Operator's Manual

Pre-Maintenance
Procedures
MaintenanceSafety
•Beforeadjusting,cleaning,orrepairingthe
machinedothefollowing:
–Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
–Disengagethedrives.
–Shutofftheengine.
–Waitforallmovingpartstostop.
–Engagetheparkingbrake.
–Raisetheblades.
–Disconnectthespark-plugwire.
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromtheblades,drives,
mufer,andenginetohelppreventres.Cleanup
oilorfuelspillage.
•Cleanupoilorfuelspills.
•Donotallowuntrainedpersonneltoservicethe
machine.
•Usejackstandstosupportthemachineand/or
componentswhenrequired.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswith
storedenergy.
•Removethespark-plugwirebeforemakingany
repairs.
•Usecarewhencheckingtheblades.Wrapthe
blade(s)orwearthicklypaddedgloves,anduse
cautionwhenservicingthem.Onlyreplaceblades;
donotstraightenorweldthem.
•Keepyourhandsandfeetawayfrommoving
parts.Ifpossible,donotmakeadjustmentswith
theenginerunning.
•Keepallpartsingoodworkingconditionandall
hardwaretightened.Replaceallwornordamaged
decals.
•Neverinterferewiththeintendedfunctionofa
safetydeviceorreducetheprotectionprovided
byasafetydevice.Checktheirproperoperation
regularly.
•Toensureoptimumperformanceandcontinued
safetycerticationofthemachine,useonly
genuineTororeplacementpartsandaccessories.
Replacementpartsandaccessoriesmadeby
othermanufacturerscouldbedangerous,and
suchusecouldvoidtheproductwarranty.
•Checktheparkingbrakeoperationfrequently.
Adjustandserviceasrequired.
Disconnectingthe
Spark-PlugWire
Beforeperforminganymaintenanceontheengine,
belt,orcuttingblades,disconnectthespark-plugwire
fromthesparkplug(Figure15).
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Figure15
1.Spark-plugwire
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