Use and Care Manual

Pre-Maintenance
Procedures
MaintenanceandStorage
Safety
•Beforerepairingthemachinedothefollowing:
–Disengagethedrives.
–Engagetheparkingbrake.
–Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
–Disconnectthespark-plugwire.
•Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthecuttingunit,drives,
mufers,andenginetohelppreventres.
•Cleanupoilorfuelspills.
•Lettheenginecoolbeforestoringthemachine.
•Donotstorethemachineorfuelnearamesordrain
thefuelindoors.
•Donotallowuntrainedpersonneltoservicethemachine.
•Usejackstandstosupportthemachineand/or
componentswhenrequired.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswithstored
energy.
•Disconnectthebatteryorremovethespark-plugwire
beforemakinganyrepairs.Disconnectthenegative
terminalrstandthepositiveterminallast.Connectthe
positiveterminalrstandnegativelast.
•Usecarewhencheckingtheblades.Wraptheblade(s)
orwearthicklypaddedgloves,andusecautionwhen
servicingthem.Onlyreplaceblades;donotstraighten
orweldthem.
•Keepyourhandsandfeetawayfrommovingparts.
Ifpossible,donotmakeadjustmentswiththeengine
running.
•Keepallpartsingoodworkingconditionandallhardware
tightened,especiallytheblade-attachmentbolts.Replace
allwornordamageddecals.
•Neverinterferewiththeintendedfunctionofasafety
deviceorreducetheprotectionprovidedbyasafety
device.Checktheirproperoperationregularly.
•Toensureoptimumperformanceandcontinuedsafety
certicationofthemachine,useonlygenuineToro
replacementpartsandaccessories.Replacementparts
andaccessoriesmadebyothermanufacturerscouldbe
dangerous,andsuchusecouldvoidtheproductwarranty.
•Checktheparkingbrakeoperationfrequently.Adjustand
serviceasrequired.
RaisingtheSeat
Makesurethattheparkingbrakeisengaged,andlifttheseat
forward.
Thefollowingcomponentscanbeaccessedbyraisingtheseat:
•Serialplate
•Servicedecal
•Seat-adjustmentbolts
•Fuellter
•Batteryandbatterycables
RaisingtheFrontofthe
Machine
Ifthefrontofthemachineneedstoberaised,usethevery
frontedgeasshowninFigure27.
Important:Topreventdamagetothesteering
mechanism,usetheveryfrontedgeofthemachinefor
ajackingpoint.
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Figure27
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