Toro 37779 - Maintenance Procedures; Preventing Freeze-up; Recommended Maintenance Schedule; Maintenance Safety Precautions

PreventingFreeze-up
•Insnowyandcoldconditions,somecontrolsandmoving
partsmayfreeze.Donotuseexcessiveforcewhen
tryingtooperatefrozencontrols.Ifyouhavedifculty
operatinganycontrolorpart,starttheengineandletit
runforafewminutes.
•Afterusingthemachine,lettheenginerunforafew
minutestopreventmovingpartsfromfreezing.Engage
theauger/impellertoclearanyremainingsnowfrom
insidethehousing.RotatetheQuickSticktopreventit
fromfreezing.Stoptheengine,waitforallmovingparts
tostop,andremovealliceandsnowfromthemachine.
•Withtheengineoff,pulltherecoilstarterhandleseveral
timesandpushtheelectric-starterbuttononcetoprevent
therecoilandelectricstartersfromfreezingup.
Maintenance
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Aftertherst2hours
•Inspectthetractioncableandadjustitifnecessary.
•Inspecttheauger/impellercableandadjustitifnecessary.
Aftertherst5hours
•Changetheengineoil.
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Checktheengineoillevelandaddoilifnecessary.
Every100hours
•Replacethesparkplug.
Yearly
•Checktheskidsandthescraperandadjustthemifnecessary.
•Inspectthetractioncableandadjustorreplaceitifnecessary.
•Inspecttheauger/impellercableandadjustorreplaceitifnecessary.
•Checktheaugergearboxoilandaddoilifnecessary.
•Changetheengineoil.
•Lubricatethehexshaft.
Yearlyorbeforestorage
•Checktheairpressureinthetiresandinatethemto17–20psi(116–137kPa).
•Drainthegasolineandruntheenginetodryoutthefueltankandthecarburetorat
theendoftheseason.
•HaveanAuthorizedServiceDealerinspectandreplacethetractiondrivebeltand/or
theauger/impellerdrivebelt,ifnecessary.
Important:Youcanndmoreinformationaboutmaintainingandservicingyourmachineatwww.Toro.com.
MaintenanceSafety
Readthefollowingsafetyprecautionsbeforeperformingany
maintenanceonthemachine:
•Beforeperforminganymaintenance,service,or
adjustment,stoptheengineandremovethekey.Ifmajor
repairsareeverneeded,contactanAuthorizedService
Dealer.
•Checkallfastenersatfrequentintervalsforproper
tightnesstobesurethemachineisinsafeworking
condition.
•Maintainorreplacesafetyandinstructionlabels,as
necessary.
•Donotchangethegovernorsettingsontheengine.
•PurchaseonlygenuineTororeplacementpartsand
accessories.
PreparingforMaintenance
1.Movethemachinetoalevelsurface.
2.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
3.Disconnectthesparkplugwire.RefertoReplacing
theSparkPlug.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Checktheengine
oillevelandaddoilifnecessary.
1.Removethedipstick,wipeitclean,thenfullyinstall
thedipstick.
2.Removethedipstickandchecktheoillevel(Figure35).
IftheoillevelisbelowtheAddmarkonthedipstick,
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