Toro Reelmaster 3550 - Cooling System Maintenance; Cooling System Safety; Cleaning the Engine Cooling System; Brake Maintenance

CoolingSystem
Maintenance
CoolingSystemSafety
•Swallowingenginecoolantcancausepoisoning;
keepitoutofreachofchildrenandpets.
•Dischargeofhot,pressurizedcoolantortouchingahot
radiatorandsurroundingpartscancausesevereburns.
–Alwaysallowtheenginetocoolatleast15minutes
beforeremovingtheradiatorcap.
–Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,andopen
thecapslowlytoallowsteamtoescape.
CleaningtheEngineCooling
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Removedebrisfromtheradiatordaily.Cleanitmore
frequentlyindirtyconditions.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthecutting
units,engagetheparkingbrake,shutofftheengine,
andremovethekeyfromtheignitionswitch.
2.Raisethehood.
3.Cleantheengineareathoroughlyofalldebris.
4.Cleanbothsidesoftheradiatorthoroughlywith
compressedair(Figure57).
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Figure57
1.Radiator
5.Closethehood.
BrakeMaintenance
AdjustingtheParkingBrake
ServiceInterval:Every200hours—Checktheadjustment
oftheparkingbrake.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthecutting
units,engagetheparkingbrake,shutofftheengine,
andremovethekeyfromtheignitionswitch.
2.Loosenthesetscrewsecuringtheknobtothe
parking-brakelever(Figure58).
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Figure58
1.Parking-brakelever
3.Setscrew
2.Knob
3.Rotatetheknobuntilaforceof133to178N(30to40
lb)isrequiredtoactuatethelever.
4.Tightenthesetscrewaftertheadjustmenthasbeen
attained.
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