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
negativeterminalrstandthepositivelast.
Reconnectpositiverstandnegativelast.
•Keepthemachine,guards,shieldsandall
safetydevicesinplaceandinsafeworking
condition.Frequentlycheckforwornor
deterioratingcomponentsandreplacethemwith
themanufacturer’srecommendedpartswhen
necessary.
WARNING
Removalormodicationoforiginal
equipment,partsand/oraccessories
mayalterthewarranty,controllability,
andsafetyofthemachine.Unauthorized
modicationstotheoriginalequipmentor
failuretouseoriginalToropartscouldlead
toseriousinjuryordeath.Unauthorized
changestothemachine,engine,fuelor
ventingsystem,mayviolateapplicable
safetystandardssuchas:ANSI,OSHAand
NFPAand/orgovernmentregulationssuch
asEPAandCARB.
WARNING
Hydraulicuidescapingunderpressure
canpenetrateskinandcauseinjury.Fluid
accidentallyinjectedintotheskinmustbe
surgicallyremovedwithinafewhoursby
adoctorfamiliarwiththisformofinjuryor
gangrenemayresult.
–Ifequipped,makesureallhydraulic
uidhosesandlinesareingood
conditionandallhydraulicconnections
andttingsaretightbeforeapplying
pressuretohydraulicsystem.
–Keepbodyandhandsawayfrom
pinholeleaksornozzlesthatejecthigh
pressurehydraulicuid.
–Usecardboardorpaper,notyourhands,
tondhydraulicleaks.
–Safelyrelieveallpressureinthe
hydraulicsystembyplacingthemotion
controlleversinneutralandshuttingoff
theenginebeforeperforminganywork
onthehydraulicsystem.
WARNING
Fuelsystemcomponentsareunder
highpressure.Theuseofimproper
componentscanresultinsystemfailure,
gasolineleakageandpossibleexplosion.
Useonlyapprovedfuellinesandfuellters
forhighpressuresystems.
•Usecarewhencheckingblades.Wrapthe
blade(s)orweargloves,andusecautionwhen
servicingthem.Onlyreplacedamagedblades.
Neverstraightenorweldthem.
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