Toro 30473 - Premaintenance Procedures; Pre-Maintenance Safety; Unlatching the Seat

CAUTION
Ifyouleavethekeyintheignitionswitch,someonecouldaccidentlystarttheengineandseriouslyinjure
youorotherbystanders.
Removethekeyfromtheignitionbeforeyoudoanymaintenance.
Premaintenance
Procedures
Important:Thefastenersonthecoversofthismachine
aredesignedtoremainonthecoverafterremoval.
Loosenallofthefastenersoneachcoverafewturns
sothatthecoverisloosebutstillattached,thengo
backandloosenthemuntilthecovercomesfree.This
preventsyoufromaccidentallystrippingtheboltsfree
oftheretainers.
Pre-MaintenanceSafety
•Keepallpartsofthemachineingoodworkingcondition
andallhardwaretightened,especiallyblade-attachment
hardware.Replaceallwornordamageddecals.
•Neverallowuntrainedpersonneltoservicethemachine.
•Beforeadjusting,cleaning,orrepairingthemachine,do
thefollowing:
1.Movethemachinetolevelground.
2.Disengagethedrives.
3.Lowerthecuttingunits.
4.MovethetractionpedaltotheNEUTRALposition.
5.Engagetheparkingbrake.
6.MovethethrottleswitchtotheLOW-IDLEposition.
7.Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
8.Waitforallmovingpartstostop.
•Wheneveryouparkorstorethemachine,orleaveit
unattended,lowerthecuttingunitsunlessyouusea
positivemechanicallock.
•Ifpossible,donotperformmaintenanceonthemachine
whiletheengineisrunning.Ifyoumustruntheengineto
performmaintenanceonthemachine,keepyourhands,
feet,otherbodyparts,andclothingawayfromallmoving
parts,themower-dischargearea,andtheundersideof
themowers.
•Donottouchpartsofthemachineoranattachment
thatmaybehotfromoperation.Allowthepartstocool
beforeattemptingtomaintain,adjust,orservicethem.
•Usejackstandstosupportthemachineand/orits
componentswhenrequired.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswithstored
energy.
•Ifyourmachinerequiresmajorrepairsorifyoudesire
assistance,contactanAuthorizedToroDistributor.
•UseonlygenuineTororeplacementpartsandaccessories.
Replacementpartsandaccessoriesmadebyother
manufacturerscouldbedangerous,andsuchusecould
voidtheproductwarranty.
UnlatchingtheSeat
Toaccessthehydraulicandothersystemsundertheseat,
unlatchtheseatandswingitforward.
1.Usetheseat-positionadjustmentlevertoslidetheseat
allthewayforward.
2.Pulltheseatlatchleverforwardandliftuptounlatch
theseat(Figure25).
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Figure25
1.Seatlatch
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