Operator's Manual
Maintenance
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.
WARNING
Hydraulicuidescapingunderpressure
canpenetrateskinandcauseinjury.Fluid
accidentallyinjectedintotheskinmustbe
surgicallyremovedwithinafewhoursby
adoctorfamiliarwiththisformofinjuryor
gangrenemayresult.
–Ifequipped,makesureallhydraulic
uidhosesandlinesareingood
conditionandallhydraulicconnections
andttingsaretightbeforeapplying
pressuretohydraulicsystem.
–Keepbodyandhandsawayfrom
pinholeleaksornozzlesthatejecthigh
pressurehydraulicuid.
–Usecardboardorpaper,notyourhands,
tondhydraulicleaks.
–Safelyrelieveallpressureinthe
hydraulicsystembyplacingthemotion
controlleversinneutralandshuttingoff
theenginebeforeperforminganywork
onthehydraulicsystem.
WARNING
Fuelsystemcomponentsareunder
highpressure.Theuseofimproper
componentscanresultinsystemfailure,
gasolineleakageandpossibleexplosion.
Useonlyapprovedfuellinesandfuellters
forhighpressuresystems.
•Usecarewhencheckingblades.Wrapthe
blade(s)orweargloves,andusecautionwhen
servicingthem.Onlyreplacedamagedblades.
Neverstraightenorweldthem.
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