Toro 07266 - Premaintenance Procedures; Maintaining the Vehicle under Special Operating Conditions; Jacking the Vehicle; Accessing the Hood

Premaintenance
Procedures
MaintainingtheVehicleunder
SpecialOperatingConditions
Ifthevehicleissubjectedtoanyoftheconditions
listedbelow,maintenanceshouldbeperformedtwice
asfrequently.
•Desertoperation
•Coldclimateoperation(below50°F[10degreesC])
•Trailertowing
•Drivingtimetypicallylessthan5minutes
•Frequentoperationindustyconditions
•Constructionwork
•Afterextendedoperationinmud,sand,water,or
similardirtyconditions,haveyourbrakesinspected
andcleanedassoonaspossible.Thiswillprevent
anyabrasivematerialfromcausingexcessivewear.
•Underfrequentheavydutyoperatingconditions,
lubricateallgreasettingsandinspectaircleaner
dailytopreventexcessivewear.
JackingtheVehicle
Whenevertheengineisrunforroutinemaintenance
and/orenginediagnostics,therearwheelsofthevehicle
shouldbe1inch(25mm)offthegroundwiththerear
axlesupportedonjackstands.
DANGER
Thevehiclemaybeunstablewhenusingajack.It
couldslipoffthejack,injuringanyonebeneathit.
•Donotstarttheenginewhilethevehicleisona
jack.
•Alwaysremovethekeyfromtheignitionbefore
gettingoffofthevehicle.
•Blockthetireswhenthevehicleisonajack.
Thejackingpointatthefrontofthevehicleisonthe
frontoftheframebehindthetowingtongue(Figure19)
Thejackingpointattherearofthevehicleisunderthe
axletubes(
Figure20).
Figure19
1.Frontjackingpoint
Figure20
1.Rearjackingpoints
AccessingtheHood
1.Releasetherubberstrapsonbothsidesofthehood
(Figure21).
Figure21
2.Raisethehood.
3.Lowerthehoodtocloseanduserubberretaining
strapstosecurethehood.
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