Checking The Engine-Oil Level; Adjusting The Cutting Height - Toro Super Recycler 20383 Operator's Manual

Checking the Engine-Oil
Level
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
Oil viscosity: SAE 30 or SAE 10W-30 detergent oil
API service classification: SJ or higher
1. Move the machine to a level surface.
2. Remove the dipstick
Figure 14
1. Full
2. High
3. Wipe off the dipstick end with a clean cloth.
4. Insert the dipstick into the oil-fill tube, but do not
screw it in, then remove the dipstick.
5. Read the oil level on the dipstick
•
If the oil is below the Add mark on the
dipstick, slowly pour a small amount of oil
into the oil-fill tube, wait 3 minutes, and then
repeat steps 3 through 5 until the oil level is
at the Full mark on the dipstick
•
If the oil is above the Full mark on the
dipstick, drain the excess oil until the oil level
is at the Full mark on the dipstick. To drain
the excess oil, refer to
Oil (page 22).
Important:
If the oil level in the crankcase
is too low or too high and you run the
engine, you may damage the engine.
6. Install the dipstick into the oil-fill tube securely.
(Figure 14).
3. Low
(Figure 14).
Changing the Engine
Adjusting the Cutting
Height
WARNING
Adjusting the cutting height may bring you
into contact with the moving blade, causing
serious injury.
• Stop the engine and wait for all moving
parts to stop.
• Do not put your fingers under the housing
when adjusting the cutting height.
CAUTION
If the engine has been running, the muffler
will be hot and can severely burn you. Keep
away from the hot muffler.
Adjust the cutting height as desired. Set all the
cutting-height levers to the same height. To raise or
lower the machine, refer to
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Figure 15.
Figure 15
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