Toro Z Master Professional 6000 Series - After Operation Procedures; After Operation Safety; Using the Fuel-Shutoff Valve; Using the Drive-Wheel-Release Valves

StoppingtheMachine
Ifyoumuststoptheforwardmotionofthemachine
whilemowing,aclumpofgrassclippingsmay
dropontoyourlawn.T oavoidthis,moveontoa
previouslycutareawiththebladesengagedoryou
candisengagethemowerdeckwhilemovingforward.
KeepingtheUndersideofthe
MowerDeckClean
Cleanclippingsanddirtfromtheundersideofthe
mowerdeckaftereachuse.Ifgrassanddirtbuildup
insidethemowerdeck,cuttingqualitywilleventually
becomeunsatisfactory.
MaintainingtheBlade(s)
Maintainasharpbladethroughoutthecuttingseason
becauseasharpbladecutscleanlywithouttearingor
shreddingthegrassblades.Tearingandshredding
turnsgrassbrownattheedges,whichslowsgrowth
andincreasesthechanceofdisease.Checkthe
mowerbladesaftereachuseforsharpness,and
foranywearordamage.Filedownanynicksand
sharpenthebladesasnecessary.Ifabladeis
damagedorworn,replaceitimmediatelywitha
genuineT ororeplacementblade.
AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Parkmachineonlevelground,disengagedrives,
setparkingbrake,stopengine,removekeyor
disconnectsparkplugwire.Waitforallmovement
tostopandallowthemachinetocoolbefore
adjusting,cleaning,repairing,orstoring.Never
allowuntrainedpersonneltoservicemachine.
•CleanthemachineasstatedintheMaintenance
section.Keepengineandengineareafreefrom
accumulationofgrass,leaves,excessivegrease
oroil,andotherdebriswhichcanaccumulate
intheseareas.Thesematerialscanbecome
combustibleandmayresultinare.
•Frequentlycheckforwornordeteriorating
componentsthatcouldcreateahazard.Tighten
loosehardware.
UsingtheFuel-Shutoff
Valve
Thefuel-shutoffvalveislocatedundertheseat.Move
theseatforwardtoaccessit.
Closethefuel-shutoffvalvefortransport,maintenance,
andstorage.
Ensurethatthefuel-shutoffvalveisopenwhen
startingtheengine.
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1.ONposition2.OFFposition
Usingthe
Drive-Wheel-Release
Valves
WARNING
Handsmaybecomeentangledintherotating
drivecomponentsbelowtheenginedeck,
whichcouldresultinseriousinjury.
Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andallow
allmovingpartstostopbeforeaccessingthe
drive-wheel-releasevalves.
WARNING
Theengineandhydraulic-driveunitscan
becomeveryhot.Touchingahotengineor
hydraulic-driveunitscancausesevereburns.
Allowtheengineandhydraulic-driveunits
tocoolcompletelybeforeaccessingthe
drive-wheel-releasevalves.
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