Toro 74676 - Pre-Maintenance Procedures; Maintenance Safety; Raising the Seat; Releasing the Mower-Deck Curtain

Pre-Maintenance
Procedures
MaintenanceSafety
•Beforerepairingthemachinedothefollowing:
–Disengagethedrives.
–Engagetheparkingbrake.
–Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
–Disconnectthespark-plugwire.
•Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthecuttingunit,
drives,mufers,andenginetohelppreventres.
•Cleanupoilorfuelspills.
•Donotallowuntrainedpersonneltoservicethe
machine.
•Usejackstandstosupportthemachineand/or
componentswhenrequired.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswith
storedenergy.
•Disconnectthebatteryorremovethespark-plug
wirebeforemakinganyrepairs.Disconnectthe
negativeterminalrstandthepositiveterminal
last.Connectthepositiveterminalrstand
negativelast.
•Usecarewhencheckingtheblades.Wrapthe
blade(s)orwearthicklypaddedgloves,anduse
cautionwhenservicingthem.Onlyreplaceblades;
donotstraightenorweldthem.
•Keepyourhandsandfeetawayfrommoving
parts.Ifpossible,donotmakeadjustmentswith
theenginerunning.
•Keepallpartsingoodworkingcondition
andallhardwaretightened,especiallythe
blade-attachmentbolts.Replaceallwornor
damageddecals.
•Neverinterferewiththeintendedfunctionofa
safetydeviceorreducetheprotectionprovided
byasafetydevice.Checktheirproperoperation
regularly.
•Toensureoptimumperformanceandcontinued
safetycerticationofthemachine,useonly
genuineT ororeplacementpartsandaccessories.
Replacementpartsandaccessoriesmadeby
othermanufacturerscouldbedangerous,and
suchusecouldvoidtheproductwarranty.
•Checktheparkingbrakeoperationfrequently.
Adjustandserviceasrequired.
RaisingtheSeat
Ensurethattheparkingbrakeisengaged.Liftthe
seatforward.
Youcanaccessfollowingcomponentsbyraisingthe
seat:
•Serialplate
•Servicedecal
•Seat-adjustmentbolts(ifapplicable)
•Fuellter
•Batteryandbatterycables
ReleasingtheMower-Deck
Curtain
Loosenthe2bottomboltsofthecurtaintoaccessthe
topofthemowerdeck(Figure35).
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Figure35
1.Bottombolt
2.Curtain
Note:Alwaystightentheboltstoconnectthecurtain
aftermaintenance.
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