Maintenance
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
MaintenanceSafety
WARNING
Whilemaintenanceoradjustmentsarebeing
made,someonecouldstarttheengine.
Accidentalstartingoftheenginecould
seriouslyinjureyouorotherbystanders.
Removethekeyfromtheignitionswitch,
engageparkingbrake,andpullthewire(s)
offthesparkplug(s)beforeyoudoany
maintenance.Alsopushthewire(s)asideso
itdoesnotaccidentallycontactthespark
plug(s).
WARNING
Theenginecanbecomeveryhot.Touchinga
hotenginecancausesevereburns.
Allowtheenginetocoolcompletelybefore
serviceormakingrepairsaroundtheengine
area.
•Parkmachineonlevelground,disengagedrives,
setparkingbrake,stopengine,removekeyor
disconnectsparkplugwire.Waitforallmovement
tostopandallowthemachinetocoolbefore
adjusting,cleaningorrepairing.Neverallow
untrainedpersonneltoservicemachine.
•Disconnectbatteryorremovesparkplugwire
beforemakinganyrepairs.Disconnectthe
negativeterminalrstandthepositivelast.
Reconnectpositiverstandnegativelast.
•Keepthemachine,guards,shieldsandall
safetydevicesinplaceandinsafeworking
condition.Frequentlycheckforwornor
deterioratingcomponentsandreplacethemwith
themanufacturer’srecommendedpartswhen
necessary.
WARNING
Removalormodicationoforiginal
equipment,partsand/oraccessories
mayalterthewarranty,controllability,
andsafetyofthemachine.Unauthorized
modicationstotheoriginalequipmentor
failuretouseoriginalToropartscouldlead
toseriousinjuryordeath.Unauthorized
changestothemachine,engine,fuelor
ventingsystem,mayviolateapplicable
safetystandardssuchas:ANSI,OSHAand
NFPAand/orgovernmentregulationssuch
asEPAandCARB.
•Usecarewhencheckingblades.Wrapthe
blade(s)orweargloves,andusecautionwhen
servicingthem.Onlyreplacedamagedblades.
Neverstraightenorweldthem.
•Usejackstandstosupportthemachineand/or
componentswhenrequired.
CAUTION
Raisingthemachineforserviceor
maintenancerelyingsolelyonmechanical
orhydraulicjackscouldbedangerous.
Themechanicalorhydraulicjacksmaynot
beenoughsupportormaymalfunction
allowingthemachinetofall,whichcould
causeinjury.
Donotrelysolelyonmechanicalor
hydraulicjacksforsupport.Useadequate
jackstandsorequivalentsupport.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswith
storedenergy.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfrommovingparts.
Ifpossible,DoNotmakeadjustmentswiththe
enginerunning.Ifthemaintenanceoradjustment
procedurerequiretheenginetoberunningand
componentsmoving,useextremecaution.
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