clothing,andallotherpartsofyourbodyaway
fromtheengineandanymovingparts.Keep
bystandersawayfromthemachine.
•Cleanupoilandfuelspills.
•Keepallpartsingoodworkingconditionandall
fastenerstightened.Replacealldamagedor
missingdecals.
•Donotinterferewiththeintendedfunctionofa
safetydeviceorreducetheprotectionprovided
byasafetydevice.Checktheirproperoperation
regularly.
•Donotoverspeedtheenginebychangingthe
governorsettings.Toensuresafetyandaccuracy,
haveanauthorizedTorodistributortocheckthe
maximumenginespeedwithatachometer.
•Ifmajorrepairsareevernecessaryorassistance
isrequired,contactanauthorizedTorodistributor.
•Alteringthismachineinanymannermayaffectthe
operationofthemachine,performance,durability,
oritsusemayresultininjuryordeath.Suchuse
couldvoidtheproductwarrantyofTheT oro®
Company.
EngineMaintenance
EngineSafety
•Shutofftheenginebeforecheckingtheoilor
addingoiltothecrankcase.
•Donotchangethegovernorspeedoroverspeed
theengine.
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Every25hours—Cleanthefoam
airlterelementandcheckthe
paperelementfordamage(more
frequentlyifconditionsaredustyor
sandy).
Every100hours—Replacethepaperairlter
element(morefrequentlyifconditionsaredusty
orsandy).
CheckingtheAirFilter
1.Checktheaircleanerbodyfordamage,which
couldpossiblycauseanairleak.Ensurethe
coverissealingaroundtheaircleanerbody
(Figure16).
Note:Replaceadamagedaircleanercover
orhousing.
g002097
Figure16
1.Air-lterhousing3.Air-ltercover
2.Air-lterelement
2.Releasethelatchessecuringtheair-ltercover
totheair-lterhousing(Figure16).
3.Separatetheair-ltercoverfromtheair-lter
housing,andcleantheinsideofthecover
(Figure16).
4.Gentlyslidetheair-lterelementoutofthelter
housing.
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