

•Neverallowchildrenorpeopleunfamiliarwith

theseinstructionstousethemachine.Local

regulationscanrestricttheageoftheoperator.

•Keepinmindthattheoperatororuseris

responsibleforaccidentsorhazardsoccurringto

otherpeopleortheirproperty.

•Understandexplanationsforallpictogramsused

onthemachineorintheinstructions.

Gasoline

WARNING-Gasolineishighlyammable.T akethe

followingprecautions.

•Storefuelincontainersspecicallydesignedfor

thispurpose.

•Refueloutdoorsonlyanddonotsmokewhile

refueling.

•Addfuelbeforestartingtheengine.Neverremove

thecapofthefueltankoraddgasolinewhilethe

engineisrunningorwhentheengineishot.

•Ifgasolineisspilled,donotattempttostartthe

enginebutmovethemachineawayfromthe

areaofspillageandavoidcreatinganysourceof

ignitionuntilgasolinevaporshavedissipated.

•Replaceallfueltankandcontainercapssecurely.

Preparation

•Whilemowing,alwayswearsubstantial,

slip-resistantfootwearandlongtrousers.Donot

operatetheequipmentwhenbarefootorwearing

opensandals.

•Thoroughlyinspecttheareawheretheequipment

istobeusedandremoveallstones,sticks,wires,

bonesandotherforeignobjects.

•Beforeusing,alwaysvisuallyinspecttoseethat

guardsandsafetydevices,suchasdeectors

and/orgrasscatchers,areinplaceandworking

correctly.

•Beforeusing,alwaysvisuallyinspecttoseethat

theblades,bladeboltsandcutterassemblyare

notwornordamaged.Replacewornordamaged

bladesandboltsinsetstopreservebalance.