Preparing The Mower For Storage; Folding The Handle - Toro Super Recycler 20382 Operator's Manual

1. Lower the mower to its lowest cutting height setting.
Refer to Adjusting the Cutting Height.
2. Move the mower onto a flat paved surface.
3. Attach a garden hose that is connected to a water
supply to the washout port on the mower housing
(Figure 39).
Figure 39
1. Washout port
4. Turn the water on.
5. Start the engine and run it until there are no more
clippings that come out from under the mower
housing.
6. Stop the engine.
7. Shut off the water and disconnect the garden hose
from the mower.
8. Start the engine and run it for a few minutes to dry
the housing.
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Storage
Store the mower in a cool, clean, dry place.
Preparing the Mower for
Storage
WARNING
Gasoline vapors can explode.
• Do not store gasoline more than 30 days.
• Do not store the mower in an enclosure near an
open flame.
• Allow the engine to cool before storing it.
1. On the last refueling of the year, add fuel stabilizer
to the fuel as directed by the engine manufacturer.
2. Run the mower until the engine stops from running
out of fuel.
3. Allow the engine to run until it stops. When you can
no longer start the engine, it is sufficiently dry.
4. Remove the wire from the spark plug and connect
the wire onto the retaining post.
5. Remove the spark plug, add 1 oz. (30 ml) of oil
through the spark plug hole, and pull the starter rope
slowly several times to distribute oil throughout the
cylinder to prevent cylinder corrosion during the
off-season.
6. Install the spark plug and tighten it with a torque
wrench to 15 ft-lb (20 N-m).
7. Tighten all nuts, bolts, and screws.

Folding the Handle

WARNING
If, while folding the handle for storing or
transporting the mower, you accidently bump the
key and engage the blade control bar, the engine
could start and rotate the blade, causing serious
personal injury.
Always remove the ignition key before you fold the
handle.
1. Rotate the handle forward (Figure 40).
Important: Route the cables to the outside of
the handle knobs as you fold the upper handle.
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