Toro 20955 Operator's Manual

55cmRecycler

ModelNo.20955—SerialNo.313000001andUp
ModelNo.20956—SerialNo.313000001andUp

®

LawnMower

FormNo.3376-614-ASMRevA

Operator'sManual

Introduction

Thisrotary-blade,walk-behindlawnmowerisintended
tobeusedbyresidentialhomeowners.Itisdesigned
primarilyforcuttinggrassonwell-maintainedlawns
onresidentialproperties.Itisnotdesignedforcutting
brushorforagriculturaluses.

Readthisinformationcarefullytolearnhowtooperateand
maintainyourproductproperlyandtoavoidinjuryand
productdamage.Youareresponsibleforoperatingthe
productproperlyandsafely.

YoumaycontactTorodirectlyatwww .Toro.comforproduct
andaccessoryinformation,helpndingadealer,ortoregister
yourproduct.

Wheneveryouneedservice,genuineToroparts,oradditional
information,contactanAuthorizedServiceDealerorToro
CustomerServiceandhavethemodelandserialnumbersof
yourproductready.Figure1identiesthelocationofthe
modelandserialnumbersontheproduct.

whichsignalsahazardthatmaycauseseriousinjuryordeath
ifyoudonotfollowtherecommendedprecautions.

Figure2

1.Safetyalertsymbol

Thismanualuses2wordstohighlightinformation.
Importantcallsattentiontospecialmechanicalinformation
andNoteemphasizesgeneralinformationworthyofspecial
attention.

ThisproductcomplieswithallrelevantEuropeandirectives.
Fordetails,seetheseparateproduct-specicDeclarationof
Conformity(DOC)sheet.

Formodelswithstatedenginehorsepower,thegross
horsepoweroftheenginewaslaboratoryratedbytheengine
manufacturerinaccordancewithSAEJ1940.Ascongured
tomeetsafety,emission,andoperatingrequirements,the
actualenginehorsepoweronthisclassoflawnmowerwill
besignicantlylower.

Figure1

1.Modelandserialnumberplate

Writetheproductmodelandserialnumbersinthespace
below:

ModelNo.

SerialNo.

Thismanualidentiespotentialhazardsandhassafety
messagesidentiedbythesafetyalertsymbol(Figure2),

Donottamperwiththeenginecontrolsoralterthegovernor
speed;doingsomaycreateanunsafeconditionresultingin
personalinjury.

Contents

Introduction..................................................................1

GeneralLawnMowerSafety.....................................2

SoundPressure......................................................3

SoundPower..........................................................3

Hand/ArmVibration..............................................3

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

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

1InstallingtheHandle.............................................5

2InstallingtheRecoil-starterRopeintheRope

Guide.................................................................6

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

4ChargingtheBattery..............................................7

ProductOverview..........................................................7

Specications.........................................................7

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

FillingtheFuelTank................................................8

CheckingtheEngineOilLevel..................................8

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*3376-614-ASM*A

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

StartingtheEngine..................................................9

UsingtheSelf-propelDrive......................................10

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

RecyclingtheClippings...........................................10

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

Side-dischargingtheClippings..................................12

OperatingTips......................................................13

Maintenance.................................................................14

RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)......................14

PreparingforMaintenance.......................................14

ReplacingtheAirFilter............................................15

ChangingtheEngineOil.........................................15

ChargingtheBattery...............................................16

ReplacingtheFuse..................................................16

ReplacingtheBlade................................................17

AdjustingtheSelf-propelDriveCable........................18

CleaningundertheMachineHousing........................18

Storage........................................................................19

PreparingtheMachineforStorage............................19

FoldingtheHandle.................................................19

RemovingtheMachinefromStorage.........................19

•Keepinmindthattheoperatororuserisresponsiblefor

accidentsorhazardsoccurringtootherpeopleortheir
property.

•Understandexplanationsforallpictogramsusedonthe

mowerorintheinstructions.

Gasoline

WARNING-Gasolineishighlyammable.Takethe
followingprecautions.

•Storefuelincontainersspecicallydesignedforthis

purpose.

•Refueloutdoorsonlyanddonotsmokewhilerefueling.

•Addfuelbeforestartingtheengine.Neverremovethe

capofthefueltankoraddgasolinewhiletheengineis
runningorwhentheengineishot.

•Ifgasolineisspilled,donotattempttostarttheengine

butmovethemowerawayfromtheareaofspillageand
avoidcreatinganysourceofignitionuntilgasolinevapors
havedissipated.

•Replaceallfueltankandcontainercapssecurely.

Safety

Improperlyusingormaintainingthismowercanresult
ininjury.T oreducethepotentialforinjury,complywith
thesesafetyinstructions.

Torodesignedandtestedthismachineforreasonablysafe
service;however,failuretocomplywiththefollowing
instructionsmayresultinpersonalinjury.

Toensuremaximumsafety,bestperformance,and
togainknowledgeoftheproduct,itisessentialthat
youandanyotheroperatorofthemowerreadand
understandthecontentsofthismanualbeforethe
engineiseverstarted.Payparticularattentiontothe
safetyalertsymbol(Figure2),whichmeansCaution,
Warning,orDanger—“personalsafetyinstruction.”
Readandunderstandtheinstructionbecauseithasto
dowithsafety.Failuretocomplywiththeinstruction
mayresultinpersonalinjury.

GeneralLawnMowerSafety

ThefollowinginstructionshavebeenadaptedfromEN836.

Thiscuttingmachineiscapableofamputatinghandsandfeet
andofthrowingobjects.Failuretoobservethefollowing
safetyinstructionscouldresultinseriousinjuryordeath.

Preparation

•Whilemowing,alwayswearsubstantialfootwearandlong

trousers.Donotoperatetheequipmentwhenbarefoot
orwearingopensandals.

•Thoroughlyinspecttheareawheretheequipmentisto

beusedandremoveallstones,sticks,wires,bonesand
otherforeignobjects.

•Beforeusing,alwaysvisuallyinspecttoseethatguards,

andsafetydevices,suchasdeectorsand/orgrass
catchers,areinplaceandworkingcorrectly.

•Beforeusing,alwaysvisuallyinspecttoseethattheblades,

bladeboltsandcutterassemblyarenotwornordamaged.
Replacewornordamagedbladesandboltsinsetsto
preservebalance.

Starting

•Donottiltthemowerwhenstartingtheengineunlessthe

mowerhastobetiltedforstarting.Inthiscase,donot
tiltitmorethanabsolutelynecessaryandliftonlythepart
whichisawayfromtheoperator.

•Starttheenginecarefullyaccordingtoinstructionsand

withfeetwellawayfromtheblade(s)andnotinfrontof
thedischargechute.

Training

•Readtheinstructionscarefully.Befamiliarwiththe

controlsandtheproperuseoftheequipment.

•Neverallowchildrenorpeopleunfamiliarwiththese

instructionstousethemower.Localregulationscan
restricttheageoftheoperator.

Operation

•Nevermowwhilepeople,especiallychildren,orpetsare

nearby.

•Mowonlyindaylightoringoodarticiallight.

•Stayalertforholesintheterrainandotherhiddenhazards.

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•Donotputhandsorfeetnearorunderrotatingparts.

Keepclearofthedischargeopeningatalltimes.

•Neverpickuporcarryalawnmowerwhiletheengineis

running.

•Neverstoretheequipmentwithgasolineinthetankand

insideabuildingwherefumescanreachanopename
orspark.

•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringinanyenclosure.

•Useextremecautionwhenreversingorpullinga

pedestriancontrolledlawnmowertowardsyou.

•Walk,neverrun.

•Slopes:

–Donotmowexcessivelysteepslopes.
–Exerciseextremecautionwhenonslopes.
–Mowacrossthefaceofslopes,neverupanddown,

andexerciseextremecautionwhenchangingdirection
onslopes.

–Alwaysbesureofyourfootingonslopes.

•Reducespeedonslopesandinsharpturnstoprevent

overturningorlossofcontrol.

•Stopthebladeifthelawnmowerhastobetiltedfor

transportationwhencrossingsurfacesotherthangrass
andwhentransportingthelawnmowertoandfromthe
areatobemowed.

•Donotoperatetheengineinaconnedspacewhere

dangerouscarbonmonoxidefumescancollect.

•Stoptheengine

•Toreducetherehazard,keeptheengine,silencer,

batterycompartmentandgasolinestorageareafreeof
grass,leaves,orexcessivegrease.

•Checkgrasscatchercomponentsandthedischargeguard

frequentlyandreplacewithmanufacturer'srecommended
parts,whennecessary.

•Replacewornordamagedpartsforsafety.

•Replacefaultysilencers.

•Ifthefueltankhastobedrained,dothisoutdoors.

•Donotchangetheenginegovernorsettingsoroverspeed

theengine.Operatinganengineatexcessivespeedcan
increasethehazardofpersonalinjury.

•Becarefulduringadjustmentofthelawnmowerto

prevententrapmentofthengersbetweenmovingblades
andxedpartsofthelawnmower.

•Toensurethebestperformanceandsafety,

purchaseonlygenuineTororeplacementpartsand
accessories.Donotuse
theymaycauseasafetyhazard.

willt

partsandaccessories;

–wheneveryouleavethelawnmower.
–beforerefueling.
–beforeremovingthegrasscatcher.
–beforemakingheightadjustmentunlessadjustment

canbemadefromtheoperator'sposition.

•Stoptheengineanddisconnectthespark-plugwire.

–beforeclearingblockagesoruncloggingchute.
–beforechecking,cleaningorworkingonthelawn

mower.

–afterstrikingaforeignobject,inspectthelawnmower

fordamageandmakerepairsbeforerestartingand
operatingthelawnmower.

–iflawnmowerstartstovibrateabnormally(check

immediately).

•Lightningcancausesevereinjuryordeath.Ifyousee

lightningorhearthunderinthearea,donotoperatethe
machine;seekshelter.

•Watchoutfortrafcwhencrossingornearroadways.

MaintenanceandStorage

SoundPressure

Thisunithasasoundpressurelevelattheoperator’searof89
dBA,whichincludesanUncertaintyValue(K)of1dBA.

Thesoundpressurelevelwasdeterminedaccordingtothe
proceduresoutlinedinEN836.

SoundPower

Thisunithasaguaranteedsoundpowerlevelof98dBA,
whichincludesanUncertaintyValue(K)of1dBA.

Thesoundpowerlevelwasdeterminedaccordingtothe
proceduresoutlinedinISO11094.

Hand/ArmVibration

Measuredvibrationlevelforrighthand=3.0m/s

Measuredvibrationlevelforlefthand=5.7m/s

UncertaintyValue(K)=2.3m/s2

Measuredvaluesweredeterminedaccordingtotheprocedures
outlinedinEN836.

•Keepallnuts,bolts,andscrewstighttobesurethe

equipmentisinsafeworkingcondition.

•Donotusepressure-cleaningequipmentonmachine.

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SafetyandInstructionalDecals

Important:Safetyandinstructiondecalsarelocatednearareasofpotentialdanger.Replacedamageddecals.

Manufacturer'sMark

1.Indicatesthebladeisidentiedasapartfromtheoriginal
machinemanufacturer.

104-7953

1.Warning—readtheOperator'sManualforinformationonchargingthebattery;containslead;donotdiscard.

2.ReadtheOperator'sManual.

108-8117

112-8760

1.Thrownobjecthazard—keepbystandersasafedistance
fromthemachine.

2.Cutting/dismembermentofhandorfoot—stayawayfrom
movingparts.

112-8867

1.Lock2.Unlock

114-7982

1.Warning—readtheOperator'sManual.

2.Thrownobjecthazard—keepbystandersasafedistance
fromthemachine.

3.Cutting/dismembermenthazardofhandorfoot,mower
blade—disconnectthesparkplugwireandreadthe
instructionsbeforeservicingorperformingmaintenance.

4.Cutting/dismembermenthazardofhandorfoot,mower
blade—stayawayfrommovingparts.

5.Cutting/dismembermenthazardofhandorfoot,mower
blade—donotoperateupanddownslopes;operatesideto
sideonslopes;stoptheenginebeforeleavingtheoperating
position;andlookbehindyouwhenbackingup.

4

117-1054

Electric-startmodelonly

Setup

Important:Removeanddiscardtheprotectiveplastic

sheetthatcoverstheengine.

1

InstallingtheHandle

NoPartsRequired

Procedure

WARNING

Foldingorunfoldingthehandleimproperlycan
damagethecables,causinganunsafeoperating
condition.

•Donotdamagethecableswhenfoldingor
unfoldingthehandle.

•Ifacableisdamaged,contactanAuthorized
ServiceDealer.

1.Removethehandleknobsfromthemachinehousing
(Figure3).

Important:Routethecablestotheoutsideofthe
handleknobsasyouinstallthehandle.

5

Figure4

1.Recoil-starterrope2.Ropeguide

3

Figure3

2.Movethehandletotheoperatingposition.

3.Installandtightenthehandleknobsthatyouremoved
instep1.

2

InstallingtheRecoil-starter RopeintheRopeGuide

NoPartsRequired

Procedure

Important:Youmustinstalltherecoil-starterropein

theropeguide.

Holdtheblade-controlbartotheupperhandleandpullthe
recoil-starterropethroughtheropeguideonthehandle
(Figure4).

FillingtheEnginewithOil

NoPartsRequired

Procedure

Important:Y ourmachinedoesnotcomewithoilin

theengine.Beforestartingtheengine,lltheengine
crankcasewithoil.

1.Movethemachinetoalevelsurface.

2.Removethedipstick(Figure5)andpourabout3/4of
thecrankcasecapacityofoilintotheoil-lltube.

Note:Max.ll:0.59l(20.oz.),type:SAE30
detergentoilwithanAPIserviceclassicationofSF ,
SG,SH,SJ,SL,orhigher.

Figure5

1.Dipstick

3.Wipethedipstickcleanwithacleancloth.

4.Insertthedipstickfullyintotheoil-lltube.

6

5.Removethedipstickandreadtheoillevelonthe
dipstick;refertoFigure5.

•IftheoilisbelowtheAddmarkonthedipstick,

slowlypourasmallamountofoilintotheoil-ll
tube,wait3minutes,andthenrepeatsteps3
through5untiltheoillevelisattheFullmarkon
thedipstick.

•IftheoilisabovetheFullmarkonthedipstick,

draintheexcessoiluntiltheoillevelisattheFull
markonthedipstick.Todraintheexcessoil,refer
toChangingtheEngineOil(page15).

Important:Iftheoillevelinthecrankcaseistoo
lowortoohighandyouruntheengine,youmay
damagetheengine.

6.Installthedipstickintotheoil-lltubesecurely .

ProductOverview

Important:

operatinghours

toChangingtheEngineOil(page15).

Changetheengineoilaftertherst5

;changeityearlythereafter.Refer

4

ChargingtheBattery

NoPartsRequired

Procedure

Electric-startmodelonly

RefertoChargingtheBattery(page16).

Figure6

1.Handle

2.Blade-controlbar

3.Ignitionkey(electric-start
modelsonly)

4.Fuel-tankcap11.Bag-on-demandlever

5.Oilll/dipstick12.Handleknob(2)

6.Washoutport(notshown)

7.Sparkplug

8.Cutting-heightlever(4)

9.Airlter

10.Side-dischargedeector

13.Recoil-starthandle

Figure7

1.Grassbag

2.Side-dischargechute

3.Batterycharger

Specications

ModelWeightLengthWidthHeight

2095537kg

(81lb)

2095640kg

(88lb)

7

150cm

(59in)

150cm

(59in)

(electric-startmodels
only)

58cm
(23in)

58cm
(23in)

107cm

(42in)

107cm

(42in)

Operation

FillingtheFuelTank

DANGER

Gasolineisextremelyammableandexplosive.A
reorexplosionfromgasolinecanburnyouand
others.

•Topreventastaticchargefromignitingthe
gasoline,placethecontainerand/ormachine
directlyonthegroundbeforelling,notina
vehicleoronanobject.

•Fillthetankoutdoorswhentheengineiscold.
Wipeupspills.

•Donothandlegasolinewhensmokingoraround
anopenameorsparks.

•Storegasolineinanapprovedfuelcontainer,out
ofthereachofchildren.

Fillthefueltankwithfreshunleadedregulargasolinefroma
majorname-brandservicestation(Figure8).

Note:Neverusemethanol,gasolinecontainingmethanol,or
gasolinecontainingmorethan10%ethanolbecausethefuel
systemcouldbedamaged.Donotmixoilwithgasoline.

CheckingtheEngineOilLevel

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily

Note:Max.ll:0.59l(20.oz.),type:SAE30detergent
oilwithanAPIserviceclassicationofSF,SG,SH,SJ,SL,
orhigher.

1.Movethemachinetoalevelsurface.

2.Removethedipstick(Figure9).

Figure9

1.Dipstick

Important:Toreducestartingproblems,addfuel
stabilizertothefuelallseason,mixingitwithgasoline
lessthan30daysold.

Figure8

3.Wipethedipstickcleanwithacleancloth.

4.Insertthedipstickfullyintotheoil-lltube.

5.Removethedipstickandreadtheoillevelonthe
dipstick;refertoFigure9.

•IftheoilisbelowtheAddmarkonthedipstick,

slowlypourasmallamountofoilintotheoil-ll
tube,wait3minutes,andthenrepeatsteps3
through5untiltheoillevelisattheFullmarkon
thedipstick.

•IftheoilisabovetheFullmarkonthedipstick,

draintheexcessoiluntiltheoillevelisattheFull
markonthedipstick.Todraintheexcessoil,refer
toChangingtheEngineOil(page15).

Important:Iftheoillevelinthecrankcaseistoo
lowortoohighandyouruntheengine,youmay
damagetheengine.

6.Installthedipstickintotheoil-lltubesecurely .

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AdjustingtheCuttingHeight

WARNING

Adjustingthecuttingheightmaybringyouinto
contactwiththemovingblade,causingserious
injury.

•Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingparts
tostop.

•Donotputyourngersunderthehousingwhen
adjustingthecuttingheight.

CAUTION

Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,themuferwillbe
hotandcanseverelyburnyou.Keepawayfromthe
hotmufer.

StartingtheEngine

1.Holdtheblade-controlbaragainstthehandle
(Figure11).

Adjustthecuttingheightasdesired.Setthefrontwheelsto
thesameheightastherearwheels(Figure10).

Note:Toraisethemachine,movethefrontcutting-height
leversrearwardandtherearcutting-heightleversforward.
Tolowerthemachine,movethefrontcutting-heightlevers
forwardandtherearcutting-heightleversrearward.

Figure11

1.Blade-controlbar

2.Turntheignitionkey(Figure12)(electric-startmodels
only)orpulltherecoil-starthandle(Figure13).

Note:Whenyoupulltherecoil-starthandle,pullit
lightlyuntilyoufeelresistance,thenpullitsharply
(Figure13).Allowtheropetoreturntothehandle
slowly.

Figure12

Figure10

1.Raisethemachine2.Lowerthemachine

Note:Thecuttingheightsettingsare25mm(1in);35mm
(1-3/8in);44mm(1-3/4in);54mm(2-1/8in);64mm
(2-1/2in);73mm(2-7/8in);83mm(3-1/4in);92mm
(3-5/8in);and102mm(4in).

Figure13

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Note:Ifthemachinedoesnotstartafterseveral
attempts,contactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.

toRemovingtheSide-dischargeChute(page12)before
recyclingtheclippings.

UsingtheSelf-propelDrive

Tooperatetheself-propeldrive,simplywalkwithyourhands
ontheupperhandleandyourelbowsatyoursides,andthe
machinewillautomaticallykeeppacewithyou(Figure14).

Figure14

Note:Ifthemachinedoesnotfreelyrollbackwardafter

self-propelling,stopwalking,holdyourhandsinplace,and
allowthemachinetorollacoupleofinches(centimeters)
forwardtodisengagethewheeldrive.Youcanalsotry
reachingjustundertheupperhandletothemetalhandleand
pushthemachineforwardacoupleofinches(centimeters).
Ifthemachinestilldoesnotrollbackwardeasily,contactan
AuthorizedServiceDealer.

BaggingtheClippings

Usethegrassbagwhenyouwanttocollectgrassandleaf
clippingsfromthelawn.

WARNING

Aworngrassbagcouldallowsmallstonesand
othersimilardebristobethrownintheoperator'sor
bystander'sdirectionandresultinseriouspersonal
injuryordeathtotheoperatororbystanders.

Checkthegrassbagfrequently.Ifitisdamaged,
installanewTororeplacementbag.

Iftheside-dischargechuteisonthemachine,removeit;
refertoRemovingtheSide-dischargeChute(page12)before
baggingtheclippings.Ifthebag-on-demandleverisinthe
recyclingposition,moveittothebaggingposition;referto
OperatingtheBag-on-DemandLever(page11).

WARNING

Thebladeissharp;contactingthebladecanresult
inseriouspersonalinjury.

Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop
beforeleavingtheoperatingposition.

StoppingtheEngine

Tostoptheengine,releasetheblade-controlbar.

Note:Removetheignitionkeywhenyouleavethemachine
(electric-startmodelonly).

Important:Whenyoureleasetheblade-controlbar,
boththeengineandbladeshouldstopwithin3seconds.
Iftheydonotstopproperly,stopusingyourmachine
immediatelyandcontactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.

RecyclingtheClippings

Yourmachinecomesfromthefactoryreadytorecyclethe
grassandleafclippingsbackintothelawn.

Ifthegrassbagisonthemachineandthe
bag-on-demandleverisinthebaggingposition,
movethelevertotherecyclingposition;referto
OperatingtheBag-on-DemandLever(page11)before
recyclingtheclippings.Iftheside-discharge
chuteisonthemachine,removeit;refer

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InstallingtheGrassBag

1.Raiseandholdupthereardeector(Figure15).

•Forbaggingthegrassandleafclippings,pressthebutton

onthebag-on-demandlever,andmovetheleverforward
untilthebuttonontheleverpopsup(Figure16).

Figure16

1.Bag-on-demandlever(inbaggingposition)

•Forrecyclingthegrassandleafclippings,pressthebutton

ontheleverandmovetheleverrearwarduntilthebutton
ontheleverpopsup.

Important:Forproperoperation,removeanygrass
clippingsanddebrisfromthebag-on-demanddoor
andthesurroundingopening(Figure17)beforeyou
movethebag-on-demandleverfromoneposition
toanother.

Figure15

1.Notches

2.Reardeector

2.Installthegrassbag,ensuringthatthepinsonthebag
restinthenotchesonthehandle(Figure15).

3.Lowerthereardeector.

3.Grassbagpin(2)

RemovingtheGrassBag

Toremovethebag,reversethestepsabove.

OperatingtheBag-on-DemandLever

Thebag-on-demandfeatureallowsyoutoeithercollector
recyclegrassandleafclippingswhilethegrassbagisattached
tothemachine.

Figure17

1.Cleanhere

WARNING

Thebladeissharp;contactingthebladecan
resultinseriouspersonalinjury.Also,anopen
reardischargeareacouldallowsmallstones
andothersimilardebristobethrowninthe
operator'sorbystander'sdirectionandresultin
seriouspersonalinjuryordeathtotheoperator
orbystanders.

Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stopbeforecleaningthebag-on-demanddoor
andthesurroundingopening.

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Side-dischargingtheClippings

InstallingtheSide-dischargeChute

Usethesidedischargeforcuttingverytallgrass.

Ifthegrassbagisonthemachineandthe
bag-on-demandleverisinthebaggingposition,
movethelevertotherecyclingposition;referto
OperatingtheBag-on-DemandLever(page11).

WARNING

Thebladeissharp;contactingthebladecanresult
inseriouspersonalinjury.

Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop
beforeleavingtheoperatingposition.

Liftupthesidedeectorandinstalltheside-dischargechute
(Figure18).

Figure18

RemovingtheSide-dischargeChute

Toremovetheside-dischargechute,liftupthesidedeector,
removetheside-dischargechute,andlowertheside-discharge
deector.

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OperatingTips

GeneralMowingTips

•Cleartheareaofsticks,stones,wire,branches,andother

debristhatthebladecouldhit.

•Avoidstrikingsolidobjectswiththeblade.Never

deliberatelymowoveranyobject.

•Ifthemachinestrikesanobjectorstartstovibrate,

immediatelystoptheengine,disconnectthewirefrom
thesparkplug,andexaminethemachinefordamage.

•Forbestperformance,installanewbladebeforethe

cuttingseasonbegins.

•ReplacethebladewhennecessarywithaToro

replacementblade.

CuttingGrass

•Cutonlyaboutathirdofthegrassbladeatatime.Donot

cutbelowthe54mm(2-1/8in)settingunlessthegrassis
sparseoritislatefallwhengrassgrowthbeginstoslow
down.RefertoAdjustingtheCuttingHeight(page9).

•Whencuttinggrassover15cm(6in)tall,mowatthe

highestcuttingheightsettingandwalkslower;thenmow
againatalowersettingforthebestlawnappearance.If
thegrassistoolong,themachinemayplugandcause
theenginetostall.

•Mowonlydrygrassorleaves.Wetgrassandleavestend

toclumpontheyardandcancausethemachinetoplug
ortheenginetostall.

CuttingLeaves

•Aftercuttingthelawn,ensurethathalfofthelawnshows

throughthecutleafcover.Youmayneedtomakemore
thanonepassovertheleaves.

•Iftherearemorethan13cm(5in)ofleavesonthelawn,

setthefrontcuttingheightoneortwonotcheshigher
thantherearcuttingheight.

•Slowdownyourmowingspeedifthemachinedoesnot

cuttheleavesnelyenough.

WARNING

Wetgrassorleavescancauseseriousinjuryif
youslipandcontacttheblade.Mowonlyindry
conditions.

•Beawareofapotentialrehazardinverydryconditions,

followalllocalrewarnings,andkeepthemachinefree
ofdrygrassandleafdebris.

•Alternatethemowingdirection.Thishelpsdispersethe

clippingsoverthelawnforevenfertilization.

•Ifthenishedlawnappearanceisunsatisfactory,tryone

ormoreofthefollowing:

–Replacethebladeorhaveitsharpened.
–Walkataslowerpacewhilemowing.
–Raisethecuttingheightonyourmachine.
–Cutthegrassmorefrequently.
–Overlapcuttingswathsinsteadofcuttingafullswath

witheachpass.

–Setthecuttingheightonthefrontwheelsonenotch

lowerthantherearwheels.Forexample,setthefront
wheelsat54mm(2-1/8-in)andtherearwheelsat
64mm(2-1/2in).

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Maintenance

Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.

RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)

MaintenanceService

Interval

Aftertherst5hours

Beforeeachuseordaily

Every25hours

Beforestorage

Yearly

Important:Refertoyourengineoperator'smanualforadditionalmaintenanceprocedures.
Note:ReplacementpartsareavailablefromanAuthorizedServiceDealer(gotowww.toro.comtondthenearestdealer)

oratwww.shoptoro.com.

PreparingforMaintenance

1.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.

MaintenanceProcedure

•Changetheengineoil.

•Checktheengineoillevel.

•Ensurethattheenginestopswithin3secondsafterreleasingtheblade-controlbar.

•Cleangrassclippingsanddirtfromunderthemachinehousing.

•Replacetheairlter;replaceitmorefrequentlyindustyoperatingconditions.

•Chargethebatteryfor24hours(electric-startmodelonly).

•Emptythefueltankbeforerepairsasdirectedandbeforeannualstorage.

•Changetheengineoil.

•Replacethebladeorhaveitsharpened(morefrequentlyiftheedgedullsquickly).

•Cleantheair-coolingsystem;cleanitmorefrequentlyindustyoperatingconditions.
Refertoyourengineoperator'smanual.

•Refertoyourengineoperator'smanualforanyadditionalyearlymaintenance
procedures.

handfuelpumptoremovethefuel.Alwaystipthe
machineontoitsside,withtheairlterup.

2.Disconnectthespark-plugwirefromthesparkplug
(Figure19)beforeperforminganymaintenance
procedure.

Figure19

3.Afterperformingthemaintenanceprocedure(s),
connectthespark-plugwiretothesparkplug.

Important:Beforetippingthemachinetochange
theoilorreplacetheblade,allowthefueltankto
rundrythroughnormalusage.Ifyoumusttip
themachinepriortorunningoutoffuel,usea

WARNING

Tippingthemachinemaycausethefuelto
leak.Gasolineisammable,explosiveand
cancausepersonalinjury.

Runtheenginedryorremovethegasoline
withahandpump;neversiphon.

14

ReplacingtheAirFilter

ServiceInterval:Every25hours

1.Useascrewdrivertoopentheair-ltercover
(Figure20).

Figure20

2.Replacetheairlter(Figure21).

Figure21

3.Installthecover.

ChangingtheEngineOil

ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours

Yearly

Note:Max.ll:0.59l(20.oz.),type:SAE30detergent
oilwithanAPIserviceclassicationofSF,SG,SH,SJ,SL,
orhigher.

1.Movethemachinetoalevelsurface.

2.Ensurethatthefueltankcontainslittleornofuelso
thatfueldoesnotleakoutwhenyoutipthemachine
ontoitsside.

3.Runtheengineafewminutesbeforechangingtheoil
towarmit.

Note:Warmoilowsbetterandcarriesmore
contaminants.

4.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug;referto
PreparingforMaintenance(page14).

5.Placeanoildrainpanbesidethemachineontheside
nearesttotheoil-lltube.

6.Removethedipstickfromtheoil-lltube(Figure22).

Figure22

1.Dipstick

7.Tipthemachineontoitsside,withtheoil-lltube
down,todraintheusedoilthroughtheoil-lltubeinto
theoil-drainpan(Figure23).

Figure23

8.Afterdrainingtheusedoil,returnthemachinetothe
operatingposition.

9.Pourabout3/4ofthecrankcasecapacityofoilinthe
crankcase.

Note:Max.ll:0.59l(20.oz.),type:SAE30
detergentoilwithanAPIserviceclassicationofSF ,
SG,SH,SJ,SL,orhigher.

10.Wait3minutesfortheoiltosettle.

11.Wipethedipstickcleanwithacleancloth.

12.Insertthedipstickfullyintotheoil-lltube.

13.Removethedipstickandreadtheoillevelonthe
dipstick.

•IftheoilisbelowtheAddmarkonthedipstick,

slowlypourasmallamountofoilintotheoil-ll
tube,wait3minutes,andthenrepeatsteps11
through13untiltheoillevelisattheFullmark
onthedipstick.

•IftheoilisabovetheFullmarkonthedipstick,

draintheexcessoiluntiltheoillevelisattheFull
markonthedipstick.

15

Important:Iftheoillevelinthecrankcaseistoo

1

2

3

G017398

lowortoohighandyouruntheengine,youmay
damagetheengine.

14.Installthedipstickintotheoil-lltubesecurely .

15.Disposeoftheusedoilproperlyatalocalrecycling
center.

ChargingtheBattery

ServiceInterval:Every25hours

Electric-startmodelonly

Chargethebatteryfor24hoursinitially,thenmonthly(every
25starts)orasneeded.Alwaysusethechargerinasheltered
areaandchargethebatteryatroomtemperature(70°or22°
C)wheneverpossible.

1.Connectthechargertothewireharnesslocatedbelow
theignitionkey(Figure24).

ReplacingtheFuse

Electric-startmodelonly

Ifthebatterydoesnotchargeortheenginedoesnotrunwith
theelectricstarter,thefusemaybeblown.Replaceitwith
a40-ampplug-intypefuse.

1.Raisethereardeectorandlocatethebattery
compartment(Figure25).

Figure24

2.Plugthechargerintoawalloutlet.

Note:Whenthebatterynolongerholdsacharge,
recycleordisposeofthelead-acidbatteryaccording
tolocalcodes.

Note:Yourbatterychargermayhavea2-colorLEDdisplay
thatindicatesthefollowingstatesofcharging:

•Aredlightindicatesthatthechargerischargingthe

battery.

Figure25

1.Reardeector

2.Screw

3.Battery

4.Batterycompartment

2.Wipeawayanydebrisfromthebatterycompartment
area.

3.Removethescrewthatsecuresthebattery
compartment,pulloutthebattery,andlocatethefuse
(Figure26).

•Agreenlightindicatesthatthechargerisfullychargedor

thechargerisdisconnectedfromthebattery.

•Aashinglightthatalternatesbetweenredandgreen

indicatesthatthebatteryisnearlyfullycharged.Thisstate
lastsonlyafewminutesuntilthebatteryisfullycharged.

Figure26

1.Cover

2.Fuseholder

3.Fuse

4.Replacethefuseinthefuseholder(Figure26).

16

Note:Yourmachinecomeswithasparefuseinthe
batterycompartment.

5.Installthebatterycompartmentwiththescrewthat
youremovedinstep3.

6.Installthecoveroverthebatterycompartment.

7.Lowerthereardeector.

ReplacingtheBlade

ServiceInterval:Yearly

Important:

bladeproperly

areuncomfortableperformingthisprocedure,contact
anAuthorizedServiceDealer.

Examinethebladewheneveryourunoutofgasoline.Ifthe
bladeisdamagedorcracked,replaceitimmediately.Ifthe
bladeedgeisdullornicked,haveitsharpenedandbalanced,
orreplaceit.

Youwillneedatorquewrenchtoinstallthe

.Ifyoudonothaveatorquewrenchor

WARNING

Thebladeissharp;contactingthebladecanresult
inseriouspersonalinjury.

Weargloveswhenservicingtheblade.

1.RefertoPreparingforMaintenance.

2.Tipthemachineontoitssidewiththeairlterup.

3.Useablockofwoodtoholdthebladesteady
(Figure27).

Figure28

Important:Positionthecurvedendsoftheblade

topointtowardthemachinehousing.

6.Useatorquewrenchtotightenthebladeboltto82
N-m(60ft-lb).

Important:Abolttorquedto82N-m(60ft-lb)is
verytight.Whileholdingthebladewithablock
ofwood,putyourweightbehindtheratchetor
wrenchandtightentheboltsecurely.Thisboltis
verydifculttoovertighten.

Figure27

4.Removetheblade,savingallmountinghardware
(Figure27).

5.Installthenewbladeandallmountinghardware
(Figure28).

17

AdjustingtheSelf-propelDrive

CleaningundertheMachine

Cable

Wheneveryouinstallanewself-propelcableorifthe
self-propeldriveisoutofadjustment,adjusttheself-propel
drivecable.

1.Loosenthecable-supportnut(Figure29).

Figure29

Thisgureissimpliedforthepurposeofclarity.

2.Pulldownthecablejacket(towardthemachine)until
thereisnoslackinthecable(Figure30).

Housing

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily

WARNING

Themachinemaydislodgematerialfromunderthe
machinehousing.

•Weareyeprotection.

•Stayintheoperatingposition(behindthe
handle)whentheengineisrunning.

•Donotallowbystandersinthearea.

Forbestresults,cleanunderthemachinehousingsoonafter
youhavecompletedmowing.

1.Lowerthemachinetoitslowestcutting-heightsetting;
refertoAdjustingtheCuttingHeight(page9).

2.Movethemachineontoaatpavedsurface.

3.Washouttheareaunderthereardeectorwherethe
clippingsgofromthehousingtothegrassbag.

Note:Washouttheareawiththebag-on-demandin
boththefullyforwardandfullyrearwardpositions.

Figure30

3.Tightenthenutonthecablesupport.

4.Attachagardenhosethatisconnectedtoawater
supplytothewashoutportonthemachinehousing
(Figure31).

Figure31

1.Washoutport

5.Turnthewateron.

6.Starttheengineandrunituntilnomoreclippings
comeoutfromunderthemachinehousing.

7.Stoptheengine.

8.Shutoffthewateranddisconnectthegardenhose
fromthemachine.

9.Starttheengineandrunitforafewminutestodrythe
housingtopreventitfromrusting.

10.Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringthemachine
inanenclosedarea.

18

Storage

Storethemachineinacool,clean,dryplace.

PreparingtheMachinefor Storage

WARNING

Gasolinevaporscanexplode.

•Donotstoregasolinemorethan30days.

•Donotstorethemachineinanenclosurenear
anopename.

•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringit.

1.Onthelastrefuelingoftheyear,addfuelstabilizerto
thefuelasdirectedbytheenginemanufacturer.

2.Disposeofanyunusedfuelproperly.Recycleit
accordingtolocalcodes,oruseitinyourautomobile.

Note:Oldfuelinthefueltankistheleadingcauseof
hardstarting.Donotstorefuelwithoutstabilizermore
than30days,anddonotstorestabilizedfuelmorethan
90days.

3.Runthemachineuntiltheenginestopsfromrunning
outoffuel.

4.Starttheengineagain.

5.Allowtheenginetorununtilitstops.Whenyoucan
nolongerstarttheengine,itissufcientlydry.

6.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.

7.Removethesparkplug,add30ml(1oz.)ofoilthrough
thesparkplughole,andpullthestarterropeslowly
severaltimestodistributeoilthroughoutthecylinder
topreventcylindercorrosionduringtheoff-season.

8.Looselyinstallthesparkplug.

9.Tightenallnuts,bolts,andscrews.

10.Chargethebatteryfor24hours,thenunplugthe
batterychargeranstorethemachineinanunheated
area.Ifyoumuststorethemachineinaheatedarea,
youmustchargethebatteryevery90days(electric-start
modelonly).

1.Removetheignitionkey(electric-startmodelonly).

2.Loosenthehandleknobsuntilyoucanmovetheupper
handlefreely.

3.FoldtheupperhandleforwardasshowninFigure32.

Important:Routethecablestotheoutsideofthe
handleknobsasyoufoldthehandle.

Figure32

4.Tounfoldthehandle,reversethestepsabove.

RemovingtheMachinefrom Storage

1.Chargethebatteryfor24hours(electric-startmodel
only).

2.Checkandtightenallfasteners.

3.Removethesparkplugandspintheenginerapidly
usingthestartertoblowexcessoilfromthecylinder.

4.Installthesparkplugandtightenitwithatorque
wrenchto15ft-lb(20N-m).

5.Performanyneededmaintenanceprocedures;referto
Maintenance(page14).

6.Checktheengineoillevel;referto
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel(page8).

7.Fuelthefueltankwithfreshgasoline;referto
FillingtheFuelTank(page8).

8.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.

FoldingtheHandle

WARNING

Foldingorunfoldingthehandleimproperlycan
damagethecables,causinganunsafeoperating
condition.

•Donotdamagethecableswhenfoldingor
unfoldingthehandle.

•Ifacableisdamaged,contactanAuthorized
ServiceDealer.

19

Notes:

20

InternationalDistributorList

Distributor:

AtlantisSuveSulamaSisstemleriLt
BalamaPrimaEngineeringEquip.HongKong85221552163
B-RayCorporation
CascoSalesCompany
CeresS.A.CostaRica
CSSCTurfEquipment(pvt)Ltd.SriLanka
CyrilJohnston&Co.
EquiverMexico525553995444ParklandProductsLtd.NewZealand6433493760
FemcoS.A.Guatemala
G.Y.K.CompanyLtd.
GeomechanikiofAthensGreece
GuandongGoldenStarChina
HakoGroundandGardenSweden
HakoGroundandGarden
HayterLimited(U.K.)
HydroturfInt.CoDubai
HydroturfEgyptLLC
IrriamcPortugal351212388260ToroAustraliaAustralia61395807355
IrrigationProductsInt'lPvtLtd.India862283960789T oroEuropeNVBelgium3214562960
JeanHeybroekb.v .Netherlands31306394611

Country:

Turkey902163448674

Korea82325512076
PuertoRico7877888383

NorthernIreland442890813121

Japan81726325861

Norway4722907760
UnitedKingdom441279723444
UnitedArabEmirates97143479479
Egypt2025194308T-MarktLogisticsLtd.Hungary3626525500

PhoneNumber:Distributor:

5062391138
94112746100

5024423277

30109350054
862087651338Riversa
4635100000

MaquiverS.A.Colombia
MaruyamaMfg.Co.Inc.
AgrolancKft
Mountelda.s.CzechRepublic
MunditolS.A.
OslingerTurfEquipmentSA
OyHakoGroundandGardenAb

PratoVerdeS.p.A.
Prochaska&Cie
RTCohen2004Ltd.

ScSvendCarlsenA/S
SolvertS.A.S.
SpyprosStavrinidesLimitedCyprus
SurgeSystemsIndiaLimited

Country:

Japan81332522285
Hungary3627539640

Argentina541148219999
Ecuador59342396970
Finland35898700733

Italy390499128128
Austria4312785100
Israel97298617979
Spain
Denmark4566109200
France33130817700

India911292299901

PhoneNumber:

5712364079

420255704220

34952837500

35722434131

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TheToroGTSStartingGuarantee

ConditionsandProductsCovered

TheT oroCompanyanditsafliate,T oroWarrantyCompany ,pursuant
toanagreementbetweenthem,jointlypromisetorepairfortheoriginal
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ProductsWarrantyPeriod

WalkPowerMowers

•CastDeck

•Engine

•Battery2years

•SteelDeck

•Engine

TimeMasterMowers3yearsResidentialUse

•Engine

•Battery2years

ElectricHandHeldProducts2yearsResidentialUse

Snowthrowers

•SingleStage

•Engine

•TwoStage

•Chute,chutedeectorand

impellerhousingcover

ElectricSnowthrowers

AllRide-OnUnitsBelow

•Engine

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•Attachments2yearsResidentialUse

DHLawn&GardenTractors

XLSLawn&GardenTractors

TimeCutter

TITANMowers3yearsor240hours

•Frame

ZMasterMowers—2000Series

•Frame

1

OriginalPurchasermeansthepersonwhooriginallypurchasedtheT oroProduct.

2

Residentialusemeansuseoftheproductonthesamelotasyourhome.Useatmorethanone

locationisconsideredcommercialuseandthecommercialusewarrantywouldapply.

3

TheToroGTSStartingGuaranteedoesnotapplywhentheproductisusedcommercially.

1

theT oroProductlistedbelowifdefectiveinmaterialsor

5yearsResidentialUse
90DaysCommercialUse
5yearsGTSGuarantee,

ResidentialUse

3

2yearsResidentialUse
90DaysCommercialUse
2yearsGTSGuarantee,

ResidentialUse

3

90DaysCommercialUse
3yearsGTSGuarantee,

ResidentialUse

3

NoWarrantyforCommercialUse

2yearsResidentialUse
45DaysCommercialUse
2yearsGTSGuarantee,

ResidentialUse

3

3yearsResidentialUse
45DaysCommercialUse
Lifetime(originalowneronly)

2yearsResidentialUse
NoWarrantyforCommercialUse

Seeenginemanufacturer'swarranty

2yearsResidentialUse
90DaysCommercialUse

3yearsResidentialUse
90DaysCommercialUse

3yearsResidentialUse
90DaysCommercialUse

5

Lifetime(originalowneronly)
4yearsor500hours

5

Lifetime(originalowneronly)

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2
2

2

2

2

and

4

SomeenginesusedonT oroProductsarewarrantedbytheenginemanufacturer.

5

Whicheveroccursrst.

6

LifetimeFrameWarranty-Ifthemainframe,consistingofthepartsweldedtogethertoformthe
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andlabor .Framefailureduetomisuseorabuseandfailureorrepairrequiredduetorustor
corrosionarenotcovered.

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ToroWarrantyCompany

5

811 1LyndaleAvenueSouth
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001–952–948–4707

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4

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•Costofregularmaintenanceserviceorwearparts,suchasblades,

rotorblades(paddles),scraperblades,belts,fuel,lubricants,oil
changes,sparkplugs,pneumatictires,cable/linkageorbrake
adjustments

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replacementorrepairduetoaccidentsorlackofpropermaintenance

•Repairsnecessaryduetofailuretousefreshfuel(lessthanone

monthold),orfailuretoproperlypreparetheunitpriortoanyperiod

6

6

ofnon-useoveronemonth

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restrictedbythiswarranty.

374-0268RevE

55cmRecycler

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Inhalt

Einführung...................................................................1

AllgemeineHinweisezurSicherheitvon

Rasenmähern......................................................2

Schalldruck............................................................4

Schallleistung.........................................................4

Hand-/Armvibration...............................................4

Sicherheits-undBedienungsschilder..........................5

Einrichtung...................................................................6

1MontierendesGriffs.............................................6

2BefestigendesRücklaufstarterseilsinder

Seilführung.........................................................7

Originaldokuments(DE)

AlleRechtevorbehalten

Druck:USA

*3376-614-ASM*A

3AuffüllendesMotorsmitÖl...................................7

4AuadenderBatterie.............................................7

Produktübersicht...........................................................8

TechnischeDaten...................................................9

Betrieb.........................................................................9

Betanken................................................................9

PrüfendesMotorölstands.......................................10

EinstellenderSchnitthöhe.......................................10

AnlassendesMotors...............................................11

EinsatzdesSelbstantriebs........................................11

AbstellendesMotors..............................................11

Schnittgutrecyclen..................................................12

SammelndesSchnittguts.........................................12

SeitauswurfdesSchnittguts......................................13

Betriebshinweise....................................................14

Wartung.......................................................................16

EmpfohlenerWartungsplan........................................16

VorbereitenfürdieWartung.....................................16

AuswechselndesLuftlters.....................................17

WechselndesMotoröls...........................................17

AuadenderBatterie..............................................18

AustauschenderSicherung......................................18

AuswechselndesMessers........................................19

EinstellendesSelbstantriebskabels............................20

ReinigenderUnterseitedesMaschinengehäu-

ses....................................................................20

Einlagerung.................................................................21

VorbereitendesRasenmähersfürdie

Einlagerung.......................................................21

ZusammenklappendesBügels.................................21

HerausnehmenderMaschineausder

Einlagerung.......................................................21

Sicherheit

DerunsachgemäßeEinsatzoderdiefalscheWartung
diesesRasenmäherskannzuVerletzungenführen.
BefolgenSiezurReduzierungderVerletzungsgefahr
dieseSicherheitsanweisungen.

DieserRasenmäherwurdevonTorofüreinenangemessenen
undsicherenBetriebausgelegt.DasNichtbeachtender
folgendenAnweisungenkannjedochzuVerletzungenführen.

UmdiemaximaleSicherheit,optimaleLeistungunddas
nötigeWissenüberdieMaschinezuerhalten,müssen
SieundjederandereBenutzerdesRasenmähersden
InhaltdervorliegendenAnleitungvordemAnlassen
desMotorssorgfältiglesenundverstehen.Besondere
BeachtungistdemGefahrensymbol(Bild2)zu
schenken,welchesVorsicht,WarnungoderGefahr–
Sicherheitshinweis“bedeutet.Lesenundverstehen
SiedieAnweisungen,dasiewichtigfürdieSicherheit
sind.DasNichtbeachtenderAnweisungenkannzu
Körperverletzungenführen.

AllgemeineHinweisezur SicherheitvonRasenmähern

DiefolgendenAnleitungenbasierenaufderEN-Norm836.
DieseMaschinekannHändeundFüßeamputierenund

Gegenständeaufschleudern.DasNichtbeachtender
folgendenSicherheitsvorschriftenkannzuschweren
VerletzungenoderzumTodführen.

Schulung

•LesenSiedieseAnweisungengründlichdurch.Machen

SiesichmitdenBedienelementenunddemkorrekten
EinsatzdesGerätsvertraut.

•LassenSiedenRasenmähernievonKindernoder

Personenbedienen,diemitdiesenAnweisungennicht
vertrautsind.DasAlterdesFahrerskanndurchlokale
Vorschrifteneingeschränktsein.

•BedenkenSieimmer,dassderBedienerdieVerantwortung

fürUnfälleoderGefahrengegenüberanderenundihrem
Eigentumträgt.

•VerstehenSiealleErläuterungenderamRasenmäherund

inderAnleitungverwendetenSymbole.

Benzin

WARNUNG:Kraftstoffistleichtentzündlich.BefolgenSie
dienachstehendenSicherheitsvorkehrungen:

•BewahrenSieKraftstoffnurinzugelassenen

Vorratskanisternauf.

•BetankenSienurimFreien,undrauchenSiedabeinie.

•BetankenSiedieMaschine,bevorSiedenMotoranlassen.

EntfernenSiebeilaufendemoderheißemMotornieden
KraftstofftankdeckeloderbetankendieMaschine.

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•VersuchenSie,wennBenzinverschüttetwurdenie,den

Motorzustarten,sondernschiebendenRasenmäher
vomverschüttetenKraftstoffwegundvermeidenoffene
Flammen,bisdieVerschüttungverdunstetist.

•SchraubenSiedenTank-undBenzinkanisterdeckel

wiederfestauf.

Vorbereitung

•TragenSiebeimMähenimmerfesteSchuheundlange

Hosen.FahrenSiedieMaschineniebarfüßigodermit
Sandalen.

•InspizierenSiedenArbeitsbereichgründlichund

entfernenSteine,Stöcke,Drähte,Knochenundandere
Fremdkörper.

•PrüfenSievorderInbetriebnahmevisuell,oballe

SchutzvorrichtungenundSicherheitsgeräte,wiez.B.
Ablenkblecheund/oderGrasfangkörbeeinwandfrei
montiertsindundrichtigfunktionieren.

•ÜberprüfenSievordemEinsatzimmer,obdie

Schnittmesser,-schraubenunddasMähwerkabgenutzt
oderbeschädigtsind.TauschenSieabgenutzteoder
defekteMesserund-schraubenalskompletteSätzeaus,
umdieWuchtderMesserbeizubehalten.

Anlassen

•KippenSiedenRasenmähernie,wennSiedenMotor

anlassen,esseidenn,SiemüssenihnzumStartenkippen.
KippenSieihninsolchenFällennieweiteralsabsolut
erforderlichundnurdenTeil,dervomBenutzerweg
steht.

•StartenSiedenMotorvorsichtigundentsprechendden

Anweisungen,wobeiSiedieFüßesoweitwiemöglich
vondenMessernfernhalten,d.h.stellenSiesichnievor
denAuswurfkanal.

Betrieb

•MähenSienie,wennsichPersonen,insbesondereKinder

oderHaustiere,inderNäheaufhalten.

•MähenSienurbeiTageslichtoderguterkünstlicher

Beleuchtung.

•AchtenSieaufKuhlenundandereversteckte

GefahrenstellenimGelände.

•HaltenSieHändeundFüßevonsichdrehendenTeilen

fern.BleibenSieimmervonderAuswurföffnungfern.

•HebenodertragenSiedenRasenmäherniebeilaufendem

Motor.

•GehenSiemitgrößterVorsichtvor,wennSierückwärts

fahrenoderSieeinenhandgeführtenRasenmäherzusich
ziehen.

•GehenSieimmer;laufenSienie.

•Hanglagen:

–VersuchenSienicht,steileHängezumähen.
–PassenSieanHängenbesondersauf.

–MähenSiequerzuHanglagen,d.h.niehangauf-

oder-abwärts,undgehenSieRichtungswechselan
HanglagenmitgrößterVorsichtvor.

–AchtenSieanHanglagenimmerdarauf,dassSie

einengutenHalthaben.

•ReduzierenSieanHängenundbevorSiescharfwenden

IhreGeschwindigkeit,umeinemUmkippenundeinem
Kontrollverlustvorzubeugen.

•StellenSiedasMesserab,wennSiedenRasenmäher

zwischenMähbereichentransportierenundder
RasenmäherzumTransportzumÜberquerenvon
Flächen(außerGrünächen)gekipptwerdenmuss.

•LassenSiedenMotornieinunbelüftetenRäumenlaufen,

dasichdortgefährlicheKohlenmonoxidgaseansammeln
können.

•StellenSiedenMotorindenfolgendenSituationenab:

–WennSiedenRasenmäherverlassen.
–VordemAuftanken.
–VordemEntfernendesFangkorbs.
–VordemVerstellenderSchnitthöhe.Esseidenn,

dieEinstellunglässtsichvonderFahrerpositionaus
bewerkstelligen.

•StellenSiedenMotorabundziehenSieden

Zündkerzensteckerab:

–VordemEntfernenvonBehinderungenund

VerstopfungenausdemAuswurfkanal.

–VordemPrüfen,ReinigenoderAusführenvon

WartungsarbeitenamRasenmäher.

–WennSieaufeinenFestkörperaufgepralltsindund

prüfendenRasenmäheraufeventuelleDefekte;
führenSiedanndieerforderlichenReparaturendurch,
bevorSiedenRasenmäherstartenundinBetrieb
nehmen.

–BeimAuftretenvonungewöhnlichenVibrationenam

Rasenmäher(sofortüberprüfen).

•BlitzschlagkannzuschwerenodertödlichenVerletzungen

führen.SetzenSiedieMaschinenichtein,wennSie
BlitzesehenoderDonnerhören,undgehenSieaneine
geschützteStelle.

•AchtenSiebeimÜberquerenundinderNähevon

StraßenaufdenVerkehr.

WartungundLagerung

•HaltenSiealleMutternundSchraubenfestangezogen,

damitdasGerätineinemsicherenBetriebszustandbleibt.

•VerwendenSiekeinHochdruckreinigerzumWaschen

derMaschine.

•BewahrenSiedenRasenmäherniemitBenzinimTank

oderinnerhalbeinesGebäudesauf,woDämpfeeine
offeneFlammeoderFunkenerreichenkönnten.

•LassenSiedenMotorabkühlen,bevorSiedieMaschine

ineinemgeschlossenenRaumabstellen.

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•HaltenSie,umdasBrandrisikozuverringern,denMotor,

Schalldämpfer,dasBatteriefachunddenBenzintankvon
Gras,LaubundüberüssigemFettfrei.

•PrüfenSiedieBestandteiledesFangkorbsunddes

Auswurfschutzblecheshäug,undwechselnSiesieggf.
mitdenvomHerstellerempfohlenenTeilenaus.

•TauschenSieabgenutzteundbeschädigteTeileaus

Sicherheitsgründenaus.

•WechselnSiedefekteAuspuffeaus.

•WennSiedenKraftstoffausdemTankablassenmüssen,

solltediesimFreiengeschehen.

•VerändernSieniedieEinstellungdesMotoriehkraftreg-

lers,undüberdrehenSieniemalsdenMotor.Durchdas
ÜberdrehendesMotorssteigtdieVerletzungsgefahr.

•AchtenSiebeimEinstellendesRasenmäherssorgfältig

darauf,dassSieIhreFingernirgendwozwischendensich
bewegendenMessernundstarrenTeilenverklemmen.

•FüreineoptimaleLeistungundSicherheitsolltenSie

nurToroOriginalersatzteileund-zubehörkaufen.
VerwendenSienie
diesesindu.U.gefährlich.

Universal

-Teileund-Zubehör;

Schalldruck

DiesesGeräterzeugteinenSchalldruckpegel,deramOhr
desBenutzers89dBAbeträgt(inkl.einesUnsicherheitswerts
(K)von1dBA.

DerSchalldruckpegelwurdegemäßdenVorgabeninEN836
gemessen.

Schallleistung

DiesesGeräterzeugteinenSchalldruckpegelvon98dBA
beträgt(inkl.einesUnsicherheitswerts(K)von1dBA.

DerSchalldruckpegelwurdegemäßdenVorgabeninISO
11094gemessen.

Hand-/Armvibration

DasgemesseneVibrationsniveaufürdierechteHandbeträgt
3,0m/s

DasgemesseneVibrationsniveaufürdielinkeHandbeträgt
5,7m/s

DerUnsicherheitswert(K)beträgt2,3m/s2

DieWertewurdennachdenVorgabenvonEN836gemessen.

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Sicherheits-undBedienungsschilder

Wichtig:Sicherheits-undBedienungsschildersindinderNähepotenziellerGefahrenbereicheangebracht.

TauschenSiebeschädigteSchilderaus.

Herstellermarke

1.Gibtan,dassdasMesserTeilderOriginalmaschinedes
Herstellersist.

104-7953

1.WeitereInformationenzumAuadenderBatteriendenSieinderBedienungsanleitung.DieBatterieenthältBlei,daherdürfen
Siesienichtwegwerfen.

2.LesenSiedieBedienungsanleitung.

108-8117

112-8760

1.GefahrdurchiegendeT eile:AchtenSiedarauf,dass
UnbeteiligtedenSicherheitsabstandzumGeräteinhalten.

2.GefahreinerSchnittwundeund/oderderAmputationvon
HändenoderFüßen:HaltenSiesichvonbeweglichen
Teilenfern.

112-8867

1.Einrasten2.Ausrasten

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114-7982

1.Warnung:LesenSiedieBedienungsanleitung.

2.GefahrdurchiegendeT eile:AchtenSiedarauf,dass
UnbeteiligtedenSicherheitsabstandzumGeräteinhalten.

3.Schnitt-bzw.AmputationsgefahranHändenundFüßen
beimSchnittmesser:ZiehenSiedenZündkerzensteckerab
undlesenSiedieAnweisungen,bevorSieWartungs-oder
Reparaturarbeitenausführen.

4.GefahreinerSchnittwundeund/oderderAmputationvon
HändenoderFüßendurchMähwerkmesser:HaltenSie
sichvonbeweglichenT eilenfern.

5.Schnitt-bzw.AmputationsgefahrvonHändenoderFüßen
durchMähwerkmesser:MähenSieniehangaufwärts
oder-abwärts,mähenSieimmerwaagrechtzumHang.
StellenSiedenMotorab,bevorSiedieBedienungsposition
verlassen.SchauenSienachhinten,wennSierückwärts
fahren.

Einrichtung

Wichtig:NehmenSiedenPlastikschutzab,mitdem

derMotorabgedecktist.WerfenSieihnab.

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MontierendesGriffs

KeineTeilewerdenbenötigt

Verfahren

WARNUNG:

WennSiedenBügelfalschauf-oder
zusammenklappen,könnenSiedieKabel
beschädigenunddensicherenGeräteeinsatz
gefährden.

•BeschädigenSiebeimAuf-oder
ZusammenklappendesBügelsnichtdie
Kabel.

NurModellemitElektrostart

•WendenSiesichbeieinembeschädigtenKabel
aneinenofziellenV ertragshändler.

1.NehmenSiedieBügelhandrädervom
Maschinengehäuseab(Bild3).

117-1054

Wichtig:VerlegenSiebeimEinbauendesGriffs

dieKabelanderAußenseitederGriffhandräder.

Bild3

2.SchiebenSiedenGriffindieBetriebsstellung.

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