Operator's Manual

Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachine
fromthenormaloperatingposition.
CAUTION
Ifyouleavethekeyintheignitionswitch,someone
couldaccidentlystarttheengineandseriously
injureyouorotherbystanders.
Removethekeyfromtheignitionbeforeyoudoany
maintenance.
ThinkSafetyFirst
Carefullyreadallsafetyinstructionsandsymbolsinthe
safetysection.Knowingthisinformationcouldhelpyouor
bystandersavoidinjury.
DANGER
Operatingonwetgrassorsteepslopescancause
slidingandlossofcontrol.
Wheelsdroppingoveredgescancauserollovers,
whichmayresultinseriousinjury,death,or
drowning.
Readandfollowtherolloverprotectioninstructions
andwarnings.
Toavoidlossofcontrolandpossibilityofrollover:
•Donotoperateneardrop-offsornearwater.
•Donotoperateonslopesgreaterthanspecied
foryourmachinemodel.
•Reducespeedanduseextremecautionon
slopes.
•Avoidsuddenturnsorrapidspeedchanges.
CAUTION
Thismachineproducessoundlevelsthatcancause
hearinglossthroughextendedperiodsofexposure.
Wearhearingprotectionwhenoperatingthis
machine.
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Figure33
1.Weareyeprotection.2.Wearhearingprotection.
CheckingtheLevelofthe
EngineOil
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Theengineisshippedwithoilinthecrankcase;however,the
oillevelmustbecheckedbeforeandaftertheengineisrst
started.
Thecrankcasecapacityisapproximately9.5L(10USqt)with
thelter.
Usehigh-qualityengineoilthatmeetsthefollowing
specications:
•APIClassicationLevelRequired:CH-4,CI-4,orhigher.
•Preferredoil:SAE15W-40:above18°C(0°F)
•Alternateoil:SAE10W-30or5W-30(alltemperatures)
Note:ToroPremiumEngineoilisavailablefromyour
distributorineither15W-40or10W-30viscosity.Seethe
partscatalogforpartnumbers.
Note:Thebesttimetochecktheengineoiliswhenthe
engineiscoolbeforeithasbeenstartedfortheday.Ifit
hasalreadybeenrun,allowtheoiltodrainbackdownto
thesumpforatleast10minutesbeforechecking.Ifthe
oillevelisatorbelowtheAddmarkonthedipstick,add
oiltobringtheoilleveltotheFullmark.Donotoverll
theengine.IftheoillevelisbetweentheFullandAdd
marks,nooiladditionisrequired.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Unlockthehoodlatchesandopenthehood(Figure
34).
Figure34
1.Hoodlatch
3.Removethedipstick,wipeitclean,installthedipstick
intothetube,andpullitoutagain.
Theoillevelshouldbeinthesaferange(Figure35).
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