Toro 39678 - Maintenance; Maintenance Safety Guidelines

Maintenance
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthe
machinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
MaintenanceSafety
•Beforeadjusting,cleaning,servicing,orleaving
themachine,dothefollowing:
–Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
–Movethethrottleswitchtothelow-idleposition.
–Disengagethecuttingunits.
–Ensurethatthetransmissionisinneutral.
–Engagetheparkingbrake.
–Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
–Waitforallmovingpartstostop.
–Allowmachinecomponentstocoolbefore
performingmaintenance.
•Donotallowuntrainedpersonneltoservicethe
machine.
•Iftheenginemustberunningtoperforma
maintenanceadjustment,keepyourhands,feet,
clothing,andanypartsofthebodyawayfromthe
cuttingunit,attachments,andanymovingparts.
Keepbystandersaway.
•Keepallpartsingoodworkingcondition.Replace
allworn,damaged,ormissingpartsanddecals.
Keepallfastenerstighttoensurethatthemachine
isinsafeworkingcondition.
•Checkthegrasscatchercomponentsfrequently
andreplacethemwhentheyarewornordamaged.
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthecuttingunit,
drives,mufer,coolingscreen,andtheengineto
helppreventres.Cleanupoilorfuelspills.
•Checkthebrakeoperationfrequently.Adjustand
servicethebrakeasneeded.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswith
storedenergy.
•Toensuresafe,optimalperformanceofthe
machine,useonlygenuineT ororeplacement
parts.Replacementpartsmadebyother
manufacturerscouldbedangerous,andsuchuse
couldvoidtheproductwarranty.
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