Toro Recycler 20373 - Maintenance Procedures; Recommended Maintenance Schedule; Preparing for Maintenance

RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Aftertherst5hours
•Changetheengineoil.
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Checktheengine-oillevel.
•Ensurethattheengineshutsoffwithin3secondsafterreleasingtheblade-control
bar.
•Checktheblade-brake-clutchoperation.
•Cleangrassclippingsanddirtfromunderthemachine.
Every25hours
•Cleantheblade-brake-clutchshield.
Yearly
•Servicetheairlter.
•Changetheengineoil.
•Replacethebladeorhaveitsharpened(morefrequentlyiftheedgedullsquickly).
•Cleantheair-coolingsystem;cleanitmorefrequentlyindustyoperatingconditions.
Refertoyourenginemanual.
Yearlyorbeforestorage
•Emptythefueltankbeforerepairsasdirectedandbeforeyearlystorage.
MaintenanceSafety
•Disconnectthespark-plugwirefromthesparkplug
beforeperforminganymaintenanceprocedure.
•Wearglovesandeyeprotectionwhenservicingthe
machine.
•Thebladeissharp;contactingthebladecanresultin
seriouspersonalinjury.Weargloveswhenservicingthe
blade.
•Nevertamperwithsafetydevices.Checktheirproper
operationregularly.
•Tippingthemachinemaycausethefueltoleak.Fuelis
ammableandexplosive,andcancausepersonalinjury.
Runtheenginedrytoremovethefuelwithahandpump;
neversiphonthefuel.
PreparingforMaintenance
1.Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop.
2.Disconnectthespark-plugwirefromthesparkplug
(Figure32).
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Figure32
1.Spark-plugwire
3.Afterperformingthemaintenanceprocedure(s),
connectthespark-plugwiretothesparkplug.
Important:Beforetippingthemachinetochange
theoilorreplacetheblade,allowthefueltankto
rundrythroughnormalusage.Ifyoumusttip
themachinepriortorunningoutoffuel,usea
handfuelpumptoremovethefuel.Alwaystipthe
machineontoitsside,withthedipstickdown.
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