Folding The Handle; Cleaning Under The Belt Cover; Cleaning The Cooling System; Emptying The Fuel Tank - Toro 20833 Operator's Manual

Figure 33
Note: You can also check the balance by using a
commercially manufactured blade balancer.
2. If either end of the blade rotates downward, file that
end (not the cutting edge or the end near the cutting
edge). The blade is properly balanced when neither
end drops.

Installing the Blade

1. Install a sharp, balanced Toro blade, the blade
stiffener, the lock washer, and the blade bolt.
Note: The sail part of the blade must point upward
(toward the top of the housing).
2. Torque the blade bolt to 45 to 60 ft-lb (33 to 44
N-m).

Cleaning under the Belt Cover

Keep the area under the belt cover free of debris.
1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
2. Lift off the cover and brush out all the debris from
the belt area.
3. Install the belt cover.

Cleaning the Cooling System

Service Interval: Every 100 hours
Clean the dirt and the chaff from the cylinder, the
cylinder head fins, and around the carburetor and the
linkage. Remove debris from the air intake slots on the
recoil housing. This will ensure proper cooling and the
best engine performance.

Emptying the Fuel Tank

1. Stop the engine and wait for it to cool down
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug.
3. Remove the cap from the fuel tank.
4. Use a hand pump to syphon the fuel into a clean
approved gasoline container.
5. Connect the wire to the spark plug.
6. Run the engine until it stops.
7. Start the engine again to make sure that all the
gasoline is out of the carburetor.

Folding the Handle

Folding or unfolding the handle improperly can
pinch, stretch, or damage one or more of the
cables. Any pinched, stretched, or damaged
cable may cause an operational failure that
results in an unsafe operating condition.
• Do not pinch, stretch, or damage the cables.
• Handle the cables with care when folding or
unfolding the handle.
• Do not use the lawn mower if one or more
of the cables are pinched, stretched, or
damaged. Contact an Authorized Service
Dealer.
1. Loosen the handle height adjustment knobs that
secure the handle to the lawn mower.
2. Loosen the knobs that secure the upper handle
section to the lower handle section.
3. Carefully swing the lower handle section forward
until it rests on the engine (Figure 34).
4. Carefully swing the upper handle section rearward
until it rests flat (Figure 34).
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Figure 34