Toro 74312 - Cleaning; Cleaning under the Mower; Cleaning Debris from the Machine; Disposing of Waste

Cleaning
CleaningundertheMower
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Movethespeed-controllevertotheNEUTRAL
positiontostopthemachine.
2.DisengagethePTO,engagetheparkingbrake,
shutofftheengine,andwaitforallmovingparts
tostop.
3.Liftthemowerdeckandsecureitintheraised
position.RefertoRaisingtheMowerDeckinto
theServicePosition(page17).
4.Cleananygrassbuildupunderthemowerdeck.
5.Lowerthemowerdecktotheoperatingposition.
RefertoLoweringtheMowerDecktothe
OperatingPosition(page18).
CleaningDebrisfromthe
Machine
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Shutofftheengine,waitforallmovingpartsto
stop,andremovethekey.Engagetheparking
brake.
2.Cleanoffanyoil,debris,orgrassbuildupon
themachine,especiallyaroundthefueltank,
engine,andexhaustarea.
DisposingofWaste
Engineoil,batteries,hydraulicuid,andengine
coolantarepollutantstotheenvironment.Disposeof
theseaccordingtoyourstateandlocalregulations.
Storage
CleaningandStorage
1.Disengagethepowertakeoff(PTO),engagethe
parkingbrake,shutofftheengine,andremove
thekey.
2.Removegrassclippings,dirt,andgrimefromthe
externalpartsoftheentiremachine,especially
theengineandhydraulicsystem.Cleandirtand
chafffromtheoutsidetheenginecylinderhead
nsandblowerhousing.
Important:Youcanwashthemachinewith
milddetergentandwater.Donotpressure
washthemachine.Avoidexcessiveuse
ofwater,especiallynearthecontrolpanel,
engine,hydraulicpumps,andmotors.
3.Checkthebrake;refertoAdjustingtheParking
Brake(page45).
4.Servicetheaircleaner;refertoServicingtheAir
Cleaner(page34).
5.Greasethemachine;refertoLubrication(page
31).
6.Changethecrankcaseoil;refertoChangingthe
EngineOil(page36).
7.Checkthetirepressure;refertoCheckingthe
TirePressure(page43).
8.Changethehydrauliclters;refertoReplacing
theHydraulicFilter(page54).
9.Chargethebattery;refertoChargingtheBattery
(page40).
10.Scrapeanyheavybuildupofgrassanddirt
fromtheundersideofthemower,thenwashthe
mowerwithagardenhose.
Note:Runthemachinewiththeblade-control
switch(PTO)engagedandtheengineathigh
idlefor2to5minutesafterwashing.
11.Checktheconditionoftheblades;referto
InspectingtheBlades(page55).
12.Forstorageover30days,preparethemachine
asfollows:
A.Addapetroleum-based
stabilizer/conditionertofuelinthe
tank.Followthemixinginstructionsfrom
thestabilizermanufacturer.Donotuse
analcohol-basedstabilizer(ethanolor
methanol).
Note:Afuelstabilizer/conditionerismost
effectivewhenmixedwithfreshfueland
usedatalltimes.
B.Runtheenginetodistributeconditionedfuel
throughthefuelsystem(5minutes).
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