Pre-Maintenance
Procedures
MaintenanceandStorage
•Beforerepairingthemachinedothefollowing:
–Disengagethedrives.
–Engagetheparkingbrake.
–Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
–Disconnectthespark-plugwire.
•Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthecuttingunit,drives,
mufers,andenginetohelppreventres.
•Cleanupoilorfuelspills.
•Lettheenginecoolbeforestoringthemachine.
•Donotstorethemachineorfuelnearamesordrain
thefuelindoors.
•Donotallowuntrainedpersonneltoservicethemachine.
•Usejackstandstosupportthemachineand/or
componentswhenrequired.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswithstored
energy.
•Disconnectthebatteryorremovethespark-plugwire
beforemakinganyrepairs.Disconnectthenegative
terminalrstandthepositiveterminallast.Connectthe
positiveterminalrstandnegativelast.
•Usecarewhencheckingtheblades.Wraptheblade(s)
orwearthicklypaddedgloves,andusecautionwhen
servicingthem.Onlyreplaceblades;donotstraighten
orweldthem.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfrommovingparts.Ifpossible,
donotmakeadjustmentswiththeenginerunning.
•Keepallpartsingoodworkingconditionandallhardware
tightened,especiallytheblade-attachmentbolts.Replace
allwornordamageddecals.
•Neverinterferewiththeintendedfunctionofasafety
deviceorreducetheprotectionprovidedbyasafety
device.Checktheirproperoperationregularly.
•Toensureoptimumperformanceandcontinuedsafety
certicationofthemachine,useonlygenuineToro
replacementpartsandaccessories.Replacementparts
andaccessoriesmadebyothermanufacturerscouldbe
dangerous,andsuchusecouldvoidtheproductwarranty.
•Checktheparkingbrakeoperationfrequently.Adjustand
serviceasrequired.
RaisingtheSeat
Makesurethatthemotion-controlleversarelockedinthe
PARKposition.Lifttheseatforward.
Youcanaccessthefollowingcomponentsbyraisingtheseat:
•Serialplate
•Servicedecal
•Seat-adjustmentbolts
•Fuellter
•Batteryandbatterycables
ReleasingtheMower-Deck
Curtain
Loosenthe2bottomboltsofthecurtaintoaccessthetopof
themowerdeck(Figure32).
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Figure32
1.Bottombolt
2.Curtain
Note:Alwaystightentheboltstoconnectthecurtainafter
maintenance.
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