Setup; Installing The Handle; Installing The Recoil-Starter Rope In The Rope Guide; Filling The Engine With Oil - Toro 20372 Operator's Manual

Setup

Important: Remove and discard the protective plastic
sheet that covers the engine.
1

Installing the Handle

No Parts Required
Procedure
WARNING
Folding or unfolding the handle improperly can
damage the cables, causing an unsafe operating
condition.
• Do not damage the cables when folding or
unfolding the handle.
• If a cable is damaged, contact an Authorized
Service Dealer.
1. Remove the handle knobs from the machine housing
(Figure 3).
Important: Route the cables to the outside of the
handle knobs as you install the handle.
2. Move the handle to the operating position.
3. Install and tighten the handle knobs that you removed
in step 1 .
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Figure 3
2
Installing the Recoil-starter
Rope in the Rope Guide
No Parts Required
Procedure
Important: To start the engine safely and easily
whenever you use the machine, install the recoil-starter
rope in the rope guide.
Hold the blade-control bar to the upper handle and pull the
recoil-starter rope through the rope guide on the handle
(Figure 4).
1. Recoil-starter rope
3

Filling the Engine with Oil

No Parts Required
Procedure
Important: Your machine does not come with oil in
the engine. Before starting the engine, fill the engine
with oil.
1. Move the machine to a level surface.
2. Remove the dipstick (Figure 5) and pour about 3/4 of
the crankcase capacity of oil into the oil-fill tube.
Note: Max. fill: 20 oz. (0.59 l), type: SAE 30 or SAE
10W-30 detergent oil with an API service classification
of SF, SG, SH, SJ, SL, or higher.
5
Figure 4
2. Rope guide