Maintenance
MaintenanceSafety
•Donotallowuntrainedpersonneltoservicethe
machine.
•Beforeyouleavetheoperatingposition,dothe
following:
–Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
–ShiftthetransmissionlevertotheP(PARK)
position.
–Shutoffthemachineandremovethekey.
–Waitforallmovementtostop.
•Allowthemachinetocoolbeforeadjusting,
servicing,cleaning,orstoringit.
•Supportthemachinewithjackstandswhenever
youworkunderthemachine.
•Donotworkunderaraisedbedwithouttheproper
bedsafetysupportinplace.
•Toensurethattheentiremachineisingood
condition,keepallhardwareproperlytightened.
•Toreducethepotentialrehazard,keepthe
machineareafreeofexcessivegrease,grass,
leaves,andaccumulationofdirt.
•Ifpossible,donotperformmaintenancewhilethe
machineisrunning.Keepawayfrommovingparts.
•Ifyoumustrunthemachinetoperforma
maintenanceadjustment,keepyourhands,feet,
clothing,andanypartsofthebodyawayfrom
anymovingparts.Keepbystandersawayfrom
themachine.
•Cleanupoilandfuelspills.
•Keepallpartsofthemachineingoodworking
conditionandallthehardwareproperlytightened.
Replaceallwornordamageddecals.
•Neverinterferewiththeintendedfunctionofa
safetydeviceorreducetheprotectionprovided
byasafetydevice.
•Donotoverspeedtheenginebychangingthe
governorsettings.Toensuresafetyandaccuracy,
haveanauthorizedTorodistributorcheckthe
maximumenginespeedwithatachometer.
•Ifmajorrepairsareevernecessaryorassistance
isrequired,contactanauthorizedTorodistributor.
•Alteringthismachineinanymannermayaffectthe
operationofthemachine,performance,durability,
oritsusemayresultininjuryordeath.Suchuse
couldvoidtheproductwarrantyofTheT oro®
Company.
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