ReplacingtheDriveBelts
Iftheauger/impellerdrivebeltorthetractiondrivebelt
becomesworn,oil-soaked,orotherwisedamaged,goto
www.Toro.comforadditionalserviceinformationorhavean
AuthorizedServiceDealerreplacethebelt.
Storage
WARNING
•Gasolinevaporscanexplode.
•Donotstoregasolinemorethan30days.
•Donotstorethemachineinanenclosurenear
anopename.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringit.
PreparingtheMachinefor
Storage
1.Onthelastrefuelingoftheyear,addfuelstabilizerto
freshfuelasdirectedbytheenginemanufacturer.
2.Runtheenginefor10minutestodistributethe
conditionedfuelthroughthefuelsystem.
3.Loosenthehoseclampthatsecuresthefuellinetothe
valveandslidethefuellineoffthefuelshutoffvalve.
4.Openthefuelshutoffvalveandallowthefueltodrain
outofthefueltankintoanapprovedfuelcontainer.
5.Installthefuellineontothefuelshutoffvalveand
secureitwithahoseclamp.
6.Runthemachineuntiltheenginestopsfromrunning
outoffuel.
7.Primetheengineandstartitagain.
8.Allowtheenginetorununtilitstops.Whenyoucan
nolongerstarttheengine,itissufcientlydry.
9.Stoptheengineandallowittocool.
10.Removetheignitionkey.
11.Disconnectthesparkplugwire.
12.Removethesparkplug,add1oz.(30ml)ofoilthrough
thesparkplughole,andpullthestarterropeslowly
severaltimestodistributeoilthroughoutthecylinder
topreventcylindercorrosionduringtheoff-season.
13.Looselyinstallthesparkplug.
14.Disposeofanyunusedfuelproperly.Recycleit
accordingtolocalcodes,oruseitinyourautomobile.
Note:Donotstorestabilizedfuelformorethan
90days.
15.Cleanthemachinethoroughly.
16.Touchupchippedsurfaceswithpaintavailablefroman
AuthorizedServiceDealer.Sandaffectedareasbefore
painting,andusearustpreventativetopreventthe
metalpartsfromrusting.
17.Tightenallloosescrews,bolts,andlocknuts.Repairor
replaceanydamagedparts.
18.Coverthemachineandstoreitinaclean,dryplace
outofthereachofchildren.Allowtheenginetocool
beforestoringitinanyenclosure.
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