Toro RT600 - Engine Maintenance; Installing the Nose Panel; Servicing the Engine Oil and Filter

Figure38
1.Bolts
4.Liftthenosepanelupandoffthemachine(Figure39).
Figure39
Note:Whenyouremovethenosepanelfromthe
machinewhentheoptionalbackhoeisattached,gently
pushthehosesinthefrontofthenosepanelforward
whileliftingthenosepanelupward.
InstallingtheNosePanel
1.Alignthenosepanelovertheradiatorofthemachine.
2.Lowerthenosepaneldownandontothemachine
(Figure39).
Note:Whenyouinstallthenosepanelfromthe
machinewhentheoptionalbackhoeisattached,gently
pushthehosesinthefrontofthenosepanelforward
whileloweringthepanelintoplace.
3.Securethenosepaneltothemachinewiththe4bolts
thatyouremovedduringstep3ofInstallingtheNose
Panel(page37).
4.Ifthebackhoeisinstalledonthemachine,dothe
followingsubsteps:
A.Removetheseatlockpinandlowertheseatpost
totheoperatingposition(Figure37).
B.Installtheseatlockpinthroughtheholesinthe
frameofthebackhoeandtheseatpost(Figure
37).
C.Installthehairpinintotheholeintheseatlock
pin(Figure37).
5.Installtheleftandrightsidepanelsonthemachine;
refertoInstallingtheSidePanels(page36).
ServicingtheEngineOiland
Filter
Theengineisshippedwithoilinthecrankcase;however,
checktheoillevelbeforeandafteryourststarttheengine.
Thecrankcasecapacityis11.0L(11.6USqt)withthelter.
Useonlyhigh-qualitySAE15W-40heavy-dutyengineoilwith
anAPIclassicationofCH-4orhigher.
WhileSAE15W-40oilwithanAPIclassicationofCH-4or
higherisrecommendedformostclimates,refertoFigure40
foroilviscosityrecommendationsforextremeclimates.
°C
°C
-40
-30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50
-40 -22 -2 14 32 50 58 86 104 122
All Seasons
Winter Conditions
Arctic Conditions
°C
°C
-40
-30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50
-40 -22 -2 14 32 50 58 86 104 122
15W -40
10W -30
5W-30
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Figure40
Note:Limiteduseoflow-viscosityoilssuchasSAE10W-30
withanAPIclassicationofCH-4orhighercanbeusedfor
easierstartingandprovidingsufcientoilowatambient
temperaturesbelow-5°C(23°F).However,continuoususeof
lowviscosityoilcandecreaseenginelifebecauseofwear.
ToroPremiumEngineOilisavailablefromanAuthorized
ToroServiceDealerineither15W-40or10W-30viscosity
withAPIclassicationCH-4orhigher.SeethePartsCatalog
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