Checking The Engine-Oil Level; Adjusting The Handle Height; Adjusting The Cutting Height - Toro Recycler 20954 Operator's Manual

Checking the Engine-Oil Level

Service Interval: Before each use or daily
1. Move the machine to a level surface.
2. Remove the dipstick by rotating the cap
counterclockwise and pulling it out
Figure 14
1. Dipstick
2. Add
3. Wipe the dipstick clean with a clean cloth.
4. Insert the dipstick into the oil-fill tube, then remove
the dipstick.
5. Read the oil level on the dipstick
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If the oil is below the Add mark on the dipstick,
slowly pour a small amount of oil into the oil-fill
tube, wait 3 minutes, and then repeat steps
through 5 until the oil level is at the Full mark on
the dipstick.
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If the oil is above the Full mark on the dipstick,
drain the excess oil until the oil level is at the Full
mark on the dipstick. To drain the excess oil, refer
to Changing the Engine Oil (page
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 Handle Height

You can raise or lower the handle in 1 of 2 positions that is
more comfortable for you
(Figure 14).
3. Full
(Figure 14).
16).
(Figure 15).
1. Loosen both handle knobs until you can push the
square edges of the carriage bolts out of the square
holes in the handle brackets.
2. Push the knobs until they are loose.
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3. Move the handle to the upper or lower height position.
4. Pull the knobs until the square edges of each carriage
bolt fits into its related square hole.
5. Tighten the handle knobs as tight as you can.

Adjusting the Cutting Height

CAUTION
If the engine has been running, the muffler will be
hot and can severely burn you.
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Keep away from the hot muffler.
Adjust the cutting height as desired. Set all the cutting-height
levers to the same height. To raise and lower the machine,
refer to Figure
1. Lower the machine
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
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Figure 15
16.
Figure 16
2. Raise the machine
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