Toro 04540 - Checking the Engine-Coolant Level; Brake Maintenance; Burnishing the Brakes; Adjusting the Brakes

Checkingthe
Engine-CoolantLevel
Thecapacityofthecoolingsystemisapproximately
4.6L(4.9USqt).
Fillthecoolingsystemwitha50/50solutionofwater
andpermanentethyleneglycolantifreeze.Check
thelevelofthecoolantatthebeginningofeachday
beforestartingtheengine.
CAUTION
Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,the
pressurized,hotcoolantcanescapeand
causeburns.
•Donotopentheradiatorcapwhenthe
engineisrunning.
•Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,
andopenthecapslowlytoallowsteamto
escape.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Checkthecoolantlevel(Figure44andFigure
45).
Itshouldbebetweenthelinesonthereserve
tankwhentheengineiscold.
g008427
Figure45
1.Reservetank
3.Ifthecoolantislow,removethereservetankcap
andadda50/50mixtureofwaterandpermanent
ethyleneglycolantifreeze.Donotoverll.
4.Installthereserve-tankcap.
BrakeMaintenance
BurnishingtheBrakes
ServiceInterval:Yearly
Firmlyapplythebrakesanddrivethemachineat
mowingspeeduntilthebrakesarehot,asindicated
bytheirsmell.Youmayneedtoadjustthebrakes
afterthebreak-inperiod;refertoAdjustingtheBrakes
(page45).
AdjustingtheBrakes
Ifthebrakefailstoholdthemachinewhileparked,
youcanadjustthebrakesusingthebulkheadtting
nearthebrakedrum;contactyourAuthorizedService
DealerorrefertotheServiceManualformore
information.
Note:Burnishthebrakesannually;referto13
BurnishingtheBrakes(page17).
45