Toro 20377 - Maintenance Procedures; Recommended Maintenance Schedule; Maintenance Safety Precautions; Preparing for Maintenance

Maintenance
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
ReplacementpartsareavailablefromanAuthorizedServiceDealeroratwww .torodealer.com(UScustomersonly).
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Checktheengine-oillevelandaddoilasneeded.
•Ensurethattheenginestopswithin3secondsafterreleasingtheblade-controlbar.
•Cleangrassclippingsanddirtfromunderthemachine.
Every25hours
•Replacetheair-lterelement(morefrequentlywhenoperatingthemachineindusty
ordirtyoperatingconditions).
Every50hours
•Changetheengineoil.
Yearly
•Replacethebladeorhaveitsharpened(morefrequentlyiftheedgedullsquickly).
Yearlyorbeforestorage
•Emptythefueltankbeforerepairsasdirectedandbeforeyearlystorage.
Important:Refertoyourenginemanualforadditionalmaintenanceprocedures.
MaintenanceSafety
•Disconnectthespark-plugwirefromthesparkplug
beforeperforminganymaintenanceprocedure.
•Wearglovesandeyeprotectionwhenservicingthe
machine.
•Thebladeissharp;contactingthebladecanresultin
seriouspersonalinjury.Weargloveswhenservicingthe
blade.
•Nevertamperwithsafetydevices.Checktheirproper
operationregularly.
•Tippingthemachinemaycausethefueltoleak.Fuelis
ammableandexplosive,andcancausepersonalinjury.
Runtheenginedrytoremovethefuelwithahandpump;
neversiphonthefuel.
PreparingforMaintenance
1.Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop.
2.Disconnectthespark-plugwirefromthesparkplug
(Figure26).
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Figure26
3.Afterperformingthemaintenanceprocedure(s),
connectthespark-plugwiretothesparkplug.
Important:Beforetippingthemachinetochange
theoilorreplacetheblade,allowthefueltankto
rundrythroughnormalusage.Ifyoumusttip
themachinepriortorunningoutoffuel,usea
handfuelpumptoremovethefuel.Alwaystipthe
machineontoitsside,withthedipstickdown.
ReplacingtheAirFilter
ServiceInterval:Every25hours/Yearly(whichevercomes
rst)—Replacetheair-lterelement
(morefrequentlywhenoperatingthe
machineindustyordirtyoperating
conditions).
1.Performthepre-maintenanceprocedures;referto
PreparingforMaintenance(page14).
2.Pressdownonthelatchtabsontopoftheair-lter
cover(Figure27).
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