Maintaining The Blade - Toro 22290 Operator's Manual

knob (Figure 22) clockwise 1 turn and repeat
steps 4 through 6.
Figure 22
1. Wheel-drive-control knob
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If the wheels spin before you fully engage
the self-propel-drive bar, the traction belt
is too tight. Rotate the wheel-drive-control
knob (Figure 22) counterclockwise 1 turn
and repeat steps
8. For a new traction belt, rotate the
drive-cable-adjustment knob clockwise 1
additional turn to allow for the normal stretching
of the belt during the break-in period.
Note:
You can skip this step if you are adjusting
a used belt.
4 through 6.

Maintaining the Blade

Always mow with a sharp blade. A sharp blade cuts
cleanly and without tearing or shredding the grass
blades.
1. Shut off the engine and wait for all moving parts
to stop.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug.
3. Close the fuel valve by moving the fuel-valve
lever to the left.
4. Drain the fuel from the fuel tank.
5. Tip the machine onto its right side (air cleaner
up) as shown in
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1. Blade
2. Accelerator
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Figure 23.
Figure 23
3. Blade bolt and lock washer
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