Toro 4573 - Drive System Maintenance; Checking the Tire Pressure

ChargingtheBattery
Chargingthebatteryproducesgassesthatcan
explode.Neversmokenearthebatteryand
keepsparksandamesawayfromthebattery.
Important:Alwayskeepthebatteryfullycharged
(1.260specicgravity),especiallybelow32°F(0°C)
topreventbatterydamage.
1.Removethebatteryfromthechassis;referto
RemovingtheBattery.
2.Checktheelectrolytelevel;refertoCheckingthe
ElectrolyteLevel.
3.Removethellercapsfromthebatteryandconnect
a2ampbatterychargertothebatteryposts.
4.Chargethebatteryatarateof2ampsorlessfor4
hours(12volts).Donotoverchargethebattery.
5.Whenthebatteryisfullycharged,installtheller
caps.
6.Installthebatteryinthechassis;refertoInstalling
theBattery.
DriveSystem
Maintenance
CheckingtheTirePressure
ServiceInterval:Every25hours/Yearly(whichever
comesrst)
Maintaintheairpressureinthefronttiresat120kPa
andinthereartiresat100kPa.Checkthepressureat
thevalvestem(Figure31).Checkthetireswhentheyare
coldtogetthemostaccuratepressurereading.
Figure31
1.Valvestem
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