Toro 04540 - Adjusting the Mowing Speed; Cooling System Maintenance; Cooling System Safety; Cleaning the Radiator Screen

AdjustingtheMowing
Speed
Themowspeedissetto3.8mphatthefactory.
Youcanadjusttheforwardmovingspeedfrom0to8
km/h(0to5mph).
1.Loosenthejamnutonthetrunnionbolt(Figure
43).
2.Loosenthenutsecuringthelockandmow
bracketsonthepedalpivot.
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Figure43
1.Jamnut3.Trunnionbolt
2.Nut
3.Rotatethetrunnionboltclockwisetoreducethe
mowingspeedandcounterclockwisetoincrease
themowingspeed.
4.Tightenthejamnutonthetrunnionboltandthe
nutonthepedalpivottolocktheadjustment
(Figure43).Checktheadjustmentandadjust
asrequired.
CoolingSystem
Maintenance
CoolingSystemSafety
•Swallowingenginecoolantcancausepoisoning;
keepoutofreachfromchildrenandpets.
•Dischargeofhot,pressurizedcoolantortouching
ahotradiatorandsurroundingpartscancause
severeburns.
–Alwaysallowtheenginetocoolatleast15
minutesbeforeremovingtheradiatorcap.
–Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,and
openthecapslowlytoallowsteamtoescape.
CleaningtheRadiator
Screen
ServiceInterval:BeforeeachuseordailyCleanit
hourlyifconditionsareextremely
dustyanddirty.
Topreventthesystemfromoverheating,keepthe
radiatorscreenandradiatorclean.Checkandclean
thescreenandradiatordailyor,ifnecessary,hourly.
Cleanthesecomponentsmorefrequentlyindusty,
dirtyconditions.
1.Removetheradiatorscreen(Figure44).
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Figure44
1.Wingbolts3.Reservetank
2.Radiatorscreen4.Radiatorcap
2.Workingfromthefansideoftheradiator,blow
outtheradiatorwithcompressedair.
3.Cleanthescreenandinstallit.
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