Toro 38816 - Preparing for Maintenance; Checking the Engine Oil Level; Checking and Adjusting the Skids and Scraper; Checking and Adjusting the Traction Cable

PreparingforMaintenance
1.Movethemachinetoalevelsurface.
2.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Checktheengine
oillevelandaddoilifnecessary.
1.Removethedipstick,wipeitclean,thenfullyinstall
thedipstick.
2.Removethedipstickandchecktheoillevel(
Figure35).
IftheoillevelisbelowtheAddmarkonthedipstick,
addoil.Referto
5FillingtheEnginewithOil(page11).
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Figure35
CheckingandAdjustingthe
SkidsandScraper
ServiceInterval:Yearly—Checktheskidsandthescraper
andadjustthemifnecessary.
Checktheskidsandthescrapertoensurethattheaugerdoes
notcontactthepavedorgravelsurface.Adjusttheskidsand
thescraperasneededtocompensateforwear.
1.Checkthetirepressure.Referto6CheckingtheTire
Pressure(page11).
2.Loosenthenutsthatsecurebothskidstotheauger
sidesuntiltheskidsslideupanddowneasily.
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Figure36
1.1/8inch(3mm)
Important:Theaugerbladesmustbesupported
abovethegroundbytheskids.
3.Ensurethatthescraperis3mm(1/8inch)aboveand
paralleltoalevelsurface.
Note:Ifthepavementiscracked,rough,oruneven,
adjusttheskidstoraisethescraper.Forgravelsurfaces,
adjusttheskidsfurtherdowntopreventthemachine
frompickinguprocks.
4.Movetheskidsdownuntiltheyareevenwiththe
ground.
5.Firmlytightenthenutsthatsecurebothskidstothe
augersides.
Note:Toquicklyadjusttheskidsiftheyloosen,
supportthescraper3mm(1/8inch)offthepavement,
thenadjusttheskidsdowntothepavement.
Note:Iftheskidsbecomeexcessivelyworn,youcan
turnthemoverandsettheunusedsidetowardthe
pavement.
CheckingandAdjustingthe
TractionCable
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst2hours—Inspectthe
tractioncableandadjustitifnecessary.
Yearly—Inspectthetractioncableandadjustor
replaceitifnecessary.
Ifthemachinedoesnotdriveintheforwardorreversespeeds
oritdriveswhenyoureleasethetractionlever,adjustthe
tractioncable.
Ifthelefthand(traction)cableisnotproperlyadjusted,do
thefollowingsteps:
1.Loosenthejamnut.
2.Engagethetractionleverandholditinplace(
Figure
37).
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