Starting The Engine; Stopping The Engine; Operating The Blade And The Self-Propel Drive - Toro 22177TE Operator's Manual

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1. Oil ll/dipstick
2. Fuel tank cap
2. Remove the cap from the tank.
3. Fill the fuel tank with unleaded gasoline to
within 1/4 to 1/2 inch (6 to 13 mm) from the
top of the tank. Do not fill into the filler
neck.
Important: Do not fill the tank more
than 1/4 inch (6 mm) from the top of the
tank because the gasoline must have room
to expand.
4. Install the fuel tank cap and wipe up any spilled
gasoline.

Starting the Engine

1. Connect the wire to the spark plug (Figure 12).
Figure 12
1. Spark-plug wire
3. Air cleaner
2. Open the fuel valve (Figure 4)
3. Move the throttle control to the Choke
position.
4. Move the ground speed control to the Neutral
(N) position (Figure 8).
5. Pull the starter handle lightly until you feel
resistance, then pull it sharply.
6. Regulate the throttle and the ground speed
control as desired when the engine starts.
Note: If the engine fails to start after 3 pulls,
repeat steps 3 through 6.

Stopping the Engine

1. Release the blade control bar and move the
throttle control to the Off position.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug if you
do not use the lawn mower or if you leave it
unattended.
Operating the Blade and the
Self-Propel Drive
1. Have the blade control bar in the A position
(Figure 13).
Figure 13
2. Slide the blade control bar to the right and
raise it to the B position to engage the blade
(Figure 13).
3. Squeeze the blade control bar against the
handle to the C position to drive (Figure 13).
Note: To disengage the traction drive but keep
the blade engaged, gradually release the blade
control bar to the B position. To self-propel with
the blade disengaged, squeeze the blade control
bar against handle to the C position without sliding
the blade control bar to the right.
The lawn mower has 3 ground speeds. 1 is slow, 2
is medium, and 3 is fast.
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