Toro 21083 Operator's Manual

Eurocycler

ModelNo.21083—SerialNo.280G00001andUp

TM

34cmLawnMower

FormNo.3360-228RevA

Operator'sManual

Introduction

Thislawnmowerhasbeendesignedforprivateuse
onresidentialpropertyonly.Itisnottobeusedfor
commercialpurposesonpublicproperty.

ThankyouforchoosingaToroelectricmowerfor
residentialuse.Readthismanualcarefullytolearnhow
tooperateandmaintainyourmowerproperly .The
informationinthismanualcanhelpyouandothers
avoidinjuryandproductdamage.AlthoughToro
designsandproducessafeproducts,youareresponsible
foroperatingtheproductproperlyandsafely.

Regulationsontheoperationofmowersvaryfrom
oneareatoanother.Consultwithlocalauthoritiesfor
regulationsandrestrictionsregardingpermittedmowing
timesinyourarea.

Safety

Readandunderstandthecontentsofthismanual
beforestartingthemotor.

Thisisthesafetyalertsymbol.Itisusedtoalert
youtopotentialpersonalinjuryhazards.Obeyall
safetymessagesthatfollowthissymboltoavoid
possibleinjuryordeath.

Improperlyusingormaintainingthislawn
mowercouldresultininjuryordeath.Toreduce
thispotential,complywiththefollowingsafety
instructions.

SafeOperatingPractices

GeneralInformation

•Readtheinstructionscarefully.Befamiliarwiththe
controlsandtheproperuseoftheequipment.

•Thisapplianceisnotintendedforusebyyoung
childrenorinrmpersonsunlesstheyhavebeen
adequatelysupervisedbyaresponsiblepersonto
ensuretheycanusetheappliancesafely .

•Youngchildrenshouldbesupervisedtoensurethat
theydonotplaywiththeappliance.

•Nevermowwhilepeople,especiallychildrenorpets,
arenearby.

•Theoperatororuserisresponsibleforaccidentsor
hazardsoccurringtootherpeopleortheirproperty.

Preparation

•Whilemowing,alwayswearsubstantialfootwearand
longtrousers.Donotoperatetheequipmentwhen
barefootorwearingopensandals.

•Thoroughlyinspecttheareawheretheequipment
istobeusedandremoveallobjectswhichcanbe
thrownbythemachine.

•Beforeusing,alwaysvisuallyinspecttoseethatthe
blade,bladebolts,andcutterassemblyarenotworn
ordamaged.Replaceawornordamagedbladeand
boltsasasettopreservebalance.

•Tororecommendsthatthemowershouldbe
suppliedwitharesidualcurrentdevice(RCD)having
atrippingcurrentofnotmorethan30mA.

•Useonly1.00mm
30mlongsuitableforoutdooruse(ifapplicable).

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sizeextensioncordnomorethan

Toreducetheriskofre,electricshock,and
personalinjurywhenusingthiselectriclawn
mower,alwaysfollowthesesafetyinstructions.

Thefollowingsafetyinformationhasbeenadapted
fromEuropeanStandardEN836:1997and
CEI/IEC60335-77:2001andfromAS2657-1985and
AS60335-1:2002.

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Registeratwww.Toro.com.

Handling

•Mowonlyindaylightoringoodarticiallight.

•Neveruseanelectricallypoweredlawnmowerinthe
rainorwhenthegrassiswet.

•Werecommendthatyouwearsuitableeyeprotection
whenoperatingalawnmower.

•Avoidoperatingtheequipmentinwetgrass,where
feasible.

•Alwaysbesureofyourfootingonslopes.

OriginalInstructions(EN)

PrintedinHungary

AllRightsReserved

•Walk;neverrun.

•Forwheeledrotarymowers,mowacrossthefaceof
slopes,neverupanddown.

•Exerciseextremecautionwhenchangingdirection
onslopes.

•Donotmowexcessivelysteepslopes.

•Useextremecautionwhenreversingorpullingthe
lawnmowertowardyou.

•Stopthebladeifthelawnmowerhastobetiltedfor
transportationwhencrossingsurfacesotherthen
grass,andwhentransportingthelawnmowertoand
fromtheareatobemowed.

•Neveroperatethelawnmowerwithdefectiveguards
orwithoutsafetydevices(forexample,deectors
and/orgrasscatchers)inplace.

•Switchonthemotorcarefullyaccordingto
instructionsandwithfeetwellawayfromtheblade.

•Donottiltthelawnmowerwhenswitchingonthe
motor,exceptifthelawnmowerhastobetilted
forstarting.Inthiscase,donottiltitmorethan
absolutelynecessaryandliftonlythepartwhichis
awayfromtheoperator.Alwaysensurethatboth
handsareintheoperatingpositionbeforereturning
theappliancetotheground.

•Donotputhandsorfeetnearorunderrotatingparts.
Keepclearofthedischargeopeningatalltimes.

•Neverpickuporcarryalawnmowerwhilethe
motorisrunning.

•Pulltheplugfromthesocket:

–wheneveryouleavethelawnmower;
–beforeclearingablockage;
–beforechecking,cleaning,orworkingonthe

lawnmower;

–afterstrikingaforeignobject.Inspectthelawn

mowerfordamageandmakerepairsbefore
restartingandoperatingthelawnmower;

–ifthelawnmowerstartstovibrateabnormally

(checkimmediately).

SafetyandInstructional
Decals

Important:Safetyandinstructiondecalsare

locatednearareasofpotentialdanger.Replace
damagedorlostdecals.

110-1168

1.Off

2.On

3.Toengagethemower,pressandholdthebuttonwhile
pullingbackonthecontrolbar.

110-8417

1.Warning—readtheOperator’sManual.

2.Thrownobjecthazard—keepbystandersasafedistance
fromthemachine.

3.Attention,donottouchrotatingblade!Disconnect
powercordandreadtheinstructionsbeforeservicingor
performingmaintenance.

4.Electricshockhazard—keepthemachineoutoftherain
andotherwetconditions.

5.Electricalhazard,cuttingofelectricalcord—donotpushthe
machineoverthepowercord.

MaintenanceandStorage

•Keepallnuts,bolts,andscrewstighttobesurethe
equipmentisinsafeworkingcondition.

•Checkthegrasscatcherfrequentlyforwearor
deterioration.

•Replacewornordamagedpartsforsafety .

•Ensurethatonlytheproperreplacementcutting
bladeisused.

•PurchaseonlygenuineTororeplacementpartsand
accessories.

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Setup

Note:Donotconnectthemowertoapowersource

untilthemowerisfullyassembled.

1.UnfoldingtheHandle

Procedure

Figure4

Figure1

Figure2

Figure5

Figure6

1.Marksforhandlepositions

Figure3

Note:Youcansettheupperhandleto1of3positions.

Lineupthemarkto1ofthe3marksontheinnerside
oftheupperhandlelock(Figure6).

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2.AssemblingtheGrassBox

1

Grassboxtop

2

Grassboxside

Procedure

Important:Followthestepsintheordershown.

1.Slidethesideintothelatchesinthetop(Figure7).

Figure7

2.Slidetheothersideintothelatchesinthetopand
latchtherearofthe2sidestogether(Figure8).

Figure10

ProductOverview

Figure8

3.Startingattherear,alignandpushtheremainderof
thesidelatchestogether(Figure9).

Figure9

Figure11

1.Recycling/bagginglever

2.Height-of-cutadjustment
button

3.Reardoor

4.Grassboxllindicator11.Extensioncord(not

5.Controlbar12.Grassbox

6.Cordlock13.Height-of-cutlevelreading

7.Handle

8.Button

9.Plug

10.Handlelocks(4)

supplied)

Specications

Model21083

Weight16kg

Length137cm

Width39cm

NominalWidthofcut

NominalHeight-of-cutrange

Grassboxvolume

NominalMotorRPM3000rpm

Voltage/
frequency

34cm

20to75mm

32L

240V/50Hz

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Operation

SecuringtheExtensionCord

Note:Thisprocedureisformowersthatrequirean

extensioncord.

Useonlyanextensioncordrecommendedforoutdoor
use.

Contactingwaterwhileoperatingthemower
couldcauseanelectricshock,whichcancause
aninjuryordeath.

Note:Donotunplugtheextensioncordbypulling
onthecord;tounplugthecord,grasptheplug,not
thecord.

Theelectricalcordcouldbedamaged,causing
ashockorre.

Thoroughlyinspecttheelectricalcordbefore
usingthemower.Ifthecordisdamaged,donot
operatethemower.HaveanAuthorizedToro
ServiceDealerreplaceorrepairadamagedcord
immediately.

•Don’thandletheplugorthemowerwithwet
handsorwhilestandinginwater.

•Useonlyanextensioncordrecommended
foroutdoorcoldweatheruse.

1.Formaloopintheextensioncordandsecureitin
thecordlock(Figure12).

Figure12

2.Connecttheextensioncordtothemowerplug
(Figure13).

PlanningYourMowingPattern

Followingthesuggestedmowingpatternwillreducethe
riskofrunningoverthecordwiththemower,andthe
cordwillnotsustainunnecessarywear.Donotallow
thepowercordtowraparoundtrees,shrubs,orother
obstacles.

Beginbymowingneartheelectricalpowersource.Mow
backandforth,graduallymowingawayfromthepower
source(Figure14).

Figure14

Figure13

StartingtheMotor

1.Connecttheextensioncordtothemower(if
applicable).

2.Plugtheotherendofthecordintoanormal
householdelectricalpoweroutlet.

3.Pushthebuttonontheleftsideofthehandleand
holditin(Figure15).

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Figure15

4.Whileholdinginthebutton,pullthecontrolbar
towardthehandle(Figure16).

Figure16

5.Holdthecontrolbartothehandleandreleasethe
button(Figure17).

Figure18

2.Disconnectthemowerfromthepowersourceifyou
leavethemowerunattended.

AdjustingtheHeight-of-Cut

Themowerhas6height-of-cutpositions(allheightsare
approximate):A=20mm;B=31mm;C=42mm;D=53
mm;E=64mm;andF=75mm.

Adjustingthecuttingheightleverscouldbring
yourhandsandfeetintocontactwithamoving
bladeandresultinseriousinjury.

Stopthemotorandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stopbeforechangingtheheight-of-cutsetting.

Figure17

StoppingtheMotor

1.Releasethecontrolbar(Figure18).

1.Stopthemotorandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.

2.Pressdownontheheight-of-cutadjustmentbutton
withyourthumbandpushdownorliftupthe
height-of-cuthandletothedesiredcuttingheight
settingshownontheheight-of-cutlevelreading
(Figure19).

Figure19

1.Height-of-cutadjustment
button

2.Height-of-cutlevelreading

3.Releasetheheight-of-cutadjustmentbutton.

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BaggingtheClippings

Installthegrassboxtocollecttheclippings.

1.Liftupthereardoorandinstallthegrassboxonthe
mower(Figure20).

Figure20

2.Releasethereardoor.

Figure22

1.Grassboxindicator(grassboxisfull)

2.Grassbox

5.Removethegrassboxfromthemowerandempty
thecontents.

Note:Toconvertfrombaggingtorecycling,movethe
recycling/bagginglevertorecyclingmode(Figure21)
andremovethegrassbox.

3.Movetherecycling/bagginglevertobaggingmode
(Figure21).

Figure21

1.Baggingmode

2.Recycling(mulching)
mode

3.Recycling/bagginglever

4.Mowwiththegrassboxattacheduntilthegrassbox
indicatorshowsthatthegrassboxisfull(Figure22).

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MowingTips

Maintenance

Torohasdesignedthisproducttogiveyouyearsof
trouble-freeuse.Shoulditneedservice,bringthe
producttoanAuthorizedToroServiceDealer.

Whenthemowerisconnectedtoanormal
householdpowersource,themoweris
operational.Someonecouldaccidentallystart
themowerandcauseaseriousinjurytoyouor
otherbystanders.

Figure23

Followtheseinstructionwhethercuttinggrassorleaves
forthebestcuttingresultsandlawnappearance.

•Maintainasharpbladethroughoutthemowing
season.

•Onlymowdrygrass.W etgrasstendstoclumpon
theyardandmaycausethemowertopluguporthe
motortostall.Theymayalsobeslipperytowalkon
andcouldcauseyoutoslipandfall.

•Whencuttingverytallgrass,youmaywanttorst
mowatthehighestheight-of-cutsettingandaslower
walkingspeed;thenmowagainatalowersettingfor
bestlawnappearance.

•Ifthenishedcutlawnappearanceisunsatisfactory,
tryoneormoreofthefollowing:

–Sharpentheblade.

–Walkataslowerpacewhilemowing.

–Raisetheheight-of-cutsettingonyourmower.

–Cutthegrassmorefrequently.

–Overlapcuttingswathsinsteadofcuttingafull

swathwitheachpass.

Alwaysdisconnectthemowerfromthepower
sourcewhenyouleavethemowerunattended.

Double-insulatedAppliances

Inadouble-insulatedappliance,twosystemsof
insulationareprovidedinsteadofgrounding.No
groundingmeansisprovidedonadouble-insulated
appliance,norshouldameansforgroundingbeadded
totheappliance.Servicingadouble-insulatedappliance
requiresextremecareandknowledgeofthesystem,and
shouldbedoneonlybythequaliedservicepersonnel
atanAuthorizedToroServiceDealer.Replacement
partsforadouble-insulatedappliancemustbeidentical
tothepartstheyreplace.Adouble-insulatedapplianceis
markedwiththewords“DoubleInsulation”or“Double
Insulated.”Thesymbol(squarewithinasquare)
alsobemarkedontheappliance.

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CleaningtheMowerHousing

Aftereachuse,cleanthemowerhousing.

Beforecleaning,stopthemotor,waitforallmoving
partstostop,anddisconnectthemowerfromthepower
source.

Important:Donotcleanthemowerwithwater.
Moisturecangettrappedinthemowerandmay
causecorrosionofinternalparts.

•Cleantheundersideofthemowerhousing.Remove
dirtandgrassclippingswithahardwoodscraper.

•Removethedebrisfromthehousingventsalongthe
topofthemower.

•Brushallthedebrisoffthemowerhousing.

•Inspectthepowerplugreceptacleforsignsof
meltingorheating.Oldworn-outextensioncord
plugsthattlooselyintheplugreceptaclecan
causeoverheatingfrompoorcontact.Replaceany

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damagedextensioncordsimmediately(ifapplicable)
.

ServicingtheBlade

Alwaysmowwithasharpblade.Assharpbladecutsthe
grassevenly,withouttearingorshreddingthegrass.

Whenyoureplacetheblade,useonlygeniuneToro
replacementblades.

Someonecouldaccidentallystartthemotor
andcauseaseriousinjurytotheoperatororto
bystanders.

Donotattempttoinspect,remove,orreplace
thebladewithoutrstdisconnectingthemower
fromthepowersource.

1.Stopthemotorandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.

2.Disconnectthemowerfromtheelectricalpower
source.

3.Tipthemowerontoitsside.

4.Carefullyexaminethebladeforsharpnessandwear,
especiallywheretheatandcurvedpartsofthe
blademeet.Ifyounoticewear,replacetheblade.

Note:Forbestperformance,installanewblade
beforethemowingseasonbegins.Duringthe
season,ledownsmallnicksonthebladeto
maintainitscuttingedge.

Awornordamagedbladecouldbreakanda
pieceofbladecouldbethrownintheoperator’s
orbystander’sdirection,causingserious
personalinjuryordeath.

Inspectthebladeperiodicallyforwearor
damage,andreplaceawornordamagedblade.

RemovingtheBlade

Figure24

1.Bladebolt3.Bladeadapter

2.Blade

2.Removethebladeboltandtheblade.

Important:Ifthebladeadaptercomesoff,
ensurethatyouinstallitbeforeinstallingthe
bladeandbladebolt.Operatingthemower
withoutthebladeadapterwilldamagethe
mower.

SharpeningtheBlade

Usealetosharpenthetopsideofthebladeand
maintaintheoriginalcuttingangle.

Note:Thebladewillremainbalancedifyouremove
thesameamountofmaterialfrombothcuttingedges.

Important:Checkthebalanceofthebladeby
puttingitonabladebalancer.Youcanpurchase
aninexpensivebalanceratahardwarestore.A
balancedbladestaysinahorizontalposition;an
unbalancedbladesettlestotheheavyside.Ifthe
bladeisnotbalanced,lemoremetaloffthecutting
edgeontheheavyendoftheblade.

InstallingtheBlade

Installasharp,balancedbladeandthebladebolt.The
sailpartoftheblademustpointtowardthetopofthe
mowerhousingtoensurecorrectinstallation.Tighten
thebladeboltto15N-m.

1.Grasptheendoftheblade(Figure24)witharag
orthicklypaddedglove.

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ServicingtheOn/OffandBlade
BrakeSystem

Themotorandbladearedesignedtostopwithin3
secondsafteryoureleasethecontrolbar.Ensurethat
thecontrolbarfunctionsproperlyeachtimebefore
youoperatethemower.Ifthebladedoesnotstop
within3secondsorthereisagrindingorscraping,
metal-to-metalnoisewhenyoureleasethecontrolbar,
contactanAuthorizedToroServiceDealer.

Storage

Storethemowerinacool,clean,anddryplaceaway
fromchildren.Coverthemowertokeepitcleanand
protected.

Figure25

1.Cleanthemowerhousing.

2.Checktheconditionoftheblade.

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Troubleshooting

Problem

Motorwillnotstart

Motorstartshardorlosespower

Mowerormotorvibratesexcessively

Unevencuttingpattern

PossibleCauseCorrectiveAction

1.Theextensioncordisnotconnectedto
themower.

2.Theextensioncordisdamaged.

3.Thefuseorcircuitbreakerisblown.3.Checktheoutletfuseorthecircuit

1.Themowerdischargechuteisplugged.

2.Theundersideofthemowerhousing
needstobecleaned.

3.Themowerisonthegrass.3.Movethemowertothepavementand

1.Thebladeisnotbalanced.1.Balancetheblade.

2.Theblademountingboltisloose.2.Tightentheblademountingbolt.

3.Themowerdischargechuteisplugged.

4.Theundersideofthemowerhousing
needstobecleaned.

5.Themotormountingboltsareloose.5.Tightenthemotormountingbolts.

1.Thebladeisdullandisnotbalanced.

2.Youaremowingthesamepattern
everytimeyoumow.

3.Theundersideofthemowerhousing
needstobecleaned.

1.Connecttheextensioncordtothe
mowerandplugtheotherendofthe
extensioncordintoanormalhousehold
outlet.

2.Checktheextensioncord,andrepair
thecordifitisdamaged.

breaker.

1.Cleanthemowerdischargechute.

2.Cleantheundersideofthemower
housing.

startthemower.

3.Cleanthemowerdischargechute.

4.Cleantheundersideofthemower
deck.

1.Sharpenandbalancetheblade.

2.Changethemowingpattern.

3.Cleantheundersideofthemower
deck.

Dischargechuteplugs

1.Thecuttingheightissettoolow.1.Raisethecuttingheight.

2.Youaretryingtomowwetgrass.

3.Theundersideofthemowerhousing
needstobecleaned.

2.Allowthegrasstodrybeforemowing.

3.Cleantheundersideofthemower
deck.

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