Toro 04383 - Draining Water from the Fuel Filter; Checking the Tire Pressure; Checking the Reel-To-Bedknife Contact; Checking the Torque of the Wheel Nuts

DrainingWaterfromtheFuel
Filter
Anywateraccumulationshouldbedrainedfromthefuellter
beforeeachuse.
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurfaceandstopthe
engine.
2.Placeadrainpanunderthefuellter.
3.Openthedrainplugonthefuellterapproximately
oneturnanddrainanyaccumulatedwater(Fig.26).
Tightentheplugafterdraining.
Note:Becausetheaccumulatedwaterwillbemixed
withdieselfuel,drainthefuellterintoasuitable
containeranddisposeofitproperly.
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1.Fuellter
2.Drainplug
CheckingtheTirePressure
Thetiresareover-inatedatthefactoryforshipping
purposes.Reducethepressuretotheproperlevelsbefore
startingtheunit.
Varythetirepressureforthefrontwheels,dependingupon
yourturfconditions,fromaminimumof8psitoamaximum
of12psi(55to83kPa).
Varythetirepressurefortherearwheelfromaminimumof
8psitoamaximumof15psi(55to103kPa).
CheckingtheReel-to-Bedknife
Contact
Eachdaybeforeoperatingthemachine,checkthe
reel-to-bedknifecontact,regardlessifthequalityofcuthad
previouslybeenacceptable.Theremustbelightcontact
acrossthefulllengthofthereelandbedknife;referto
AdjustingtheReeltoBedknifeintheCuttingUnitOperator’s
Manual.
CheckingtheTorqueofthe
WheelNuts
WARNING
Failuretomaintainpropertorqueofthewheelnuts
couldresultinpersonalinjury.
Torquethewheelnutsto70-90ft-lbafter1-4hours
ofoperationandagainafter10hoursofoperation.
Torqueevery200hoursthereafter.
Break-inPeriod
RefertotheEngineManualsuppliedwiththemachineforoil
changeandmaintenanceproceduresrecommendedduring
thebreak-inperiod.
Only8hoursofmowingoperationisrequiredforthebreak-in
period.
Sincethersthoursofoperationarecriticaltofuture
dependabilityofthemachine,monitoritsfunctionsand
performancecloselysothatminordifculties,whichcould
leadtomajorproblems,arenotedandcanbecorrected.
Inspectthemachinefrequentlyduringbreak-inforsignsof
oilleakage,loosefasteners,oranyothermalfunction.
Toensureoptimumperformanceofthebrakesystem,burnish
(break-in)thebrakesbeforeusingthemachine.Toburnish
thebrakes,rmlyapplythebrakesanddrivethemachineat
mowingspeeduntilthebrakesarehot,asindicatedbytheir
smell.Anadjustmenttothebrakesmayberequiredafter
break-in;refertoAdjustingtheBrakes.
StartingandStoppingthe
Machine
Note:Inspecttheareasbeneaththemowerstobecertain
theyareclearofdebris.
Starting
Important:thefuelsystemmayhavetobebledifanyof
thefollowingsituationshaveoccurred:
•Initialstartupofanewengine
•Theenginehasceasedrunningduetolackoffuel.
•Maintenancehasbeenperformeduponfuelsystem
components;ie.lterreplaced,etc.
RefertoBleedingtheFuelSystem.
Important:Donotuseetherorothertypesofstarting
uid.
1.Besuretheparkingbrakeisset,theraise/lowermow
controlisdisengaged,andthefunctionalcontrolisin
theneutralposition.
2.Removeyourfootfromthetractionpedalandmake
surethepedalisintheneutralposition.
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