Lubricating The Self-Propel Drive; Cleaning Under The Belt Cover; Cleaning The Cooling System; Changing The Fuse - Toro Super Recycler 20039 Operator's Manual

Lubricating the Self-propel
Drive
1. Wipe the grease fittings on the rear cutting height levers
with a clean rag (Fig. 30).
Figure 30
1. Grease fitting (2)
2. Install a grease gun onto each fitting in turn and gently
apply one or two pumps of #2 multi-purpose lithium
grease to each.
Important Excess grease may prevent the wheel clutch
operation from properly operating.

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. Remove the bolts that secure the belt cover to the
housing (Fig. 27).
3. Lift off the cover and brush out all the debris from the
belt area.
4. 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.

Changing the Fuse

Refer to Installing the Fuse on page 7.

Charging the Battery

Battery posts, terminals, and related accessories
contain lead and lead compounds, chemicals
known to the State of California to cause cancer
and reproductive harm. Wash hands after
handling.
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Charge a new or stored battery for 24 continuous hours to
ensure a full charge. Charge the battery for 24 hours every
month (every 25 starts) or as needed.
1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug (Fig. 11).
3. Remove the key from the switch.
4. Connect the lead of the battery charger (supplied with
your lawn mower) to the wire harness lead.
1. Wire harness lead
5. Plug the charger into a 120V AC power outlet.
6. Charge the battery for the specified time.
7. Unplug the battery charger.
Important
chargers could damage the battery. Always use the
charger indoors and charge the battery at room
temperature (70 F or 22 C) whenever possible.
8. Connect the wire to the spark plug.

Disposing of the Battery

Important
regular trash.
Important
battery according to local codes.
Incinerating, landfilling, or mixing of sealed lead (acid)
batteries with the municipal solid waste stream is
prohibited by law in most areas.
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Warning
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Figure 31
2. Battery charger lead
Use only the Toro charger; other
Do not dispose of used batteries in your
Recycle or dispose of a sealed lead (acid)