Toro RT1200 - Engine Maintenance and Access; Engine Maintenance Preparation; Accessing the Engine via Side Panels

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EngineMaintenance
Beforemaintainingtheengine,performthefollowingsteps:
1.Parkthemachineonlevelground,lowerall
attachments,andstoptheengine.
2.Removetheignitionkeyandallowtheenginetocool
for2or3minutes.
AccessingtheEngine
RemovingtheSidePanels
1.Iftheoptionalbackhoeisinstalled,performthe
followingsubstepstoremovetheleftsidepanel;
otherwise,skiptostep2:
A.Attheleftsideofthemachine,removethe
retainingpinfromthefrontendofthewalkway
(Figure59).
Figure59
1.Retainingpin2.Walkway
B.Pivotthewalkwayawayfromthemachineas
showninFigure59.
2.Ifthesidepanelislocked,insertthekeyforthe
side-panellatchesintothecylinderofthelockand
unlockthelatch.
Note:Thekeyfortheside-panellatchisadifferent
keyfromtheoneusetostartandrunthemachine.
3.Pressinthebuttonportionofeachlatch—thepartof
thelatchincludingthelockcylinder(Figure60).
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