Maintenance
MaintenanceSafety
•Donotallowuntrainedpersonneltoservicethe
machine.
•Beforeyouleavetheoperatingposition,dothe
following:
–Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
–ShiftthetransmissiontotheNEUTRALposition.
–Engagetheparkingbrake.
–Lowerthecargobed.
–Shutoffthemachineandremovethekey(if
equipped).
–Waitforallmovementtostop
•Allowthemachinetocoolbeforeadjusting,
servicing,cleaning,orstoringit.
•Supportthemachinewithjackstandswhenever
youworkunderthemachine.
•Donotworkunderaraisedbedwithouttheproper
bedsafetysupportinplace.
•Ensurethatallhydraulic-lineconnectorsaretight
andthatallthehydraulichosesandlinesarein
goodconditionbeforeapplyingpressuretothe
system.
•Beforedisconnectingorperforminganyworkon
thehydraulicsystem,relieveallpressureinthe
systembyshuttingoffthemotor,cyclingthedump
valvefromraisetolower,and/orloweringthecargo
bedandattachments.Placetheremotehydraulics
leverintheoatposition.Ifthebedmustbein
raisedposition,secureitwiththesafetysupport.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswith
storedenergy.
•Donotchargethebatterieswhileservicingthe
machine.
•Toensurethattheentiremachineisingood
condition,keepallhardwareproperlytightened.
•Toreducethepotentialrehazard,keepthe
machineareafreeofexcessivegrease,grass,
leaves,andaccumulationofdirt.
•Ifpossible,donotperformmaintenancewhilethe
machineisrunning.Keepawayfrommovingparts.
•Ifyoumustrunthemachinetoperforma
maintenanceadjustment,keepyourhands,feet,
clothing,andanypartsofthebodyawayfrom
anymovingparts.Keepbystandersawayfrom
themachine.
•Cleanupoilandfuelspills.
•Checktheparkingbrakeoperationas
recommendedinthemaintenancescheduleand
adjustandserviceitasrequired.
•Keepallpartsofthemachineingoodworking
conditionandallthehardwareproperlytightened.
Replaceallwornordamageddecals.
•Neverinterferewiththeintendedfunctionofa
safetydeviceorreducetheprotectionprovided
byasafetydevice.
•Donotoverspeedtheenginebychangingthe
governorsettings.Toensuresafetyandaccuracy,
haveanAuthorizedServiceDealercheckthe
maximumenginespeedwithatachometer.
•Ifmajorrepairsareevernecessaryorassistance
isrequired,contactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
•Alteringthismachineinanymannermayaffectthe
operationofthemachine,performance,durability,
oritsusemayresultininjuryordeath.Suchuse
couldvoidtheproductwarrantyofTheT oro®
Company.
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Aftertherst2hours
•Torquethefrontandrearwheelnuts.
Aftertherst10hours
•Torquethefrontandrearwheelnuts.
•Checktheadjustmentoftheparkingbrake.
Aftertherst50hours
•Changetheengineoilandlter.
•Inspecttheopeningonthelter.
•Checkthetransmission-uidlevel.
Aftertherst100hours
•Performtheguidelinesforbreakinginanewmachine.
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