Toro 22298 User Manual

Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachine
fromthenormaloperatingposition.
Eachtimebeforeyoumow,ensurethattheself-propeldrive
andtheblade-controlbaroperateproperly.Whenyourelease
theblade-controlbar,thebladeandtheself-propeldrive
shouldstop.Iftheydonot,contactanAuthorizedService
Dealer.
CAUTION
Thismachineproducessoundlevelsinexcessof
85dBAattheoperator'searandcancausehearing
lossthroughextendedperiodsofexposure.
Wearhearingprotectionwhenoperatingthis
machine.
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1.Warning—wearhearingprotection.
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Checkthe
engine-oillevel.
Beforeyouusethemachine,ensurethattheoillevelis
betweentheAddandtheFullmarksasshownonthedipstick
(Figure12).
Figure12
1.Dipstick3.Addmark
2.Fullmark
IftheoillevelisbelowtheAddmark,addoil.Referto2
FillingtheCrankcasewithOil(page8).
FillingtheFuelTankwith
Gasoline
DANGER
Gasolineisextremelyammableandexplosive.A
reorexplosionfromgasolinecanburnyouand
others.
•Topreventastaticchargefromignitingthe
gasoline,placethecontainerand/ormachine
directlyonthegroundbeforelling,notina
vehicleoronanobject.
•Fillthetankoutdoorswhentheengineiscold.
Wipeupspills.
•Donothandlegasolinewhensmokingoraround
anopenameorsparks.
•Storegasolineinanapprovedfuelcontainer,out
ofthereachofchildren.
•Forbestresults,useonlyclean,fresh(lessthan30days
old),unleadedgasolinewithanoctaneratingof87or
higher((R+M)/2ratingmethod).
•Oxygenatedfuelwithupto10%ethanolor15%MTBE
byvolumeisacceptable.
•Ethanol:Gasolinewithupto10%ethanol(gasohol)
or15%MTBE(methyltertiarybutylether)byvolume
isacceptable.EthanolandMTBEarenotthesame.
Gasolinewith15%ethanol(E15)byvolumeisnot
approvedforuse.Neverusegasolinethatcontains
morethan10%ethanolbyvolume,suchasE15
(contains15%ethanol),E20(contains20%ethanol),or
E85(containsupto85%ethanol).Usingunapproved
gasolinemaycauseperformanceproblemsand/orengine
damagewhichmaynotbecoveredunderwarranty.
•Donotusegasolinecontainingmethanol.
•Donotstorefueleitherinthefueltankorinfuel
containersoverthewinterunlessyouuseafuelstabilizer.
•Donotaddoiltogasoline.
Important:Toreducestartingproblems,addfuel
stabilizertothefuelallseason,mixingitwithgasoline
lessthan30daysold.
Note:Thecapacityofthefueltankis3.8L(1.0USgallon).
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Toro 22298 Specifications

General

Brand	Toro
Model	22298
Category	Lawn Mower
Language	English