Toro 74549 - Premaintenance Procedures; Raising Mower for Access

CAUTION
Ifyouleavethekeyintheignitionswitch,someonecouldaccidentlystarttheengineandseriouslyinjure
youorotherbystanders.
Removethekeyfromtheignitionanddisconnectthesparkplugwiresfromthesparkplugsbeforeyoudo
anymaintenance.Setthewiresasidesothattheydonotaccidentallycontactthesparkplugs.
Premaintenance
Procedures
RaisingtheMowerforAccess
Thefrontofthemowercanberaisedandsupportedonits
backforaccessunderthemachineformaintenance.
1.Raisetheplatform.RefertoOperatingthePlatformin
Operation.
2.Removethebattery.
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Figure34
1.Wingnut4.Positivebatterycable
2.Batterycover5.Battery
3.Negativebatterycable
3.Drainthefuelfromthefueltank.RefertoDraining
theFuelTankinMaintenance.
4.Removethecapofthehydraulictankandplaceapiece
ofplasticovertheopeningandinstallthehydrauliccap.
Thiswillsealthehydraulictankandpreventitfrom
leakingout.
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Figure35
1.Cap
3.Hydraulictank
2.Pieceofplastic
5.Withtwopeople,raisethefrontofthemowersoitrests
onthedrivetiresandtheplatformintheupposition.
6.Performanymaintenanceonthemachine.
7.Withtwopeople,lowerthefrontofthemowertothe
ground.
8.Removetheplasticunderthehydraulictankcap.
9.Installthebatteryforthemachine.
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