Maintenance
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Aftertherst5hours
•Changetheengineoil.
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Checktheengine-oillevel.
•Ensurethattheenginestopswithin3secondsafterreleasingtheblade-controlbar.
•Cleangrassclippingsanddirtfromunderthemachine.
Every25hours
•Replacetheairlter;replaceitmorefrequentlyindustyoperatingconditions.
•Chargethebatteryfor24hours(electric-startmodelonly).
Yearly
•Changetheengineoil.
•Replacethebladeorhaveitsharpened(morefrequentlyiftheedgedullsquickly).
•Cleantheair-coolingsystem;cleanitmorefrequentlyindustyoperatingconditions.
Refertoyourengineowner’smanual.
•Refertoyourengineowner’smanualforanyadditionalyearlymaintenance
procedures.
Yearlyorbeforestorage
•Chargethebatteryfor24hours(electric-startmodelonly).
•Emptythefueltankbeforerepairsasdirectedandbeforeyearlystorage.
Important:Refertoyourengineowner’smanualforadditionalmaintenanceprocedures.
Note:ReplacementpartsareavailablefromanAuthorizedServiceDealer(gotowww.toro.comtondthenearestdealer)
oratwww .shoptoro.com.
PreparingforMaintenance
1.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Disconnectthespark-plugwirefromthesparkplug
(Figure20).
Figure20
1.Spark-plugwire
3.Afterperformingthemaintenanceprocedure(s),
connectthespark-plugwiretothesparkplug.
Important:Beforetippingthemachinetochange
theoilorreplacetheblade,allowthefueltankto
rundrythroughnormalusage.Ifyoumusttip
themachinepriortorunningoutoffuel,usea
handfuelpumptoremovethefuel.Alwaystipthe
machineontoitsside,withthedipstickdown.
WARNING
Tippingthemachinemaycausethefueltoleak.
Gasolineisammableandexplosiveandcancause
personalinjury.
Runtheenginedryorremovethegasolinewitha
handpump;neversiphon.
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