Setup; Installing The Handle; Installing The Starter Rope; Adjusting The Handle Height - Toro 20833 Operator's Manual

Setup

Note: Determine the left and right sides of the machine
from the normal operating position.

Installing 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. Lay the upper handle on the ground behind the lawn
mower with the handle label facing up.
2. Loosen the handle height adjustment knobs and rotate
the lower handle rearward until it seats into one of the
handle height settings as shown in Figure 2.
Note: To set the handle height, refer to Adjusting the
Handle Height on page 6.
Figure 2
1. Handle knob (2)
2. Upper handle section
3. Oval-head bolt (2)
3. Remove the handle knobs and the oval-head bolts from
the upper handle section.
4. Install the upper handle section onto the lower handle
section with the oval-head bolts and the handle knobs as
shown in Figure 2. Tighten the handle knobs securely.
4. Lower handle section
5. Handle height adjustment
knob (2)
Note: Ensure that the cables and the electrical jacket are
routed as illustrated in Figure 3.
Figure 3
1. Cables

Installing the Starter Rope

Pull the starter rope through the rope guide on the handle
(Fig. 4).
Figure 4
1. Rope guide

Adjusting the Handle Height

You can set the handle to 3 height settings: high, medium,
and low (Fig. 2). Select the handle height setting most
comfortable for you.
1. Loosen the handle height adjustment knobs.
2. Set the handle to the desired position.
3. Tighten the handle height adjustment knobs.
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2. Electrical jacket
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2. Starter rope