Disposing Of The Battery; Replacing The Fuse; Folding The Handle - Toro 20831 Operator's Manual

3. Remove the battery by lifting it up and off of the lower
handle section.
Note: You do not need to remove the battery if the lawn
mower is near an electrical outlet.
4. Connect the Toro electro charger to the battery and plug
it into a 230V AC power outlet.
Important Use only the Toro electro charger; other
chargers could damage the battery. Always charge the
battery indoors and at room temperature (70 F) when
possible. Do not charge the battery longer than 72 hours;
overcharging can damage the battery.
5. After charging the battery, unplug the charger and
disconnect it from the battery.
6. Connect the wire harness to the battery terminal.

Disposing of the Battery

Electric-start Model only
Important Do not dispose of used batteries in your
regular trash.
Important Recycle or dispose of a sealed lead (acid)
battery according to local codes.
Incinerating, landfilling, or mixing sealed lead (acid)
batteries with the municipal solid waste stream is
prohibited by law in most areas.
Return this battery to a federal- or state-approved, sealed
lead (acid) battery recycler.
Contact your local waste management officials for more
information regarding the environmentally sound
collection, recycling, and disposal of the battery.

Replacing the Fuse

Electric-start Model only
A fuse protects the electrical system charging circuit. If the
battery does not stay charged, the fuse may be blown. Use a
5-amp plug-in type fuse.
1. Remove and discard the blown fuse.
2. Install the new fuse as shown in Figure 33.
1. Fuse

Folding the Handle

Warning
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.
4. Carefully swing the upper handle section rearward until
it rests flat.
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Figure 33
2. Fuse holder