Toro 23508, 33512 Operator's Manual

FormNo.3421-672RevA

20inTurfSeeder

ModelNo.23508—SerialNo.400000000andUp
ModelNo.33512—SerialNo.400000000andUp

Registeratwww.T oro.com.
OriginalInstructions(EN)

*3421-672*A

ItisaviolationofCaliforniaPublicResourceCode
Section4442touseoroperatetheengineonany
forest-covered,brush-covered,orgrass-covered
landwithoutasparkarrestermufermaintainedin
workingorder,ortheengineconstricted,equipped,
andmaintainedforthepreventionofre.Otherstates
orfederalareasmayhavesimilarlaws.

Becauseinsomeareastherearelocal,state,or
federalregulationsrequiringthatasparkarresterbe
usedontheengineofthismachine,asparkarresteris
availableasanoption.Ifyourequireasparkarrester,
contactyourAuthorizedServiceDealer.GenuineT oro
sparkarrestersareapprovedbytheUSDAForestry
Service.

Theenclosedengineowner'smanualissupplied
forinformationregardingtheUSEnvironmental
ProtectionAgency(EPA)andtheCaliforniaEmission
ControlRegulationofemissionsystems,maintenance,
andwarranty.Replacementsmaybeorderedthrough
theenginemanufacturer.

WARNING

DealerorToroCustomerServiceandhavethemodel
andserialnumbersofyourproductready.Figure1
identiesthelocationofthemodelandserialnumbers
ontheproduct.Writethenumbersinthespace
provided.

Important:Withyourmobiledevice,youcan

scantheQRcode(ifequipped)ontheserial
numberdecalorgotowww.Toro.comtoaccess
warranty,parts,andotherproductinformation.

CALIFORNIA

Proposition65Warning

Theengineexhaustfromthisproduct

containschemicalsknowntotheStateof

Californiatocausecancer,birthdefects,

orotherreproductiveharm.

Useofthisproductmaycauseexposure

tochemicalsknowntotheStateof

Californiatocausecancer,birthdefects,

orotherreproductiveharm.

Introduction

Thismachineseeds,dethatches,andpowerrakes
turfbothforrevitalizingexistingturfandforspreading
seed.Itisintendedforsmalltomediumsizedlawn
applicationsinresidentialandcommercialproperties.

Readthisinformationcarefullytolearnhowtooperate
andmaintainyourproductproperlyandtoavoid
injuryandproductdamage.Youareresponsiblefor
operatingtheproductproperlyandsafely .

YoumaycontactTorodirectlyatwww.T oro.comfor
productandaccessoryinformation,helpndinga
dealer,ortoregisteryourproduct.

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Figure1

1.Modelandserialnumberlocation

ModelNo.

SerialNo.

Thismanualidentiespotentialhazardsandhas
safetymessagesidentiedbythesafety-alertsymbol
(Figure2),whichsignalsahazardthatmaycause
seriousinjuryordeathifyoudonotfollowthe
recommendedprecautions.

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Figure2

Safety-alertsymbol

Thismanualuses2wordstohighlightinformation.
Importantcallsattentiontospecialmechanical
informationandNoteemphasizesgeneralinformation
worthyofspecialattention.

Wheneveryouneedservice,genuineToroparts,or
additionalinformation,contactanAuthorizedService

©2018—TheToro®Company
8111LyndaleAvenueSouth
Bloomington,MN55420

Contactusatwww.Toro.com.

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Contents

Safety.......................................................................4

GeneralSafety...................................................4

SafetyandInstructionalDecals..........................5

Setup........................................................................8

1UnfoldingtheHandle.......................................8

2CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel.........................8

ProductOverview.....................................................9

Controls.............................................................9

Specications...................................................11

TorqueRequirements........................................11

Attachments/Accessories..................................11

Operation................................................................12

BeforeOperationSafety...................................12

AddingFuel......................................................12

CheckingtheEngineOil...................................14

AdjustingtheCutting-BladeDepth....................14

AdjustingtheSeeding-RateGauge...................14

UsingtheSeedCover.......................................15

DuringOperationSafety...................................15

StartingtheMachine.........................................17

ShuttingOfftheMachine..................................17

OperatingtheSelf-PropelDrive........................17

OperatingtheBlade-ControlBail......................18

OperatingtheMachine.....................................18

OperatingTips..................................................19

AfterOperationSafety......................................20

TransportingtheMachine.................................20

DisengagingtheHydrostaticDrive....................20

Maintenance...........................................................21

RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)...........21

Pre-MaintenanceProcedures..............................22

MaintenanceSafety..........................................22

DisconnectingtheSpark-PlugWire..................22

Lubrication..........................................................23

LubricatingtheSlicer-ShaftBearings................23

EngineMaintenance...........................................23

EngineSafety...................................................23

ServicingtheAirCleaner..................................23

ServicingtheEngineOil....................................24

ServicingtheSparkPlug...................................26

CheckingtheSparkArrester.............................26

FuelSystemMaintenance...................................27

DrainingtheFuelT ank......................................27

DriveSystemMaintenance..................................27

CheckingtheTirePressure...............................27

AdjustingtheSelf-PropelDrive.........................28

ChangingtheHydraulic-Transmission

Fluid..............................................................28

BeltMaintenance................................................29

CheckingtheConditionoftheBelts...................29

AdjustingtheSelf-PropelDrive-Belt

Tension.........................................................29

CuttingBladeMaintenance..................................30

CheckingandReplacingtheBlades..................30

SeedGateMaintenance.......................................31

CheckingtheSeedGate...................................31

AdjustingtheSeed-GateClosed

Position.........................................................32

Cleaning..............................................................32

CleaningtheEngineArea.................................32

CleaningundertheMachine.............................32

CleaningundertheBeltCover.........................33

CleaningtheSeedGate....................................33

Storage...................................................................34

StorageSafety..................................................34

StoringtheMachine..........................................34

RemovingtheMachinefromStorage................34

Troubleshooting......................................................35

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Safety

Thismachinehasbeendesignedinaccordancewith
ANSIB71.4-2017.Improperuseormaintenance
bytheoperatororownercanresultininjury .To
reducethepotentialforinjury ,complywiththese
safetyinstructionsandalwayspayattentiontothe
safety-alertsymbol(Figure2),whichmeansCaution,
Warning,orDanger—personalsafetyinstruction.
Failuretocomplywiththeinstructionmayresultin
personalinjuryordeath.

GeneralSafety

Thisproductiscapableofinjuringhandsandfeet
andofthrowingobjects.Alwaysfollowallsafety
instructionstoavoidseriouspersonalinjury.

Usingthisproductforpurposesotherthanitsintended
usecouldprovedangeroustoyouandbystanders.

•Readandunderstandthecontentsofthis

Operator’sManualbeforestartingtheengine.

•Donotputyourhandsorfeetnearmoving

componentsofthemachine.

•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutallguards

andothersafetyprotectivedevicesinplaceand
workingonthemachine.

•Keepchildrenandbystandersoutoftheoperating

area.Neverallowchildrentooperatethemachine.

•Stopthemachineandshutofftheenginebefore

servicing,fueling,oruncloggingthemachine.

Improperlyusingormaintainingthismachinecan
resultininjury .T oreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandalwayspay
attentiontothesafety-alertsymbol(Figure2),which
meansCaution,Warning,orDanger—personalsafety
instruction.Failuretocomplywiththeseinstructions
mayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.

Youcanndadditionalsafetyinformationwhere
neededthroughoutthismanual.

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SafetyandInstructionalDecals

Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasilyvisibletotheoperatorandarelocatednearanyarea
ofpotentialdanger.Replaceanydecalthatisdamagedormissing.

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1.Cutting/dismembermenthazardofhandsandfeet,rotating
knives/blades—stayawayfrommovingparts.

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1.Cuttingblades-pressdownonleverandpullbladecontrol
bailagainstthehandletoengagethecuttingblades.

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115-9625

1.Parking
brake—disengaged

2.Parkingbrake—engaged

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116-8535

1.Lowerseedowrate2.Higherseedowrate

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1.Tostarttheengine,readtheOperator’sManual-(1)Parkthe
machineonalevelsurface(2)Filltheenginewithoil(3)Move
thecontrolbarstoaneutralposition(4)Starttheengine.

2.Self-propeldrive-pushtheself-propeldrivebailforwardto
movethemachineforward;pulltheself-propeldrivebail
downwardtomovethemachinebackward.

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3.Cuttingblades-releasethebladecontrolbail(neutral
position)todisengagethecuttingblades;holdtheblade
controlbailagainstthehandletoengagethecuttingblades.

4.Seedhopperon;seedhopperoff.

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117-4979

1.Entanglementhazard,belt—keepawayfrommovingparts;
keepallguardsandshieldsinplace.

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121-2011

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1.Warning—readthe

Operator’sManual.

2.Warning—donotoperate
thismachineunlessyou
aretrained.

1.Bypassleverpositionfor
operatingthemachine

2.Bypassleverpositionfor
pushingthemachine

3.Thrownobjecthazard;pick
updebrisbeforeoperating.

4.Warning—keephands
awayfrommovingparts,
keepallguardsandshields
inplace.

121-6203

3.ReadtheOperator’s
manual

5.Thrownobject
hazard—keepbystanders
asafedistancefromthe
machine.

7.Warning—shutoffthe
engineandremove
thesparkplugwire
beforeperformingany
maintenanceonthe
machine.

6.Warning—shutoffthe
enginebeforeleavingthe
machine.

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126-0296

1.Readandunderstandthe
operator’smanualbefore

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servicingthismachine

2.Checktirepressure—13
psi(4x)every50hours

3.Greasetheslicershaft
bearingsevery25hours

4.Checktransmissionbelt
drivetensionevery25
hours

5.Seeengineowner’s
manualforservice

1.Bladeup;“T”=Transport

2.“A”through“H”increasing

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position

depthsettings

3.“H”=deepestblade
setting;bladedown

Setup

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1

UnfoldingtheHandle

NoPartsRequired

Procedure

1.Raisethehandletotheoperatingposition
(Figure3).

CheckingtheEngine-Oil Level

NoPartsRequired

Procedure

RefertoCheckingtheEngine-OilLevel(page25).

Figure3

2.Slidetheovallockingringsdowneachsideof
theupperhandleandoverthelowerhandle
(Figure3),lockingthehandlesectionstogether.

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ProductOverview

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Figure5

Figure4

1.Seeder-controllever6.Seedhopperandcover

2.Self-propeldrivebail7.Seeding-rategauge

3.Handle8.Depth-controllever

4.Blade-controlbail9.Recoil-starthandle

5.Fuel-tankcap

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1.Recoil-starthandle6.Throttlelever

2.Fuel-shutoffvalve

3.Chokelever8.Oil-drainplug

4.Air-cleaner

5.Fuel-tankcap

7.Dipstick

9.On/Offswitch

Controls

ChokeLever

Beforestartingacoldengine,movethechokelever
(Figure5)totheleft.Aftertheenginestarts,regulate
thechoketokeeptheenginerunningsmoothly.As
soonaspossible,movethechokeleveralltheway
totheright.

Note:Awarmenginerequireslittleornochoking.

ThrottleLever

Thethrottlelever(Figure5)islocatedontheengine
andcontrolstheenginespeed.Movingthethrottle
leverrearwardincreasestheenginespeed,and
movingthethrottleleverforwarddecreasesthe
enginespeed.

EngineOn/OffSwitch

Theengineon/offswitch(Figure5)islocatedon
thefrontright-handsideoftheengine.Rotatethe
switchclockwisetotheONpositionbeforestarting
theengine.Rotatetheswitchcounterclockwisetothe
OFFpositiontoshutofftheengine.

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Fuel-ShutoffValve

Blade-ControlLock

Thefuel-shutoffvalve(Figure5)islocatedonthe
engineandisusedtoshutoffthefuelwhenthe
machinewillnotbeusedforafewdays,during
transporttoandfromthejobsite,andwhenparked
insideabuilding.

Rotateitdowntoopenitoruptocloseit.

Self-PropelDriveBail

Theself-propeldrivebail(Figure6),locatedunder
thehandle,controlstheforwardandreversemotion
ofthemachine.

Whenyousqueezetheself-propeldrivebailisagainst
thehandle,thegroundspeedofthemachinechanges
basedonthedistancebetweenthebailandthe
handle.Whenyoureleasethebail,themachinestops
moving.

Theblade-controllock(Figure6)islocatedontheleft
sideofthehandle,nexttotheblade-controlbail.

Movingtheblade-controllockintothefullforward
positionallowstheblade-controlbailtobesqueezed
againstthehandle.

Squeezingtheblade-controlbailagainstthehandle
engagestheblade.Releasingtheblade-controlbail
automaticallydisengagestheblade.Theblade-control
lockresetstolocktheblade-controlbail.

Seeder-ControlLever

Theseeder-controllever(Figure6)islocatedonthe
righthandlebar.

Pushtheleverforwardtostarttheseedow,andpull
itrearwardtostoptheseedow.

ParkingBrake

Settheparkingbrakewheneveryouleavethemachine
unattendedandwhenperformingmaintenance.To
engagetheparkingbrake,pullthebrakerodoutand
down,lockingitintheoutposition.T odisengagethe
brake,pullthebrakeupuntilitsnapsbackintothe
machine.

Figure6

1.Seeder-controllever4.Self-propeldrivebail

2.Handle5.Blade-controllock

3.Blade-controlbail

Blade-ControlBail

Theblade-controlbail(Figure6),locatedinfrontof
thehandle,engagesordisengagestheblade.

Iftheengineisrunning,thebladesengagewhenyou
squeezetheblade-controlbailtowardthehandle.

Whenyoureleasetheblade-controlbail,theblades
stop.

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Figure7

(Rearofmachineshown)

1.Parkingbrake

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Hydrostatic-DriveBypassLever

Thehydrostatic-drivebypasslever(Figure8)releases
thehydrostatic-drivesystemsoyoucanmovethe
machinebyhand,withouttheenginerunning.

Fornormaloperatingposition,pulluponthehandle
andpushthehandleinuntilall3notchesareinside
theframe.

Note:Thelastnotchonthehandledoesnotlatch

ontheslot.

Toreleasethedrivewheels,pulluponthehandleand
pullitoutuntilthelastnotchengagesintheslot.Then
pushthehandledown.

Specications

Note:Specicationsanddesignaresubjectto

changewithoutnotice.

Width

Length(operating)137cm(54inches)

Length(withhandlestored)95.25cm(37.5inches)

Height(operating)113cm(44.5inches)

Height(withhandlestored)73.5cm(29inches)

Weight

TorqueRequirements

BoltLocationTorque

Enginemountingbolts

Clutchmountingbolts66to83N⋅m(49to61ft-lb)

Slicershaftnut88to115N⋅m(65to85ft-lb)

37to45N⋅m(27to33ft-lb)

76cm(30inches)

120.2kg(265lb)

1.Handlein—normaloperatingposition

2.Allnotchesinsideframe

3.Handleout—hydrostatic-driverelease

4.Lastnotchengagedinslot

Figure8

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Attachments/Accessories

AselectionofT oroapprovedattachmentsand
accessoriesisavailableforusewiththemachine
toenhanceandexpanditscapabilities.Contact
yourAuthorizedServiceDealerorauthorizedT oro
distributororgotowww.Exmark.comforalistofall
approvedattachmentsandaccessories.

Toensureoptimumperformanceandcontinuedsafety
certicationofthemachine,useonlygenuineT oro
replacementpartsandaccessories.Replacement
partsandaccessoriesmadebyothermanufacturers
couldbedangerous,andsuchusecouldvoidthe
productwarranty.

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