Pre-Maintenance
Procedures
MaintenanceandStorage
•Beforerepairingthemachinedothefollowing:
–Disengagethedrives.
–Settheparkingbrake.
–Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
–Disconnectthespark-plugwire.
•Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthecuttingunit,drives,mufers,andenginetohelppreventres.
•Cleanupoilorfuelspills.
•Lettheenginecoolbeforestoringthemachine.
•Donotstorethemachineorfuelnearamesordrainthefuelindoors.
•Donotallowuntrainedpersonneltoservicethemachine.
•Usejackstandstosupportthemachineand/orcomponentswhenrequired.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswithstoredenergy.
•Disconnectthebatteryorremovethespark-plugwirebeforemakinganyrepairs.Disconnectthenegative
terminalrstandthepositiveterminallast.Connectthepositiveterminalrstandnegativelast.
•Usecarewhencheckingtheblades.Wraptheblade(s)orwearthicklypaddedgloves,andusecaution
whenservicingthem.Onlyreplaceblades;donotstraightenorweldthem.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfrommovingparts.Ifpossible,donotmakeadjustmentswiththeenginerunning.
•Keepallpartsingoodworkingconditionandallhardwaretightened,especiallytheblade-attachmentbolts.
Replaceallwornordamageddecals.
•Neverinterferewiththeintendedfunctionofasafetydeviceorreducetheprotectionprovidedbyasafety
device.Checktheirproperoperationregularly.
•Toensureoptimumperformanceandcontinuedsafetycerticationofthemachine,useonlygenuineT oro
replacementpartsandaccessories.Replacementpartsandaccessoriesmadebyothermanufacturers
couldbedangerous,andsuchusecouldvoidtheproductwarranty.
•Checktheparkingbrakeoperationfrequently.Adjustandserviceasrequired.
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