Operator's Manual

ChangingtheGearboxOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst200hours
Every400hours
Iftheoilbecomescontaminated,contactyourT oro
Distributorbecausethesystemmustbeushed.
Contaminatedoillooksmilkyorblackwhencompared
tocleanoil.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceandengage
theparkingbrake.
2.Lowerthemowerdecktothe25mm(1inch)
heightofcut.
3.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch,shutoffthe
engine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
4.Liftthefootresttoexposethetopofthemower
deck.
5.Removethedipstick/llplugfromthetopofthe
gearboxandensurethatthelubricantisbetween
themarksonthedipstick(Figure54).
6.Extracttheoilthroughthellportusinga
vacuumdeviceorremovethegearboxfromthe
deckandpourouttheoilintoadrainpan.
7.Installthegearbox(ifitwasremovedtodrain).
8.Addapproximately420ml(14oz),untilthe
levelisbetweenthemarksonthedipstick
Important:Donotoverllthegearbox;
overllingthegearboxmaydamageit.
CoolingSystem
Maintenance
CoolingSystemSafety
•Swallowingenginecoolantcancause
poisoning;keepoutofreachfromchildrenand
pets.
•Dischargeofhot,pressurizedcoolantortouching
ahotradiatorandsurroundingpartscancause
severeburns.
–Alwaysallowtheenginetocoolatleast15
minutesbeforeremovingtheradiatorcap.
–Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,and
openthecapslowlytoallowsteamtoescape.
CheckingtheCooling
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Coolantspecication:50/50solutionofwaterand
permanentethylene-glycolantifreeze
Cooling-systemcapacity:7.6L(8USqt)
1.Openthehood.
2.Checkthelevelofthecoolantintheexpansion
tank(Figure55).
Note:Thecoolantlevelshouldbebetweenthe
marksonthesideofthetank.
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Figure55
1.Expansion-tankcap3.Addline
2.Fullline
3.Ifcoolantlevelislow,removetheexpansion-tank
cap,andaddthespeciedcoolant(Figure55).
Important:Donotoverll.
4.Installtheexpansion-tankcap.
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