Toro 74721 - Engine Maintenance; Engine Safety; Servicing the Air Cleaner

Lubrication
GreasingtheBearings
ServiceInterval:Every25hours—Greaseallthe
lubricationpoints.
GreaseType:No.2lithiumgrease
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceand
disengagetheblade-controlswitch.
2.Movethemotion-controlleversoutwardtothe
PARKposition,shutofftheengine,removethe
key,andwaitforallmovingpartstostopbefore
leavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Cleanthegreasettings(Figure28andFigure
29)witharag.
Note:Makesuretoscrapeanypaintoffthe
frontofthetting(s).
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Figure28
1.Frontcastertire
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Figure29
Locatedontheseat-panunderside
1.Readtheinstructions
beforeservicingor
performingmaintenance.
3.Greaseevery25operating
hours.
2.Checkthetirepressure
every25operatinghours.
4.Engine
4.Connectagreaseguntoeachtting(Figure28
andFigure29).
5.Pumpgreaseintothettingsuntilgreasebegins
tooozeoutofthebearings.
EngineMaintenance
EngineSafety
Shutofftheenginebeforecheckingtheoiloradding
oiltothecrankcase.
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Check
theaircleanerfordirty,looseor
damagedparts.
Every50hours—Servicetheair-cleanerpaper
element(moreoftenunderextremelydusty,
dirtyconditions).
Every100hours—Replacetheair-cleaner
paperelement(moreoftenunderextremely
dusty,dirtyconditions).
Thisengineisequippedwithareplaceable,
high-densitypaperair-cleanerelement.Checkthe
aircleanerdailyorbeforestartingtheengine.Check
forabuildupofdirtanddebrisaroundtheair-cleaner
system.Keepthisareaclean.Also,checkforlooseor
damagedcomponents.Replaceallbentordamaged
air-cleanercomponents.
Note:Operatingtheenginewithlooseordamaged
air-cleanercomponentscouldallowunlteredairinto
theengine,causingprematurewearandfailure.
1.Rotatethelatchesoutward.
2.Removethecovertoaccesstheair-cleaner
element(Figure30).
3.Removetheelement,andgentlytaptheelement
todislodgedirt.
Note:Donotwashthepaperelementoruse
pressurizedair,asthiswilldamagetheelement.
Note:Replaceadirty,bent,ordamaged
element.Handlethenewelementcarefully;
donotuseifthesealingsurfacesarebentor
damaged.
4.Cleantheair-cleanerbaseasrequiredand
checkthecondition.
5.Installthepaperelementontotheair-cleaner
base.
6.Installthecoverandsecureitwiththelatches
(Figure30).
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