Toro 22290 - Cleaning the Wheels; Storage; Storage Safety; Preparing the Fuel System

CleaningtheWheels
ServiceInterval:Every40hours
1.Removetherearwheelsandcleananydebris
fromthewheel-geararea.
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1.Gears
2.Aftercleaning,applyasmallamountof
anti-seizecompoundtothegears.
Note:Ifyouoperatethemachineinextreme
conditions,cleaningthewheelsmorefrequentlythan
recommendedwillincreasegearlife.
Note:T opreventdamagetothebearingseals,do
notuseahigh-pressurewatersprayonthebearings.
Storage
Topreparethemachineforoff-seasonstorage,
performtherecommendedmaintenanceprocedures;
refertoMaintenance(page21).
Storethemachineinacool,clean,dryplace.Cover
themachinetokeepitcleanandprotected.
StorageSafety
Alwaysshutoffthemachine,waitforallmoving
partstostop,andallowthemachinetocoolbefore
adjusting,servicing,cleaning,orstoringit.
PreparingtheFuelSystem
Emptythefuelfromthefueltankwhenmowingforthe
lasttimebeforestoringthemachine.
1.Runtheengineuntilitshutsofffromrunning
outoffuel.
2.Choketheengineandstartitagain.
3.Allowtheenginetorununtilitshutsoff.
Whenyoucannolongerstarttheengine,itis
sufcientlydry.
PreparingtheEngine
1.Whiletheengineisstillwarm,changetheoilin
thecrankcase;refertoChangingtheEngineOil
(page21).
2.Removethesparkplug.
3.Usinganoilcan,addabout30ml(1oz)of
engineoiltotheenginecrankcasethroughthe
spark-plughole.
4.Slowlyrotatetheengineseveraltimesby
pullingtherecoil-starthandletodistributetheoil
throughouttheenginecrankcase.
5.Installthesparkplugbutdonotconnectthe
wiretothesparkplug.
GeneralInformation
1.Cleanunderthemachine;refertoCleaning
undertheMachine(page20).
2.Cleananydirtandchafffromthecylinder,
cylinderheadns,andblowerhousing.
3.Removegrassclippings,dirt,andgrimefrom
theexternalpartsoftheengine,theshrouding,
andthetopofthemowerhousing.
4.Checktheconditionoftheblade;referto
InspectingtheBlade(page24).
5.Checktheconditionoftheaccelerator;referto
InspectingtheAccelerator(page24).
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