Toro 23512 Operator's Manual

FormNo.3441-728RevA

20inTurfSeeder

ModelNo.23512—SerialNo.400000000andUp

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OriginalInstructions(EN)

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ThisproductcomplieswithallrelevantEuropean
directives;fordetails,pleaseseetheseparateproduct
specicDeclarationofConformity(DOC)sheet.

Introduction

Thismachineseeds,dethatches,andpowerrakes
turfbothforrevitalizingexistingturfandforspreading
seed.Itisintendedforsmalltomedium-sizedlawn
applicationsinresidentialandcommercialproperties.
Usingthisproductforpurposesotherthanitsintended
usecouldprovedangeroustoyouandbystanders.

Readthisinformationcarefullytolearnhowtooperate
andmaintainyourproductproperlyandtoavoid
injuryandproductdamage.Youareresponsiblefor
operatingtheproductproperlyandsafely .

Visitwww.T oro.comforproductandaccessory
information,helpndingadealer,ortoregisteryour
product.

ModelNo.

SerialNo.

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

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Figure2

Safety-alertsymbol

Thismanualuses2wordstohighlightinformation.
Importantcallsattentiontospecialmechanical
informationandNoteemphasizesgeneralinformation
worthyofspecialattention.

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additionalinformation,contactanAuthorizedService
DealerorToroCustomerServiceandhavethemodel
andserialnumbersofyourproductready.Figure1
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ontheproduct.Writethenumbersinthespace
provided.

Important:Withyourmobiledevice,youcan

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numberdecalorgotowww.Toro.comtoaccess
warranty,parts,andotherproductinformation.

Figure1

1.Modelandserialnumberlocation

Contents

Safety.......................................................................3

GeneralSafety...................................................3

SafetyandInstructionalDecals..........................4

Setup........................................................................7

1UnfoldingtheHandle.......................................7

2CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel.........................7

ProductOverview.....................................................8

Controls.............................................................8

Specications..................................................10

TorqueRequirements.......................................10

Attachments/Accessories.................................10

BeforeOperation..................................................11

BeforeOperationSafety....................................11

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

CheckingtheEngineOil...................................12

AdjustingtheCutting-BladeDepth....................12

AdjustingtheSeeding-RateGauge...................12

UsingtheSeedCover.......................................13

DuringOperation.................................................13

DuringOperationSafety...................................13

SlopeSafety.....................................................14

StartingtheMachine.........................................14

ShuttingOfftheMachine..................................14

OperatingtheSelf-PropelDrive........................15

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OperatingtheBlade-ControlBail......................15

OperatingtheMachine.....................................16

OperatingTips..................................................16

AfterOperation....................................................17

AfterOperationSafety......................................17

TransportingtheMachine.................................17

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DisengagingtheHydrostaticDrive....................17

Maintenance...........................................................18

MaintenanceSafety..........................................18

RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)...........18

Pre-MaintenanceProcedures..............................19

DisconnectingtheSpark-PlugWire..................19

Lubrication..........................................................19

LubricatingtheSlicer-ShaftBearings................19

EngineMaintenance...........................................20

EngineSafety...................................................20

ServicingtheAirCleaner..................................20

ServicingtheEngineOil....................................21

ServicingtheSparkPlug...................................22

FuelSystemMaintenance...................................23

DrainingtheFuelT ank......................................23

DriveSystemMaintenance..................................23

CheckingtheTirePressure...............................23

AdjustingtheSelf-PropelDrive.........................24

ChangingtheHydraulic-Transmission

Fluid..............................................................24

BeltMaintenance................................................25

RemovingtheBeltGuard..................................25

InstallingtheBeltGuard....................................25

CheckingtheConditionoftheBelts...................25

AdjustingtheSelf-PropelDrive-Belt

Tension.........................................................25

CuttingBladeMaintenance..................................26

CheckingandReplacingtheBlades..................26

SeedGateMaintenance.......................................28

CheckingtheSeedGate...................................28

AdjustingtheSeed-GateClosed

Position.........................................................28

Cleaning..............................................................29

WashingtheMachine.......................................29

CleaningtheEngineArea.................................29

CleaningtheBottomoftheMachine..................29

CleaningundertheBeltCover.........................29

CleaningtheSeedGate....................................29

Storage...................................................................30

StorageSafety..................................................30

StoringtheMachine..........................................30

RemovingtheMachinefromStorage................31

Troubleshooting......................................................32

Safety

Thismachinehasbeendesignedinaccordancewith
ENISO5395.

GeneralSafety

Thisproductiscapableofinjuringhandsandfeet
andofthrowingobjects.Alwaysfollowallsafety
instructionstoavoidseriouspersonalinjury.

•Readandunderstandthecontentsofthis

Operator’sManualbeforestartingtheengine.

•Donotputyourhandsorfeetnearmoving

componentsofthemachine.

•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutallguards

andothersafetyprotectivedevicesinplaceand
workingonthemachine.

•Keepchildrenandbystandersoutoftheoperating

area.Neverallowchildrentooperatethemachine.

•Stopthemachineandshutofftheenginebefore

servicing,fueling,oruncloggingthemachine.

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

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SafetyandInstructionalDecals

Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasilyvisibletotheoperatorandarelocatednearanyarea
ofpotentialdanger.Replaceanydecalthatisdamagedormissing.

93-7321

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

decal93-7321

decal116-8536

116-8536

1.Cuttingblades-pressdownonleverandpullbladecontrol
bailagainstthehandletoengagethecuttingblades.

115-9625

1.Parking
brake—disengaged

2.Parkingbrake—engaged

116-8535

1.Lowerseedowrate2.Higherseedowrate

decal115-9625

117-4979

decal117-4979

1.Entanglementhazard,belt—keepawayfrommovingparts;
keepallguardsandshieldsinplace.

decal121-6203

121-6203

decal116-8535

1.Bypassleverpositionfor
operatingthemachine

2.Bypassleverpositionfor
pushingthemachine

3.ReadtheOperator’s
manual

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1.ReadtheOperator’s
Manualbeforeperforming
maintenance.

2.Checkthetirepressure
every50hours.

3.Greaseevery25hours.

decal126-2446

126-2446

decal126-0296

126-0296

4.Checkthetransmission
beltdrivetensionevery
25hours;readthe
Operator’sManualfor
moreinformation.

5.Operator’sManual

1.Bladeup;“T”=Transport
position

2.“A”through“H”increasing
depthsettings

3.“H”=deepestblade
setting;bladedown

decal116-8537

116-8537

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decal116-8648

116-8648

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

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

1.Warning—readthe

Operator’sManual.

2.Warning—donotoperate
thismachineunlessyou
aretrained.

3.Thrownobjecthazard;pick
updebrisbeforeoperating.

4.Warning—keephands
awayfrommovingparts,
keepallguardsandshields
inplace.

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

4.Seedhopperon;seedhopperoff.

121–2011

5.Thrownobject
hazard—keepbystanders
away.

6.Warning—stoptheengine
beforeleavingthemachine.

decal121-2011

7.Warning—stoptheengine
andremovethesparkplug
wirebeforeperforming
anymaintenanceonthe
machine.

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Setup

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1

UnfoldingtheHandle

NoPartsRequired

Procedure

1.Raisethehandletotheoperatingposition
(Figure3).

CheckingtheEngine-Oil
Level

NoPartsRequired

Procedure

RefertoCheckingtheEngine-OilLevel(page21).

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),locatedatfrontof
thehandle,andengagesordisengagestheblade.

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-drivesystemsothatyoucanmovethe
machinebyhandwithouttheenginerunning.

Fornormaloperatingposition,pulluponthehandle
andthenpushitinuntilall3notchesareinsidethe
frame.

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.Toro.comforalistofall
approvedattachmentsandaccessories.

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

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Operation

BeforeOperation

Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthe

machinefromthenormaloperatingposition.

•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add

gasolinetothefueltankuntilthelevelis6to13
mm(1/4to1/2inch)belowthebottomoftheller
neck.Thisemptyspaceinthetankallowsgasoline
toexpand.

•Storegasolineinanapprovedcontainerandkeep

itoutofthereachofchildren.Neverbuymore
thana30-daysupplyofgasoline.

BeforeOperationSafety

GeneralSafety

•Neverallowchildrenoruntrainedpeopleto

operateorservicethemachine.Localregulations
mayrestricttheageoftheoperator.Theowner
isresponsiblefortrainingalloperatorsand
mechanics.

•Becomefamiliarwiththesafeoperationofthe

equipment,operatorcontrols,andsafetysigns.

•Knowhowtostopthemachineandshutoffthe

enginequickly.

•Checkthatoperator-presencecontrols,safety

switches,andshieldsareattachedandfunctioning
properly.Donotoperatethemachineunlessthey
arefunctioningproperly.

•Inspecttheareawhereyouwillusethemachine

andremoveallobjectsthatthemachinecould
contact.

•Evaluatetheterraintodeterminetheappropriate

equipmentandanyattachmentsoraccessories
requiredtooperatethemachineproperlyand
safely.

•Donotoperatewithouttheentireexhaustsystem

inplaceandinproperworkingcondition.

Incertainconditions,gasolineisextremelyammable
andhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosionfromgasoline
canburnyouandothersandcandamageproperty.

•Alwaysplacegasolinecontainersontheground

awayfromyourvehiclebeforelling.

•Donotllgasolinecontainersinsideavehicleor

onatruckortrailerbed,becauseinteriorcarpetsor
plastictruck-bedlinersmayinsulatethecontainer
andslowthelossofanystaticcharge.

•Whenpractical,removefuel-poweredequipment

fromthetruckortrailer,andfueltheequipment
withthewheelsontheground.Ifthisisnot
possible,thenrefuelsuchequipmentonatruckor
trailerfromaportablecontainerratherthanfroma
gasolinedispensernozzle.

•Ifyoumustuseafuel-dispensernozzle,keep

thenozzleincontactwiththerimofthefueltank
orcontaineropeningatalltimesuntilfuelingis
complete.

Fuelisharmfulorfatalifswallowed.Long-term
exposuretovaporscancauseseriousinjuryand
illness.

FuelSafety

•Useextremecareinhandlingfuel.Itisammable

anditsvaporsareexplosive

•Extinguishallcigarettes,cigars,pipes,andother

sourcesofignition.

•Donotremovethefuelcaporllthefueltank

whiletheengineisrunningorhot.

•Donotaddordrainthefuelinanenclosedspace.

•Donotstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere

thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheaterorotherappliance.

•Ifyouspillfuel,donotattempttostarttheengine;

avoidcreatinganysourceofignitionuntilthefuel
vaporshavedissipated.

•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,when

theengineiscold.Wipeupanygasolinethatspills.

•Neverllthefueltankinsideanenclosedtrailer.

•Avoidprolongedbreathingofvapors.

•Keepyourfaceawayfromthenozzleandthefuel

tankorconditioneropening.

•Keepfuelawayfromyoureyesandskin.

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