Toro TX 427 Series - Draining the Fuel Tank; Electrical System Maintenance; Servicing the Battery

DrainingtheFuelTank
DANGER
Incertainconditions,fuelisextremelyammable
andhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosionfromfuel
canburnyouandothersandcandamageproperty.
•Drainfuelfromthefueltankwhentheengineis
cold.Dothisoutdoorsinanopenarea.Wipe
upanyfuelthatspills.
•Neversmokewhendrainingfuel,andstayaway
fromanopenameorwhereasparkmayignite
thefuelfumes.
1.Lowertheloaderarms,shutofftheengine,andremove
thekey.
2.Syphonthefuelfromthetankusingapump-type
syphon.
Note:Nowisthebesttimetoinstallanewfuellterbecause
thefueltankisempty.
ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheBattery
ServiceInterval:Every100hours—Checkthe
battery-electrolytelevel(replacement
batteryonly).
Every100hours—Checkthebatterycable
connections.
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
Important:Thefollowingproceduresapplywhen
servicinga(dry)batterythathasreplacedtheoriginal
battery.Theoriginal(wet)batterydoesnotrequire
service.
Alwayskeepthebatterycleanandfullycharged.Useapaper
toweltocleanthebatterycase.Ifthebatteryterminalsare
corroded,cleanthemwithasolutionof4partswaterand
1partbakingsoda.Applyalightcoatingofgreasetothe
batteryterminalstoreducecorrosion.
Voltage:12V ,585A(coldcranking)
CheckingtheElectrolyteLevel
1.Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
2.Removethe4boltssecuringthebatterycoverand
removeitfromoverthebattery.
3.Lookatthesideofthebattery.Theelectrolytemust
beuptotheUpperline(Figure43).Donotallowthe
electrolytetofallbelowtheLowerline(Figure43).
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