Installing The Recoil-Starter Rope In The Rope Guide; Filling The Engine With Oil; Charging The Battery - Toro Super Recycler 20797 Operator's Manual

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Installing the Recoil-Starter
Rope in the Rope Guide
No Parts Required
Procedure
Important: You must install the recoil-starter rope in
the rope guide.
Hold the blade-control bar to the upper handle and pull the
recoil-starter rope through the rope guide on the handle
(Figure 5).
1. Recoil-starter rope
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Filling the Engine with Oil

No Parts Required
Procedure
Important: This machine does not come with oil in the
engine. Before starting the engine, fill the engine with
oil.
Important: Change the engine oil after the first 5
operating hours; change it yearly thereafter. Refer to
Changing the Engine Oil (page
1. Move the machine to a level surface.
2. Remove the dipstick
the crankcase capacity of oil into the oil-fill tube.
Note: Max. fill: 0.59 L (20 oz.), type: SAE 30
detergent oil with an API service classification of SF,
SG, SH, SJ, SL, or higher.
Figure 5
2. Rope guide
17).
(Figure 6) and pour about 3/4 of
3. Wipe off the dipstick end with a clean cloth.
4. Insert the dipstick into the oil-fill tube, and screw it
in until it stops.
5. Remove the dipstick and read the oil level on the
dipstick; refer to
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If the oil level is too low, add a small amount of
oil slowly to the oil-fill tube, and then repeat steps
3 through 5 until the oil level is correct as shown
in Figure 6.
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If the oil level is too high, drain the excess oil until
you obtain the correct oil level on the dipstick. To
drain the excess oil, refer to
Oil (page 17).
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 securely by hand.
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Charging the Battery

No Parts Required
Procedure
Refer to Charging the Battery (page
7
Figure 6
Figure 6.
Changing the Engine
18).