Starting The Engine - Toro 22295 Operator's Manual

DANGER
Adjusting the cutting-height levers could bring your
hands into contact with a moving blade and result
in serious injury.
• Stop the engine and wait for all movement to
stop before adjusting the cutting height.
• Do not put your fingers under the housing when
adjusting the cutting height.
1. Pull the cutting-height lever toward the wheel
13) and move the lever to the desired setting.
Figure 13
1. Rear cutting-height lever (2)
2. Front cutting-height lever (2)
2. Release the cutting-height lever and seat it securely in
the notch.
3. Adjust all the wheels to the same cutting-height setting.

Starting the Engine

1. Connect the spark-plug wire to the spark plug.
2. Open the fuel valve by moving the fuel-valve lever to
the right (Figure 14).
Figure 14
1. Fuel-valve lever
3. Move the throttle-control lever to the Choke position
(Figure 15).
(Figure
Note: Do not use the choke when the engine is warm.
4. Hold the blade-control bar in the Run/Shift position,
about 2.5 cm (1 inch) below the handle
1. Handle
2. Blade-control bar in the
Run/Drive position
5. Pull the starter handle lightly until you feel resistance,
then pull it sharply.
Note: Allow the rope to return slowly to the rope
guide on the handle.
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Figure 15
(Figure
Figure 16
3. Blade-control bar in the
Run/Shift position—about
2.5 cm (1 inch) below the
handle
4. Blade-control bar in the
Stop position
16).