Maintenance
WARNING
Failuretoproperlymaintainthemachinecouldresultinprematurefailureofmachinesystems
causingpossibleharmtoyouorbystanders.
Keepthemachinewellmaintainedandingoodworkingorderasindicatedintheseinstructions.
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
Important:Donottipthemachineatananglegreaterthan25°.Tippingthemachinebeyond25°leads
tooilleakingintothecombustionchamberand/orfuelleakingoutofthefuel-tankcap.
Important:RefertoyourengineOwner’sManualforadditionalmaintenanceprocedures.
MaintenanceSafety
•Beforeyouleavetheoperator’sposition,dothe
following:
–Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
–Movethethrottletothelow-idleposition.
–Disengagethecuttingunit(s).
–Ensurethatthetractionisinneutral.
–Engagetheparkingbrake.
–Shutoffthemachineandremovethekey(if
equipped).
–Waitforallmovementtostop.
•Allowmachinecomponentstocoolbefore
performingmaintenance.
•Ifpossible,donotperformmaintenancewhilethe
machineisrunning.Keepawayfrommovingparts.
•Iftheenginemustberunningtoperforma
maintenanceadjustment,keepyourhands,feet,
clothing,andanypartsofthebodyawayfromthe
cuttingunit,attachments,andanymovingparts.
Keepbystandersaway.
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthecuttingunit,drive,
mufer,coolingscreen,andtheenginetohelp
preventres.Cleanupoilorfuelspills.
•Keepallpartsingoodworkingcondition.Replace
allworn,damaged,ormissingpartsanddecals.
Keepallhardwaretighttoensurethatthemachine
isinsafeworkingcondition.
•Checkthegrasscatchercomponentsfrequently
andreplacethemwhennecessary.
•Toensuresafe,optimalperformanceofthe
machine,useonlygenuineT ororeplacement
parts.Replacementpartsmadebyother
manufacturerscouldbedangerous,andsuchuse
couldvoidtheproductwarranty.
•Ifmajorrepairsareeverneededorifassistanceis
desired,contactanauthorizedTorodistributor.
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Aftertherst20hours
•Changetheengineoil.
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Checktheinterlockswitchoperation.
•Checktheengine-oillevel.
•Inspecttheair-lterelements.
Every25hours
•Greasethemachine.(Greasethettingsimmediatelyaftereverywashing
regardlessoftheintervallisted.)
Every50hours
•Cleantheair-lterelements.
Every100hours
•Changetheengineoil.
•Inspectandadjustthesparkplug;replaceitifnecessary.
Every300hours
•Replacethepaperlterelement(Morefrequentlyindustyoperatingconditions).
•Replacethesparkplug.
Every1,000hours
•Checkthetransmission-drivebelts.
•Checkthetransmissionbearings.
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