Toro power max 826 OXE - Checking the Engine Oil Level; Checking and Adjusting the Skids

CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Checktheengine
oillevelandaddoilifnecessary.
1.Removethedipstick,wipeitclean,thenfullyinstall
thedipstick.
2.Removethedipstickandchecktheoillevel(Figure43).
IftheoillevelisbelowtheAddmarkonthedipstick,
addoil.Referto6FillingtheEnginewithOil(page9).
Figure43
CheckingandAdjustingthe
Skids
ServiceInterval:Yearly—Checktheskidsandadjustthem
ifnecessary.
Checktheskidstoensurethattheaugerdoesnotcontact
thepavedorgravelsurface.Adjusttheskidsasneededto
compensateforwear.
1.Checkthetirepressure.Referto7CheckingtheTire
Pressure(page10).
2.Loosenthenutsthatsecurebothskidstotheauger
sidesuntiltheskidsslideupanddowneasily(Figure
44).
Figure44
1.1.3cm(1/2inch)
3.Supportthesideplatessothattheyareatleast1.3cm
(1/2inch)abovealevelsurface.
Important:Theaugerbladesmustbesupported
abovethegroundbytheskids.
4.Ensurethatthescraperis3mm(1/8inch)aboveand
paralleltoalevelsurface.
Note:Ifthepavementiscracked,rough,oruneven,
adjusttheskidstoraisethescraper.Forgravelsurfaces,
adjusttheskidsfurtherdowntopreventthemachine
frompickinguprocks.
5.Movetheskidsdownuntiltheyareevenwiththe
ground.
6.Firmlytightenthenutsthatsecurebothskidstothe
augersides.
Note:Toquicklyadjusttheskidsiftheyloosen,
supportthescraper3mm(1/8inch)offthepavement,
thenadjusttheskidsdowntothepavement.
Note:Iftheskidsbecomeexcessivelyworn,youcan
turnthemoverandsettheunusedsidetowardthe
pavement.
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