Maintenance
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
Important:Refertoyourengineowner’smanualforadditionalmaintenanceprocedures.
Important:Ifyouareperformingmaintenanceonthemachineandruntheenginewithanengine
exhaust-extractionduct,settheinhibitregensettingtoON;refertoSettingtheInhibitRegen(page46).
Note:Downloadafreecopyoftheelectricalorhydraulicschematicbyvisitingwww.Toro.comandsearching
foryourmachinefromtheManualslinkonthehomepage.
MaintenanceSafety
•Beforeyouleavetheoperator’sposition,dothe
following:
–Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
–Disengagethepowertakeoffandlowerthe
attachments.
–Engagetheparkingbrake.
–Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
–Waitforallmovementtostop.
•Ifyouleavethekeyintheswitch,someonecould
accidentlystarttheengineandseriouslyinjureyou
orotherbystanders.Removethekeyfromthe
switchbeforeyouperformanymaintenance.
•Allowmachinecomponentstocoolbefore
performingmaintenance.
•Ifthecuttingunitsareinthetransportposition,use
thepositivemechanicallock(ifequipped)before
youleavethemachineunattended.
•Ifpossible,donotperformmaintenancewhilethe
engineisrunning.Keepawayfrommovingparts.
•Supportthemachinewithjackstandswhenever
youworkunderthemachine.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswith
storedenergy.
•Keepallpartsofthemachineingoodworking
conditionandallhardwaretightened,especially
blade-attachmenthardware.
•Replaceallwornordamageddecals.
•Toensuresafe,optimalperformanceofthe
machine,useonlygenuineT ororeplacement
parts.Replacementpartsmadebyother
manufacturerscouldbedangerous,andsuchuse
couldvoidtheproductwarranty.
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Afterthersthour
•Torquethewheellugnuts.
Aftertherst10hours
•Torquethewheellugnuts.
Aftertherst50hours
•Changethefrontplanetary-gearoil.
Aftertherst200hours
•Changetherear-axlelubricant.
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Checkthetirepressure.
•Checktheinterlockswitches.
•Checktheblade-stoppingtime.
•Checktheengine-oillevel.
•Drainwaterorothercontaminantsfromthefuellter/waterseparator
•Checktherearaxleandrear-axlegearboxforleaks.
•Checklevelofcoolantatthebeginningofeachday.
•Removedebrisfromtheenginearea,oilcooler,andradiator(cleanthemmore
frequentlyindirtyconditions).
•Checkthehydraulic-uidlevel.
•Inspectthehydrauliclinesandhosesforleaks,kinkedlines,loosemounting
supports,wear,loosettings,weatherdeterioration,andchemicaldeterioration.
•Cleanthemachine.
•Cleanandmaintaintheseatbelt.
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