Toro 74538 - Servicing the Fuel Filter; Electrical System Maintenance; Servicing the Battery

ServicingtheFuelFilter
ReplacingtheFuelFilter
ServiceInterval:Every800hours/Yearly(whichever
comesrst)
Neverinstalladirtylterifitisremovedfromthefuel
line.
Note:Notehowthefuellterisinstalledinorderto
installthenewltercorrectly.
Note:Wipeupanyspilledfuel.
1.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Closefuelshut-offvalve(behindtheoperator
cushion).
4.Squeezetheendsofthehoseclampstogetherand
slidethemawayfromthelter(
Figure52).
Figure52
1.Hoseclamp3.Filter
2.Fuelline
5.Removethelterfromthefuellines.
6.Installanewlterandmovethehoseclampsclose
tothelter.
7.Openthefuelshut-offvalve.
8.Checkforfuelleaksandrepairifneeded.
9.Wipeupanyspilledfuel.
ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheBattery
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
Alwayskeepthebatterycleanandfullycharged.Use
apapertoweltocleanthebatterycase.Ifthebattery
terminalsarecorroded,cleanthemwithasolutionof
fourpartswaterandonepartbakingsoda.Applyalight
coatingofgreasetothebatteryterminalstoprevent
corrosion.
Voltage:12V
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
DANGER
Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacidwhichisa
deadlypoisonandcausessevereburns.
Donotdrinkelectrolyteandavoidcontactwith
skin,eyesorclothing.Wearsafetyglassestoshield
youreyesandrubberglovestoprotectyourhands.
RemovingtheBattery
WARNING
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshortagainst
metalmachinecomponentscausingsparks.Sparks
cancausethebatterygassestoexplode,resulting
inpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,donot
allowthebatteryterminalstotouchanymetal
partsofthemachine.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsofthe
machine.
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