Checking The Engine-Oil Level; Adjusting The Cutting Height - Toro 20897 Operator's Manual

1 cm (1/2 inch)

Checking the Engine-Oil Level

Service Interval: Before each use or daily
Note: Max fill: 0.55 L (18.6 oz), type: SAE 30 detergent
oil with an API service classification of SF, SG, SH, SJ, SL,
or higher.
1. Move the machine to a level surface.
2. Remove the dipstick
3. Wipe the dipstick clean with a clean cloth.
4. Insert the dipstick into the oil-fill tube, but do not
screw it in.
5. Remove the dipstick and read the oil level on the
dipstick; refer to Figure
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If the oil level is too low, slowly pour a small
amount of oil into the oil-fill tube, wait 3 minutes,
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(Figure 16).
Figure 16
16.
and then repeat steps
is correct as shown in
•
If the oil level is too high, drain the excess oil until
the oil level is correct as shown in
drain the excess oil, refer to
Oil (page 17).
Important: If the oil level in the crankcase is too
low or too high and you run the engine, you may
damage the engine.
6. Install the dipstick into the oil-fill tube securely.

Adjusting the Cutting Height

WARNING
Adjusting the cutting height may bring you into
contact with the moving blade, causing serious
injury.
• Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts
to stop.
• Do not put your fingers under the housing when
adjusting the cutting height.
Adjust the cutting height as desired. Set the front wheels to
the same height as the rear wheels
Note: To raise the machine, move all the cutting-height levers
forward; to lower the machine, move all the cutting-height
levers rearward.
Note: The cutting-height settings are 25 mm (1 inch); 35
mm (1-3/8 inches); 44 mm (1-3/4 inches); 54 mm (2-1/8
inches); 64 mm (2-1/2 inches); 73 mm (2-7/8 inches); 83 mm
(3-1/4 inches); 92 mm (3-5/8 inches); and 102 mm (4 inches).
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3 through 5 until the oil level
Figure 6.
Figure
Changing the Engine
(Figure 17).
Figure 17
6. To