Toro Power Max 1128 OXE 38828 - Checking the Engine Oil Level; Checking and Adjusting the Skids

PreparingforMaintenance
1.Movethemachinetoalevelsurface.
2.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
3.Disconnectthesparkplugwire.RefertoReplacing
theSparkPlug.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Checktheengine
oillevelandaddoilifnecessary.
1.Removethedipstick,wipeitclean,thenfullyinstall
thedipstick.
2.Removethedipstickandchecktheoillevel(
Figure41).
IftheoillevelisbelowtheAddmarkonthedipstick,
addoil.RefertoFillingtheEnginewithOil.
Figure41
CheckingandAdjustingthe
Skids
ServiceInterval:Yearly—Checktheskidsandadjustthem
ifnecessary.
Checktheskidstoensurethattheaugerdoesnotcontact
thepavedorgravelsurface.Adjusttheskidsasneededto
compensateforwear.
1.Checkthetirepressure.RefertoCheckingtheTire
Pressure.
2.Movethemachinetoalevelsurface.
3.Loosenthenutsthatsecurebothskidstotheauger
sidesuntiltheskidsslideupanddowneasily(
Figure42).
Figure42
1.Skid
4.Pushdownonthehandlestoallowthepivoting
scrapertomovefullyforward,thensetthefrontofthe
machinedownsothatthefrontedgeofthepivoting
scrapercontactstheground(
Figure43).
Figure43
1.Pivotingscraper
5.Movetheskidsdownuntiltheyareevenwiththe
ground.
Note:Forasmoothsurface,youcansettheskids
slightlyhighertoincreasethescrapingaction,butset
theskidsfarenoughdowntopreventtheaugerblades
fromcontactingtheground.
Note:Thepivotingscraperonthemachineisnot
recommendedforuseongravelsurfaces.Butif
youmustusethemachineonagravelsurface,adjust
theskidsfurtherdowntopreventthepivotingscraper
frompickinguprocks.
6.Firmlytightenthenutsthatsecurebothskidstothe
augersides.
Note:Iftheskidsbecomeexcessivelyworn,youcan
turnthemoverandsettheunusedsidetowardthe
pavement.
CheckingandAdjustingthe
TractionCable
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst2hours—Inspectthe
tractioncableandadjustitifnecessary.
Yearly—Inspectthetractioncableand
adjustorreplaceitifnecessary.
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