Assembly; Handle; Cover Plate And Guard Plate - Toro 20709 Operator's Manual

Raise control bar.

Assembly

Handle

Assembly
1. Loosen handle knobs and lift top handle half in
an arc until handle halves are in line and nest
together (Fig. 2).
Note: Use care to prevent pinching or
stretching of cables.
2. Tighten knobs securely.
Note: Rotate handle toward rear of mower
until it snaps into stops in handle
brackets.
Handle Height
The handle has two height positions — high and low
(Fig. 3). Select a handle height position that is most
comfortable for you.
1. To change handle height, squeeze bottom handle
section together and align holes over pins inside
handle brackets.
(Self–propelled Models Only)
1. Slide cable anchor on handle to align hole and
locate over pin inside handle bracket.
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Raise control bar.
Lower control bar.
Note: Belt cover may need to be loosened
and slightly moved out of the way to
make enough room to place handle in
high height setting.
2. Adjust self–propelled cable. See Maintenance
section.

Cover Plate and Guard Plate

Your mower was shipped with a cover plate and
guard plate. For side discharge operation the cover
plate must be installed in the deck opening and the
guard plate over the side discharge opening.
POTENTIAL HAZARD
An uncovered discharge opening will allow
objects to be thrown in operator's or
bystander's direction. Also, contact with
blade could occur.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
Thrown objects or blade contact can cause
serious injury.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
Never operate mower unless cover plate,
guard plate or optional grass chute and
catcher are installed.
1. Stop engine and disconnect spark plug wire
(Fig. 4) before installing or removing cover
plate.