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

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

After every 100 operating hours or every season, 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.
Important Drain gasoline from a cold engine only.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug (Fig. 8).
3. Remove the cap from the fuel tank (Fig. 6).
4. Use a hand pump to pump the gasoline 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 ensure that all the gasoline is
out of the carburetor.

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 your 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 (Fig. 29).
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4. Carefully swing the upper handle section rearward until
it rests flat (Fig. 29).

Storage

To prepare the lawn mower for off-season storage, perform
the recommended maintenance procedures. Refer to
Maintenance on page 14.
Store the lawn mower in a cool, clean, dry place. Cover the
lawn mower to keep it clean and protected.

Preparing the Fuel System

Warning
Gasoline can vaporize if you store it over long
periods of time and explode if it comes into contact
with an open flame.
Do not store gasoline over long periods of time.
Do not store the lawn mower with gasoline in
the fuel tank or the carburetor in an enclosure
with an open flame. (For example, a furnace or
a water heater pilot light.)
Allow the engine to cool before storing it in any
enclosure.
Empty the fuel tank when mowing the last time before
storing the lawn mower.
1. Run the lawn mower until the engine stops from
running out of fuel.
2. Prime the engine and start it again.
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