Starting The Engine; Adjusting The Handle Height - Toro 20053 Operator's Manual

Figure 13

Adjusting the Handle Height

You may raise or lower the handle to a position comfortable
for you.
1. Remove the lower handle knobs that attach the handle
brackets to the lower handle ends (Figure 14).
Figure 14
2. Insert the bolt through the hole in each of the handle
brackets that sets the handle to the desired position
(Figure 15).
Figure 15
1. Highest position
2. Middle position (either
hole)
3. Install the lower handle knobs and tighten the knobs as
tight as you can by hand (Figure 16).
3. Lowest position
Figure 16

Starting the Engine

1. Firmly push in the primer 3 times with your thumb,
holding the primer in for a second before releasing it
each time (Figure 17).
Figure 17
Note: If the air temperature is below 55°F (13°C),
firmly push the primer in 5 times.
2. Hold the blade control bar against the handle (Figure
18).
Figure 18
1. Blade control bar
3. Pull the recoil starter (Figure 19).
Figure 19
4. If the mower does not start in 1 or 2 pulls, press the
primer button 1 or 2 times and try starting it again.
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