Toro 74963, 74964 Operator's Manual

FormNo.3393-327RevA

ZMaster

®

Professional6000

SeriesRidingMower

with60inor72inTURBOFORCE
DischargeMower

ModelNo.74963—SerialNo.315000001andUp
ModelNo.74964—SerialNo.315000001andUp

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OriginalInstructions(EN)

*3393-327*A

WARNING

CALIFORNIA

Proposition65Warning

Thisproductcontainsachemicalorchemicals

knowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancer,

birthdefects,orreproductiveharm.

Theengineexhaustfromthisproduct

containschemicalsknowntotheStateof

Californiatocausecancer,birthdefects,

orotherreproductiveharm.

ThissparkignitionsystemcomplieswithCanadianICES-002.

Becauseinsomeareastherearelocal,state,orfederal
regulationsrequiringthatasparkarresterbeusedonthe
engineofthismachine,asparkarresterisavailableas
anoption.Ifyourequireasparkarrester,contactyour
AuthorizedToroServiceDealer.

GenuineT orosparkarrestersareapprovedbytheUSDA
ForestryService.

Important:ItisaviolationofCaliforniaPublic
ResourceCodeSection4442touseoroperatetheengine
onanyforest-covered,brush-covered,orgrass-covered
landwithoutasparkarrestermufermaintainedin
workingorder,ortheengineconstricted,equipped,and
maintainedforthepreventionofre.Otherstatesor
federalareasmayhavesimilarlaws.

Theenclosed
informationregardingtheUSEnvironmentalProtection
Agency(EPA)andtheCaliforniaEmissionControl
Regulationofemissionsystems,maintenance,and
warranty.Replacementsmaybeorderedthroughthe
enginemanufacturer.

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ModelNo.

SerialNo.

Thismanualidentiespotentialhazardsandhassafety
messagesidentiedbythesafetyalertsymbol(Figure2),
whichsignalsahazardthatmaycauseseriousinjuryordeath
ifyoudonotfollowtherecommendedprecautions.

Introduction

Thisrotary-blade,ridinglawnmowerisintendedtobeused
byresidentialhomeownersorprofessional,hiredoperators.
Itisdesignedprimarilyforcuttinggrassonwell-maintained
lawnsonresidentialorcommercialproperties.Itisnot
designedforcuttingbrushorforagriculturaluses.

Readthisinformationcarefullytolearnhowtooperateand
maintainyourproductproperlyandtoavoidinjuryand
productdamage.Youareresponsibleforoperatingthe
productproperlyandsafely.

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Contents

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

SafeOperatingPractices...........................................4

SlopeIndicator.......................................................6

SafetyandInstructionalDecals.................................7

ProductOverview.........................................................13

Controls...............................................................13

Specications........................................................14

Operation....................................................................15

AddingFuel...........................................................15

CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel.................................16

BreakinginaNewMachine......................................17

UsingtheRolloverProtectionSystem(ROPS)............17

ThinkSafetyFirst...................................................18

OperatingtheParkingBrake....................................18

OperatingtheMowerBlade-ControlSwitch

(PTO)...............................................................19

OperatingtheThrottlewithHorizon™

Technology........................................................19

OperatingtheIgnitionSwitch..................................19

UsingtheFuel-ShutoffValve...................................20

StartingandStoppingtheEngine..............................20

UsingtheSafety-InterlockSystem.............................21

DrivingForwardorBackward..................................22

StoppingtheMachine.............................................23

AdjustingtheHeight-of-Cut....................................23

AdjustingtheAnti-ScalpRollers...............................24

AdjustingtheFlowBafeCamLocks........................25

PositioningtheFlowBafe......................................25

PositioningtheSeat................................................26

UnlatchingtheSeat.................................................26

ChangingtheSeatSuspension..................................27

UsingtheDrive-Wheel-ReleaseValves.......................27

UsingtheSideDischarge.........................................27

TransportingtheMachine........................................28

LoadingtheMachine..............................................28

OperatingTips......................................................30

Maintenance.................................................................31

RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)......................31

Lubrication...............................................................32

LubricatingtheMachine..........................................32

GreasingtheMower...............................................32

LubricatetheCasterWheelHubs..............................34

EngineMaintenance..................................................35

ServicingtheAirCleaner.........................................35

ServicingtheEngineOil..........................................36

ServicingtheSparkPlugs.........................................39

CheckSparkArrester(ifequipped)............................40

FuelSystemMaintenance...........................................41

ServicingtheElectronicFuelInjection

System..............................................................41

ReplacingtheLow-PressureFuelFilter......................41

ServicingtheHigh-PressureFuelFilter......................41

ServicingtheFuelTank...........................................42

ElectricalSystemMaintenance....................................42

ServicingtheBattery...............................................42

ServicingtheMachineFuses....................................44

ServicingtheEngineFuses......................................44

Jump-StartingtheMachine......................................44

DriveSystemMaintenance.........................................45

CheckingtheSeatBelt.............................................45

CheckingtheKnobsontheRolloverProtection

System(ROPS)..................................................45

AdjustingtheTracking............................................46

CheckingtheTirePressure......................................46

CheckingtheWheelLugNuts..................................47

CheckingtheWheelHubSlottedNut........................47

AdjustingtheCasterPivotBearing............................47

UsingtheClutchShim............................................47

CoolingSystemMaintenance......................................49

CleaningtheEngineCoolingFinsand

Shrouds.............................................................49

CheckandCleantheHydraulic-UnitShrouds.............49

BrakeMaintenance....................................................50

AdjustingtheParkingBrake.....................................50

BeltMaintenance......................................................51

InspectingtheBelts................................................51

ReplacingtheMowerBelt........................................51

ReplacingtheHydraulicPumpDriveBelt...................52

ControlsSystemMaintenance.....................................53

AdjustingtheControlHandlePosition......................53

AdjustingtheMotion-ControlLinkage......................54

AdjustingtheMotion-ControlDamper.....................55

AdjustingtheMotion-ControlNeutralLock

Pivot.................................................................55

HydraulicSystemMaintenance....................................56

ServicingtheHydraulicSystem.................................56

MowerDeckMaintenance...........................................58

LevelingtheMowerDeck........................................58

ServicingtheCuttingBlades.....................................60

RemovingtheMowerDeck.....................................62

ReplacingtheGrassDeector..................................64

Cleaning...................................................................64

CleaningundertheMower.......................................64

DisposingofWaste.................................................64

Storage........................................................................65

CleaningandStorage..............................................65

Troubleshooting...........................................................66

Schematics...................................................................69

3

Safety

Improperlyusingormaintainingthemachinecanresult
ininjury.T oreducethepotentialforinjury,complywith
thesesafetyinstructionsandalwayspayattentiontothe
safetyalertsymbol,whichmeans

Danger

withtheinstructionmayresultinpersonalinjuryor
death.

Thisproductiscapableofamputatinghandsandfeetand
throwingobjects.Alwaysfollowallsafetyinstructionsto
avoidseriousinjuryordeath.

Thisproductisdesignedforcuttingandrecyclinggrassor,
whenequippedwithagrassbagger,forcatchingcutgrass.
Anyuseforpurposesotherthanthesecouldprovedangerous
totheuserandbystanders.

—personalsafetyinstruction.Failuretocomply

SafeOperatingPractices

ThefollowinginstructionsareadaptedfromANSI
B71.4-2012.

Training

•ReadtheOperator'sManualandothertrainingmaterial.If

theoperator(s)ormechanic(s)cannotreadorunderstand
theinformationitistheowner'sresponsibilitytoexplain
thismaterialtothem.

•Becomefamiliarwiththesafeoperationoftheequipment,

operatorcontrols,andsafetysigns.

•Alloperatorsandmechanicsshouldbetrained.The

ownerisresponsiblefortrainingtheusers.

•Neverletchildrenoruntrainedpeopleoperateorservice

theequipment.Localregulationsmayrestricttheageof
theoperator.

•Theowner/usercanpreventandisresponsiblefor

accidentsorinjuriesoccurringtopeopleordamageto
property.

Preparation

•Evaluatetheterraintodeterminewhataccessoriesand

attachmentsareneededtoproperlyandsafelyperform
thejob.Onlyuseaccessoriesandattachmentsapproved
bythemanufacturer.

•Wearappropriateclothingincludinghardhat,safety

glasses,andhearingprotection.Longhair,looseclothing,
orjewelrymaygettangledinmovingparts.

•Inspecttheareawheretheequipmentistobeusedand

removeallobjectssuchasrocks,toys,andwirewhichcan
bethrownbythemachine.

•Checkthatoperator'spresencecontrols,safetyswitches,

andshieldsareattachedandfunctioningproperly.Donot
operateunlesstheyarefunctioningproperly.

Caution, W ar ning ,

Operation

•Lightningcancausesevereinjuryordeath.Iflightning

isseenorthunderisheardinthearea,donotoperate
themachine;seekshelter.

or

•Neverrunanengineinanenclosedarea.

•Onlyoperateingoodlight,keepingawayfromholesand

hiddenhazards.

•Besurealldrivesareinneutralandparkingbrakeis

engagedbeforestartingtheengine.Onlystarttheengine
fromtheoperator'sposition.

•Besureofyourfootingwhileusingthismachine,

especiallywhenbackingup.Walk;donotrun.Never
operateonwetgrass.Reducedfootingcouldcause
slipping.

•Slowdownanduseextracareonhillsides.Besureto

travelsidetosideonhillsides.Turfconditionscanaffect
thestabilityofthemachine.Usecautionwhileoperating
neardrop-offs.

•Slowdownandusecautionwhenmakingturnsandwhen

changingdirectionsonslopes.

•Neverraisedeckwiththebladesrunning.

•NeveroperatewiththePTOshieldorotherguardsnot

securelyinplace.Besureallinterlocksareattached,
adjustedproperly ,andfunctioningproperly.

•Neveroperatewiththedischargedeectorraised,

removedoraltered,unlessusingagrasscatcher.

•Donotchangetheenginegovernorsettingoroverspeed

theengine.

•Stoponlevelground,disengagedrives,engagethe

parkingbrake(ifprovided),andshutofftheenginebefore
leavingtheoperator'spositionforanyreason,including
emptyingthecatchersoruncloggingthechute.

•Stopequipmentandinspectbladesafterstrikingobjects

orifanabnormalvibrationoccurs.Makenecessary
repairsbeforeresumingoperations.

•Keephandsandfeetawayfromthecuttingunit.

•Lookbehindanddownbeforebackinguptobesureof

aclearpath.

•Nevercarrypassengersonthemachine.

•Keeppetsandbystandersaway .

•Slowdownandusecautionwhenmakingturnsand

crossingroadsandsidewalks.Stopbladesifnotmowing.

•Beawareofthemowerdischargedirectionanddonot

pointitatanyone.

•Donotoperatethemowerundertheinuenceofalcohol

ordrugs.

•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachineinto

orfromatrailerortruck.

•Usecarewhenapproachingblindcorners,shrubs,trees,

orotherobjectsthatmayobscurevision.

4

RolloverProtectionSystem
(ROPS)—UseandMaintenance

•TheROPSisanintegralandeffectivesafetydevice.Keep

afoldingROPSintheraisedandlockedpositionanduse
theseatbeltwhenoperatingthemachine.

•LowerafoldingROPStemporarilyonlywhenabsolutely

necessary.Donotweartheseatbeltwhenfoldeddown.

•Beawarethereisnorolloverprotectionwhenafolded

ROPSisinthedownposition.

•Iffuelisspilledonclothing,changeclothingimmediately.

•Neveroverllfueltank.Replacefuelcapandtighten

securely.

MaintenanceandStorage

•Disengagedrives,settheparkingbrake,stoptheengine

andremovethekeyordisconnectthespark-plugwire.
Waitforallmovementtostopbeforeadjusting,cleaning
orrepairingthemachine.

•Becertainthattheseatbeltcanbereleasedquicklyin

theeventofanemergency.

•Checktheareatobemowedandneverfolddowna

foldingROPSinareaswherethereareslopes,dropoffs
orwater.

•Checkcarefullyforoverheadclearances(i.e.branches,

doorways,electricalwires)beforedrivingunderany
objectsanddonotcontactthem.

•KeeptheROPSinsafeoperatingconditionby

periodicallythoroughlyinspectingfordamageand
keepingallmountingfastenerstight.

•ReplaceadamagedROPS.Donotrepairorrevise.

•DonotremovetheROPS.

•AnyalterationstoaROPSmustbeapprovedbythe

manufacturer.

SafeHandlingofFuels

•Toavoidpersonalinjuryorpropertydamage,use

extremecareinhandlinggasoline.Gasolineisextremely
ammableandthevaporsareexplosive.

•Extinguishallcigarettes,cigars,pipes,andothersources

ofignition.

•Useonlyanapprovedfuelcontainer.

•Neverremovefuelcaporaddfuelwiththeengine

running.

•Allowenginetocoolbeforerefueling.

•Neverrefuelthemachineindoors.

•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwherethereis

anopename,spark,orpilotlightsuchasonawater
heateroronotherappliances.

•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthecuttingunit,thedrives,

themufers,andtheenginetohelppreventres.Clean
upoilorfuelspillage.

•Lettheenginecoolbeforestoringanddonotstorenear

ame.

•Shutoffthefuelwhilestoringortransporting.Donot

storefuelnearamesordrainindoors.

•Parkthemachineonlevelground.Settheparkingbrake.

Neverallowuntrainedpersonneltoservicethemachine.

•Usejackstandstosupportcomponentswhenrequired.

•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswithstored

energy.

•Disconnectthebatteryorthespark-plugwirebefore

makinganyrepairs.Disconnectthenegativeterminal
rstandthepositivelast.Connectthepositiverstand
negativelast.

•Usecarewhencheckingtheblades.Wraptheblade(s)

orwearthickly-paddedgloves,andusecautionwhen
servicingthem.Onlyreplaceblades.Neverstraighten
orweldthem.

•Keephandsandfeetawayfrommovingparts.Ifpossible,

donotmakeadjustmentswiththeenginerunning.

•Keepallpartsingoodworkingconditionandallhardware

tightened.Replaceallwornordamageddecals.

•Tobestprotectyourinvestmentandmaintainoptimal

performanceofyourToroequipment,countonToro
genuineparts.Whenitcomestoreliability ,Torodelivers
replacementpartsdesignedtotheexactengineering
specicationsofourequipment.Forpeaceofmind,insist
onTorogenuineparts.

•Neverllcontainersinsideavehicleoronatruckor

trailerbedwithaplasticliner.Alwaysplacecontainerson
thegroundawayfromyourvehiclebeforelling.

•Removeequipmentfromthetruckortrailerandrefuelit

ontheground.Ifthisisnotpossible,thenrefuelsuch
equipmentwithaportablecontainer,ratherthanfroma
fueldispensernozzle.

•Keepthenozzleincontactwiththerimofthefueltank

orcontaineropeningatalltimesuntilfuelingiscomplete.

•Donotuseanozzlelockopendevice.

Hauling

•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachineintoa

trailerortruck.

•Usefullwidthrampsforloadingthemachineintoatrailer

ortruck.

•Tiethemachinedownsecurelyusingstraps,chains,cable,

orropes.Bothfrontandrearstrapsshouldbedirected
downandoutwardfromthemachine.

5

SlopeIndicator

G011841

Figure3

Thispagemaybecopiedforpersonaluse.

1.Themaximumslopeyoucansafelyoperatethemachineonis15degrees.Usetheslopecharttodeterminethedegreeofslope
ofhillsbeforeoperating.Donotoperatethismachineonaslopegreaterthan15degrees.Foldalongtheappropriateline
tomatchtherecommendedslope.

2.Alignthisedgewithaverticalsurface,atree,building,fencepole,etc.

3.Exampleofhowtocompareslopewithfoldededge.

6

SafetyandInstructionalDecals

Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasilyvisibletotheoperatorandarelocatednearanyareaofpotential
danger.Replaceanydecalthatisdamagedorlost.

58-6520

1.Grease

93-7818

1.Warning—readtheOperator'sManualforinstructionson
torquingthebladebolt/nutto115-149N-m(85-110ft-lb).

106-2655

1.Warning-donottouchorapproachmovingbelts;remove
theignitionkeyandreadtheinstructionsbeforeservicing
orperformingmaintenance.

106-5517

1.Warning—donottouchthehotsurface.

99-8936

1.Machinespeed4.Neutral

2.Fast5.Reverse

3.Slow

7

107-3069

1.Warning-thereisnorolloverprotectionwhentherollbaris
down.

2.Toavoidinjuryordeathfromarolloveraccident,keepthe
rollbarinthefullyraisedandlockedpositionandwear
theseatbelt.Lowertherollbaronlywhenabsolutely
necessary;donotweartheseatbeltwhentherollbaris
down.

3.ReadtheOperator’smanual;driveslowlyandcarefully.

110-2068

1.ReadtheOperator'sManual.

112-9028

1.Warning—stayawayfrommovingparts;keepallguardsin
place.

114-4466

1.Main,25A

2.PTO,10A

3.Charge,25A

4.Auxiliary,15A

110-2067

115-7445

1.Greasepulleysandspindles

2.Maintenanceinterval—50hours

8

116-1716

1.Fuel6.Hourmeter

2.Empty

3.Half

4.Full9.Neutral

5.Battery

7.PTO

8.Parkingbrake

10.Operatorpresenceswitch

116-4858

117-0346

1.Fuelleakhazard—readtheOperator'sManual;donot
attempttoremovetherollbar;donotweld,drillormodify
therollbarinanyway.

116-5988

1.Parkingbrake—engaged2.Parking
brake—disengaged

116-8726

1.ReadtheOperator’sManualforrecommendedhydrooil.

117-3848

1.Thrownobjecthazard—keepbystandersasafedistance
fromthemachine

2.Thrownobjecthazard,mower-donotoperatewithoutthe
deector,dischargecoverorgrasscollectionsystemin
place.

3.Cutting/dismembermentofhandorfoot—stayawayfrom
movingparts;keepallguardsandshieldsinplace.

9

117-3864

1.ReadtheOperator’s

Manual.

2.Filltobottomofllerneck;
warning—donotoverll
thetank.

126-2055

1.Wheellugnuttorque95ft-lb(129N-m)(4x)

2.Wheelhubnuttorque235ft-lb(319N-m)

3.ReadandunderstandtheOperator’smanualbefore
performinganymaintenance,checktorqueafterrst100
hoursthenevery500hoursthereafter.

127-0314

1.PTOswitch

2.Maximumspeed5.Lowoil-pressureindicator

3.Lowspeed

4.Highoil-temperature
indicator

6.Malfunction-indicatorlight
(MIL)

1.ReadtheOperator’s

manual

2.Lock

127-0326

1.ReadtheOperator's
Manual.

2.Height-of-cut

3.Removethekeyfrom
theignitionandreadthe
Operator'sManualbefore
performingmaintenance
orservicingthemachine.

126-4398

3.Unlock

131-4036

1.Maximumdrawbarpull36
kg(80lb)

2.ReadtheOperator's
Manual.

10

BatterySymbols

Someorallofthesesymbolsareonyourbattery

Manufacturer'sMark

1.Indicatesthebladeisidentiedasapartfromtheoriginal
machinemanufacturer.

1.Explosionhazard

2.Nore,opename,or
smoking.

3.Causticliquid/chemical
burnhazard

4.Weareyeprotection9.Flusheyesimmediately

5.ReadtheOperator's

Manual.

6.Keepbystandersasafe

7.Weareyeprotection;

8.Batteryacidcancause

10.Containslead;donot

distancefromthebattery.

explosivegasescan
causeblindnessandother
injuries

blindnessorsevereburns.

withwaterandgetmedical
helpfast.

discard.

125–9383

1.Checkhydraulicoilevery50operatinghours.3.Checkthetirepressureevery50operatinghours.

2.ReadtheOperator’sManualforinformationonlubricating
themachine.

4.ReadtheOperator’sManualbeforeservicingorperforming
maintenance.

11

116-8722

1.Warning-ReadtheOperator’sManual.DoNotoperatethis
machineunlessyouaretrained.Wearhearingprotection.

2.Warning-Stayawayfrommovingparts;keepallguards
inplace.Stopengineandremovekeybeforeadjusting,
servicing,orcleaning.

3.Warning-DisengagePTO,movedriveleversouttoneutral
lockposition,engageparkingbrake,andstopenginebefore
leavingtheoperator’sposition.

4.Cutting/dismembermentofhandorfoot-stayawayfrom
movingparts;keepallguardsandshieldsinplace.

5.Thrownobjecthazard-Pickupobjectsthatcouldbethrown
bymower.Donotoperatewhenpeopleandpetsareinthe
area.Keepdeectorinplace.

6.Crushing/dismembermenthazardofbystanders-donotcarry
passengers,lookforwardanddownwhenoperatingthe
machine,lookbehindanddownwhenreversing.

127–0335

1.Tippinghazardonslopes—donotmakesudden,tightturns;
makeslow,wideturns;donotuseonslopesnearopenwater;
donotusethismachineonslopesgreaterthan15degrees.

2.Ramphazard—whenloadingontoatrailer ,donotusedual
ramps;onlyuseasingularrampwideenoughforthemachine
andthathasaninclinelessthan15degrees;backupthe
ramp(inreverse)anddriveforwardofftheramp.

12

ProductOverview

g027333

HourMeter

Thehourmeterrecordsthenumberofhourstheenginehas
operated.Itoperateswhentheengineisrunning.Usethese
timesforschedulingregularmaintenance(Figure6).

FuelGauge

Thefuelgaugeislocatedwiththehourmeter,andthebars
lightupwhentheignitionswitchisintheOnposition(Figure

6).

Theindicatorlightappearswhenthefuellevelislow
(approximatelyonegallonremaininginthefueltank).

Safety-InterlockIndicators

Therearesymbolsonthehourmeterthatindicatewitha
blacktrianglethattheinterlockcomponentisinthecorrect

Figure4

position(Figure6).

1.Height-of-cutdecklift
pedal

2.Transportlock

3.Parkingbrakelever8.Fuelcap

4.Controls

5.Motion-controllevers

6.Rollbar

7.Seatbelt

9.Mowerdeck

10.Casterwheel

Controls

Becomefamiliarwithallthecontrolsbeforeyoustartthe
engineandoperatethemachine(Figure4andFigure5).

Battery-IndicatorLight

IftheignitionkeyisturnedtotheOnpositionforafew
seconds,thebatteryvoltagewillbedisplayedinthearea
wherethehoursarenormallydisplayed.

Thebatterylightturnsonwhentheignitionisturnedonand
whenthechargeisbelowthecorrectoperatinglevel(Figure

6).

Figure6

Figure5

1.PTOswitch5.Malfunction-indicatorlight

2.Throttleswitch6.Hour

3.Highoil-temperature
indicator

4.Lowoil-pressureindicator8.Fuses

(MIL)

meter/Safety-interlock
display/Fuelgauge

7.Ignitionswitch

1.Fuelgauge(bars)4.Safety-interlocksymbols

2.Batterylight

3.Hourmeter

5.Lowfuel-indicatorlight

ThrottleControl

Thereare3speedpositions:maximumspeed,economy
speed,andlowspeed.

13

Blade-ControlSwitch(PTO)

Low-OilPressureIndicatorLight

Theblade-controlswitch(PTO)isusedtoengagetheelectric
clutchanddrivethemowerblades.Pulltheswitchupto
engagethebladesandrelease.Todisengagetheblades,
pushtheblade-controlswitch(PTO)downormovea
motion-controlleverintotheneutral-lockposition.

IgnitionSwitch

Thisswitchisusedtostartthemowerengineandhas3
positions:Start,Run,andOff.

Motion-ControlLevers

Themotion-controlleversareusedtodrivethemachine
forward,reverse,andturneitherdirection.

Neutral-LockPosition

Theneutral-lockpositionisusedwiththesafety-interlock
systemtoengageandtodetermineneutralposition.

Fuel-ShutoffValve

Closethefuel-shutoffvalve(undertheseat)when
transportingorstoringthemower.

Thisisthemiddlemalfunction-indicatorlight(Figure5).

Iftheengine-oilpressuredropsbelowasafelevel,thislight
illuminates,theengineautomaticallyreducestherpm,andthe
machinewillremaininasafemodeuntilthecorrectiveaction
istaken;refertoTroubleshooting(page66).

Electronic-ControlUnit
Malfunction-IndicatorLight

Theelectronic-controlunit(ECU)continuouslymonitorsthe
operationoftheEFIsystem.

Ifaproblemorfaultwithinthesystemisdetected,the
malfunctionindicatorlight(MIL)isilluminated.

TheMILisfoundontherightsideofthecontrolpanel
(Figure5).

OncetheMILilluminates,initialtroubleshooting
checksshouldbemade.RefertotheMILsectionunder

Troubleshooting(page66).

Ifthesechecksdonotcorrecttheproblem,furtherdiagnosis
andservicingbyanAuthorizedServiceDealerisnecessary.

Attachments/Accessories

High-OilTemperatureIndicatorLight

Thisisthemalfunction-indicatorlightfoundontheleftside
(Figure5).

Iftheengine-oiltemperaturerisesabovethesafelevel,
thelightilluminates,theengineautomaticallyreducesthe
rpm,andthemachinewillremaininasafemodeuntilthe
correctiveactionistaken;refertoTroubleshooting(page66).

AselectionofToroapprovedattachmentsandaccessoriesis
availableforusewiththemachinetoenhanceandexpand
itscapabilities.ContactyourAuthorizedServiceDealeror
Distributororgotowww .Toro.comforalistofallapproved
attachmentsandaccessories.

Specications

Note:Specicationsanddesignaresubjecttochange

withoutnotice.

Width:

60-inchDeck72-inchDeck

WithoutDeck

DeectorUp156.8cm(61.7

DeectorDown192.2cm(75.7

Length:

RollBar—Up

RollBar—Down

134.6cm(53.0
inches)

inches)

inches)

60-inchDeck72-inchDeck

211.1cm(83.1
inches)

215.4cm(84.8
inches)

150.1cm(59.1
inches)

187cm(73.6
inches)

222.4cm(87.6
inches)

218.7cm(86.1
inches)

223.0cm(87.8
inches)

Height:

14

RollBar—UpRollBar—Down

179.1cm(70.5inches)118.9cm(46.8inches)

Weight:

ModelWeight

74963

74964

569kg(1255lb)

612kg(1350lb)

Operation

Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachine

fromthenormaloperatingposition.

AddingFuel

•Forbestresults,useonlyclean,fresh(lessthan30days

old),unleadedgasolinewithanoctaneratingof87or
higher((R+M)/2ratingmethod).

•Ethanol:Gasolinewithupto10%ethanol(gasohol)

or15%MTBE(methyltertiarybutylether)byvolume
isacceptable.EthanolandMTBEarenotthesame.
Gasolinewith15%ethanol(E15)byvolumeisnot
approvedforuse.Neverusegasolinethatcontainsmore
than10%ethanolbyvolume,suchasE15(contains15%
ethanol),E20(contains20%ethanol),orE85(contains
upto85%ethanol).Usingunapprovedgasolinemay
causeperformanceproblemsand/orenginedamage
whichmaynotbecoveredunderwarranty.

•Donotusegasolinecontainingmethanol.

•Donotstorefueleitherinthefueltankorfuelcontainers

overthewinterunlessafuelstabilizerisused.

•Donotaddoiltogasoline.

DANGER

Incertainconditions,gasolineisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosion
fromgasolinecanburnyouandothersandcan
damageproperty.

•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,
whentheengineiscold.Wipeupanygasoline
thatspills.

•Neverllthefueltankinsideanenclosedtrailer.

•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add
gasolinetothefueltankuntilthelevelis6to13
mm(1/4to1/2inch)belowthebottomofthe
llerneck.Thisemptyspaceinthetankallows
gasolinetoexpand.

•Neversmokewhenhandlinggasoline,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwheregasoline
fumesmaybeignitedbyaspark.

•Storegasolineinanapprovedcontainerand
keepitoutofthereachofchildren.Neverbuy
morethana30-daysupplyofgasoline.

•Donotoperatewithouttheentireexhaust
systeminplaceandinproperworkingcondition.

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DANGER

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Incertainconditionsduringfueling,static
electricitycancauseasparkwhichcanignitethe
gasolinevapors.Areorexplosionfromgasoline
canburnyouandothersandcandamageproperty.

•Alwaysplacegasolinecontainersontheground
awayfromyourvehiclebeforelling.

•Donotllgasolinecontainersinsideavehicleor
onatruckortrailerbed,becauseinteriorcarpets
orplastictruck-bedlinersmayinsulatethe
containerandslowthelossofanystaticcharge.

•Whenpractical,removegas-poweredequipment
fromthetruckortrailerandfueltheequipment
withthewheelsontheground.

Ifthisisnotpossible,thenfuelsuchequipment
onatruckortrailerfromaportablecontainer,
ratherthanfromagasoline-dispensernozzle.

•Ifagasolinedispensermustbeused,keepthe
nozzleincontactwiththerimofthefueltank
orcontaineropeningatalltimesuntilfuelingis
complete.

FillingtheFuelTank

1.Parkthemachineonlevelground.

2.Shuttheengineoffandsettheparkingbrake.

3.Cleanaroundthefuel-tankcapandremoveit.Add
regularunleadedgasolinetothefueltankuntilthelevel
is6to13mm(1/4to1/2inch)belowthebottom
ofthellerneck.Thisspaceinthetankallowsthe
gasolinetoexpand.Donotllthefueltankcompletely
full;referto(Figure7).

WARNING

Gasolineisharmfulorfatalifswallowed.Long-term
exposuretovaporscancauseseriousinjuryand
illness.

•Avoidprolongedbreathingofvapors.

•Keepfaceawayfromnozzleandgastankor
conditionerbottleopening.

•Avoidcontactwithskin;washoffspillagewith
soapandwater.

UsingFuelStabilizer/Conditioner

Useafuelstabilizer/conditionerinthemachinetokeepthe
fuelfreshduringstorageof90daysorless.Ifyouarestoring
themachineforlonger,drainthefueltank;refertoServicing

theFuelTank(page42).

Important:Donotusefueladditivescontaining
methanolorethanol.

Addthecorrectamountoffuelstabilizer/conditionertothe
fuel,andfollowthedirectionsofthemanufacturer.

Figure7

Note:Fuelstabilizer/conditionerismosteffectivewhen

mixedwithfreshgasoline.Tominimizethechanceofvarnish
depositsinthefuelsystem,usefuelstabilizeratalltimes.

CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel

Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,check
theoillevelintheenginecrankcase;refertoCheckingthe

Engine-OilLevel(page36).

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BreakinginaNewMachine

Newenginestaketimetodevelopfullpower.Mowerdecks
anddrivesystemshavehigherfrictionwhennew,placing
additionalloadontheengine.Allow40to50hoursof
break-intimefornewmachinestodevelopfullpowerand
bestperformance.

UsingtheRolloverProtection System(ROPS)

WARNING

Toavoidinjuryordeathfromrollover:keeptheroll
barinthefullyraisedlockedpositionandusethe
seatbelt.

Ensurethattherearpartoftheseatissecuredwith
theseatlatch.

WARNING

Thereisnorolloverprotectionwhentherollbaris
inthedownposition.

•Lowertherollbaronlywhenabsolutely
necessary.

•Donotweartheseatbeltwhentherollbaris
inthedownposition.

•Driveslowlyandcarefully.

•Raisetherollbarassoonasclearancepermits.

•Checkcarefullyforoverheadclearances(i.e.
branches,doorways,electricalwires)before
drivingunderanyobjectsanddonotcontact
them.

Important:Lowertherollbaronlywhenabsolutely
necessary.

1.Tolowertherollbar,applyforwardpressuretothe
upperpartoftherollbar.

2.Pullbothknobsoutandrotatethem90°sothatthey
arenotengaged(Figure8).

3.Lowertherollbartothedownposition(Figure8).

Figure8

1.ROPSknob

2.PullROPSknoboutand
rotate90degrees

4.Toraisetherollbar,raisetherollbartotheoperate
position,rotatetheknobssothattheymovepartially
intothegrooves(Figure8).

5.Raisetherollbartothefulluprightpositionwhile
pushingontheupperrollbarandthepinswillsnap
intopositionwhentheholesalignwiththepins(Figure

8).Pushontherollbarandensurethatbothpinsare

engaged.

Important:Alwaysusetheseatbeltwiththeroll
barinthefullyraisedposition.

3.Rollbarintheupright
position

4.Rollbarinthefolded
position

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CAUTION

Pleasereadallsafetyinstructionsandsymbolsinthesafety
section.Knowingthisinformationcouldhelpyouor
bystandersavoidinjury.

DANGER

Operatingonwetgrassorsteepslopescancause
slidingandlossofcontrol.

Wheelsdroppingoveredgescancauserollovers,
whichmayresultinseriousinjury,death,or
drowning.

Thereisnorolloverprotectionwhentherollbaris
down.

Alwayskeeptherollbarinthefullyraisedand
lockedpositionandusetheseatbelt.

Readandfollowtherolloverprotectioninstructions
andwarnings.

Toavoidlossofcontrolandpossibilityofrollover:

•Donotoperateneardrop-offsornearwater.

•Donotoperateonslopesgreaterthan15degrees.

Thismachineproducessoundlevelsinexcessof
85dBAattheoperator’searandcancausehearing
lossthroughextendedperiodsofexposure.

Wearhearingprotectionwhenoperatingthis
machine.

Theuseofprotectiveequipmentforeyes,ears,hands,feet,
andheadisrecommended.

Figure10

1.Wearsafetyglasses

2.Wearhearingprotection

OperatingtheParkingBrake

Alwayssettheparkingbrakewhenyoustopthemachineor
leaveitunattended.

•Reducespeedanduseextremecautionon
slopes.

•Avoidsuddenturnsorrapidspeedchanges.

Figure9

1.SafeZone-usethe
ZMasterhereonslopes
lessthan15degreesor
atareas.

2.DangerZone-useawalk
behindmowerand/ora
handtrimmeronslopes
greaterthan15degrees,
neardrop-offsandwater.

3.Water

SettingtheParkingBrake

WARNING

Theparkingbrakemaynotholdmachineparkedon
aslopeandcouldcausepersonalinjuryorproperty
damage.

Donotparkonslopesunlessthewheelsare
chockedorblocked.

Figure11

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ReleasingtheParkingBrake

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OperatingtheMower

Fromtheeconomyspeed(middle)position,pushdown
onthefrontoftheswitchtoplacethethrottleintothe
maximum-speedposition(Figure15).

Fromtheeconomyspeed(middle)position,pushdownon
thebackoftheswitchtoplacethethrottleintothelow-speed
position(Figure15).

Figure12

Blade-ControlSwitch(PTO)

Theblade-controlswitch(PTO)startsandstopsthemower
bladesandanypoweredattachments.

EngagingtheBlade-ControlSwitch
(PTO)

Figure13

DisengagingtheBlade-ControlSwitch
(PTO)

Figure14

Figure15

1.Frontposition/Maximum
speed

2.Middleposition/Economy
speed

3.Rearposition/Lowspeed

Positioningthethrottleswitchtomaximum,economy,or
lowallowsfor6differentoperationalmodes—3modeswith
thePTOdisengaged(transport)and3modeswiththePTO
engaged(mow).Seethefollowingtabletodeterminethe
appropriateenginespeed.

Throttle-Switch

Position

FrontpositionMaximumtransport

MiddlepositionMediumtransport

RearpositonLowtransport

PTODisengaged

(TransportMode)

speed/Highidle

speed/Clutch
engagement

speed/Lowidle

PTOEngaged

(MowMode)

Maximumthrottle
setting—maximum
powerforextreme
mowingconditions

Economythrottle
setting—standard
powerfornormal
mowingconditions.
Thisisthelowered
enginerpmand
isthemost
fuel-efcientmode
formowing.

Lowthrottle
setting—reduces
thedeckpacking
inwetmowing
conditions.

OperatingtheThrottlewith Horizon™Technology

Thereare3positionsthatthethrottleswitchcanoperate
at—maximumspeed,economyspeed,andlowspeed
(Figure15).

OperatingtheIgnitionSwitch

1.TurntheignitionkeytotheStartposition(Figure16).
Whentheenginestarts,releasethekey.

Important:Donotengagethestarterformore
than5secondsatatime.Iftheenginefailsto
start,allowa15secondcool-downperiodbetween

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attempts.Failuretofollowtheseinstructionscan

START

RUN

STOP

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2

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B

C

D

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burnoutthestartermotor.

Note:Additionalstartingcyclesmayberequired
whenstartingtheengineforthersttimeafterthefuel
systemhasbeencompletelywithoutfuel.

Figure16

2.Tostoptheengine,turntheignitionkeytothestop
position.

UsingtheFuel-ShutoffValve

StartingandStoppingthe Engine

StartingtheEngine

1.RaisetheROPSupandlockintoplace,sitontheseat,
andfastentheseatbelt.

2.Movethemotioncontrolstoneutral-lockedposition.

3.Settheparkingbrake;refertoSettingtheParking

Brake(page18).

4.Movetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)totheOff
position(Figure18).

5.Movethethrottleswitchtothemiddleposition
betweenthefrontandrearpositions.

Thefuel-shutoffvalveislocatedundertheseat.Movethe
seatforwardtoaccessit.

Closethefuel-shutoffvalvefortransport,maintenance,and
storage.

Ensurethatthefuel-shutoffvalveisopenwhenstartingthe
engine.

1.On2.Off

Figure17

Figure18

6.TurntheignitionkeytotheStartposition(Figure19).

Note:Whentheenginesstarts,releasethekey.

Important:Donotengagestarterformorethan5

secondsatatime.Iftheenginefailstostartallow
a15-secondcool-downperiodbetweenattempts.
Failuretofollowtheseinstructionscanburnout
thestartermotor.

Note:Additionalstartingcyclesmayberequired
whenstartingtheengineforthersttimeafterthefuel
systemhasbeenwithoutfuelcompletely.

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START

RUN

STOP

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C D

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Important:Makesurethatthefuelshut-offvalveis
closedbeforetransportingorstoringthemachine,as
fuelleakagemayoccur.Settheparkingbrakebefore
transporting.Makesuretoremovethekeyasthefuel
pumpmayrunandcausethebatterytolosecharge.

UsingtheSafety-Interlock System

Figure19

CAUTION

Ifsafety-interlockswitchesaredisconnectedor
damagedthemachinecouldoperateunexpectedly
causingpersonalinjury.

CAUTION

Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemachinewhileitis
unattended.

Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsettheparking
brakewhenleavingthemachineunattended,even
ifjustforafewminutes.

Lettheengineidleatslowthrottle(intherearposition)for
60secondsbeforeturningtheignitionswitchoff.

•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.

•Checktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches
dailyandreplaceanydamagedswitchesbefore
operatingthemachine.

UnderstandingtheSafety-Interlock
System

Thesafety-interlocksystemisdesignedtopreventtheengine
fromstartingunless:

•Theparkingbrakeisengaged.

•Theblade-controlswitch(PTO)isdisengaged.

•Themotion-controlleversareintheneutral-locked

position.

Thesafety-interlocksystemalsoisdesignedtostopthe
enginewhenthetractioncontrolsaremovedfromthelocked
positionwiththeparkingbrakeengagedorifyourisefrom
theseatwhenthePTOisengaged.

Thehourmeterhassymbolstonotifytheuserwhenthe
interlockcomponentisinthecorrectposition.Whenthe
componentisinthecorrectposition,atrianglewilllightup
inthecorrespondingsquare.

Figure20

Figure21

1.Triangleslightupwhentheinterlockcomponentsareinthe
correctposition

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TestingtheSafety-InterlockSystem

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily

Testthesafety-interlocksystembeforeyouusethemachine
eachtime.Ifthesafetysystemdoesnotoperateasdescribed
below,haveanAuthorizedServiceDealerrepairthesafety
systemimmediately.

1.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrakeandmove
theblade-controlswitch(PTO)totheOnposition.
Trystartingtheengine;theengineshouldnotcrank.

2.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrakeandmove
theblade-controlswitch(PTO)totheOffposition.
Moveeithermotion-controllever(outofneutrallocked
position).Trystartingtheengine;theengineshould
notcrank.Repeatforothercontrollever.

3.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,move
theblade-controlswitch(PTO)totheOffposition,
andmovethemotion-controlleverstoneutral-lock
position.Nowstarttheengine.Whiletheengine
isrunning,releasetheparkingbrake,engagethe
blade-controlswitch(PTO)andriseslightlyfromthe
seat;theengineshouldstop.

UsingtheMotion-ControlLevers

4.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,move
theblade-controlswitch(PTO)totheOffposition,
andmovethemotion-controlleverstoneutral-lock
position.Nowstarttheengine.Whiletheengine
isrunning,centereithermotioncontrolandmove
(forwardorreverse);theengineshouldstop.Repeat
forothermotioncontrol.

5.Sittingontheseat,disengagetheparkingbrake,move
theblade-controlswitch(PTO)totheOffposition,
andmovethemotion-controlleverstoneutral-lock
position.Trystartingtheengine;theengineshould
notcrank.

DrivingForwardorBackward

Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedasmeasured
inrpm(revolutionsperminute).Placethethrottlecontrolin
theFastpositionforbestperformance.Alwaysoperateinthe
fullthrottlepositionwhenmowing.

CAUTION

Machinecanspinveryrapidly.Operatormaylose
controlofmachineandcausepersonalinjuryor
damagetomachine.

Figure22

1.Motion-control
lever—neutral-lock
position

2.Center,unlockedposition5.Frontofmachine

3.Forward

4.Backward

DrivingForward

Note:Theenginewillkillifthetraction-controlleversare

movedwiththeparkingbrakeengaged.

Tostop,pullthemotion-controlleverstotheneutralposition.

1.Releasetheparkingbrake;refertoReleasingthe

ParkingBrake(page19).

2.Movetheleverstothecenter,unlockedposition.

3.Togoforward,slowlypushthemotion-controllevers
forward(Figure23).

•Usecautionwhenmakingturns.

•Slowthemachinedownbeforemakingsharp
turns.

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Figure23

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thepowertakeoff(blade-controlswitch(PTO),andturnthe
ignitionkeytotheOffposition.

Settheparkingbrakewhenyouleavethemachine;referto

SettingtheParkingBrake(page18).Remembertoremove

thekeyfromtheignitionswitch.

CAUTION

Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemachinewhileitis
unattended.

Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsettheparking
brakewhenleavingthemachineunattended,even
ifjustforafewminutes.

AdjustingtheHeight-of-Cut

UsingtheTransportLock

Thetransportlockhas2positions,andisusedwiththe
deck-liftpedal.Thereisalockpositionandaunlockposition
forthetransportposition.Thetransportlockisusedwith
thedeck-liftpedal(Figure25).

DrivingBackward

1.Movetheleverstothecenter,unlockedposition.

2.Togobackward,slowlypullthemotion-controllevers
rearward(Figure24).

Figure24

StoppingtheMachine

Tostopthemachine,movethetraction-controlleversto
neutral,andthenmovethemtothelockedposition,disengage

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AdjustingtheHeight-of-CutPin

Theheight-of-cutisadjustedfrom25to140mm(1to
5-1/2inches)in6mm(1/4inch)incrementsbyrelocating
theclevispinintodifferentholelocations.

1.Movethetransportlocktothelockposition.

2.Pushonthedeck-liftpedalwithyourfoot,andraisethe
mowerdecktothetransportposition(alsothe140mm
(5-1/2inches)cuttingheightposition)asshownin

Figure26.

3.Toadjust,rotatethepin90degreesandremovethepin
fromtheheight-of-cutbracket(Figure26).

4.Selectaholeintheheight-of-cutbracketcorresponding
totheheight-of-cutdesired,andinsertthepin(Figure

26).

5.Pushonthedecklift,pullbackonthetransportlock,
andslowlylowerthemowerdeck.

Figure25

Transport-LockPositions

1.Transportlock3.Unlockposition—doesnot
lockthemowerdeckinto
transportposition

2.Lockposition—mower

deckwilllockintotransport
position

Figure26

1.Deck-liftpedal

2.Cut-of-heightpin

3.Transportlock

AdjustingtheAnti-Scalp Rollers

Wheneveryouchangetheheightofcut,itisrecommendedto
adjusttheheightoftheanti-scalprollers.

1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),movethe
motion-controlleverstotheneutral-lockedposition,
andsettheparkingbrake.

2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.

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Figure27

1.Anti-scalproller4.Flangenut

2.Spacer

3.Bushing

5.Bolt

AdjustingtheFlowBafeCam
Locks

Thisprocedureisapplicableonlytomachineswiththeow
bafelocks.Certainmodelswillhavenutsandboltsin-place
oftheowbafelocksandcanbeadjustedthesame.

Themowerdischargeowcanbeadjustedfordifferenttypes
ofmowingconditions.Positionthecamlocksandbafeto
givethebestqualityofcut.

1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),movethe
motion-controlleverstotheneutral-lockedposition
andsettheparkingbrake.

2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.

3.Toadjustthecamlocks,swingtheleveruptoloosen
thecamlock(Figure30).

4.Adjustthebafeandcamlocksintheslotstothe
desireddischargeow.

5.Swingtheleverbackovertotightenthebafeandcam
locks(Figure30).

6.Ifthecamlocksdonotlockthebafeintoplaceorit
istootight,loosentheleverandthenrotatethecam
lock.Adjustthecamlockuntilthedesiredlocking
pressureisachieved.

Figure28

1.Anti-scalproller3.Flangenut

2.Bushing4.Bolt

Figure29

1.Anti-scalproller4.Flangenut

2.Spacer

3.Bushing

5.Bolt

Figure30

PositioningtheFlowBafe

Thefollowingguresareonlyrecommendationsforuse.
Adjustmentswillvarybygrasstype,moisturecontent,and
heightofgrass.

Note:Iftheenginepowerdrawsdownandthemower
groundspeedisthesame,openupthebafe.

PositionA

Thisisthefullrearposition.Thesuggesteduseforthis
positionisasfollows.

•Useforshort,lightgrass-mowingconditions.

•Useindryconditions.

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•Forsmallergrassclippings.

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•Propelsgrassclippingsfartherawayfromthemower.

Figure31

PositionB

Usethispositionwhenbagging.Alwaysalignitwiththe
bloweropening.

Figure33

PositioningtheSeat

Theseatmovesforwardandbackward.Positiontheseat
whereyouhavethebestcontrolofthemachineandaremost
comfortable.

Figure32

PositionC

Thisisthefullopenposition.Thesuggesteduseforthis
positionisasfollows.

•Useintall,densegrass-mowingconditions.

•Useinwetconditions.

•Lowerstheenginepowerconsumption.

•Allowsincreasedgroundspeedinheavyconditions.

Toadjust,movetheleversidewaystounlocktheseat(Figure

34).

Figure34

UnlatchingtheSeat

•ThispositionissimilartothebenetsoftheToroSFS

mower.

Figure35

1.Seatlatch2.Seat

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ChangingtheSeatSuspension

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Theseatisadjustabletoprovideasmoothandcomfortable
ride.Positiontheseatwhereyouaremostcomfortable.

Toadjustit,turntheknobinfronteitherdirectiontoprovide
thebestcomfort(Figure36).

Figure36

2.Rotatetherelease-valveleversverticallytopushthe
machine(Figure37).

Note:Thisallowshydraulicoiltobypassthepump
enablingthewheelstoturn.

3.Disengagetheparkingbrakebeforepushingthe
machine.

1.Seatsuspensionknob

UsingtheDrive-Wheel-Release Valves

WARNING

Handsmaybecomeentangledintherotatingdrive
componentsbelowtheenginedeck,whichcould
resultinseriousinjury.

Stoptheengine,removethekey,andallow
allmovingpartstostopbeforeaccessingthe
drive-wheel-releasevalves.

WARNING

Theengineandhydraulic-driveunitscanbecome
veryhot.Touchingahotengineorhydraulic-drive
unitscancausesevereburns.

Allowtheengineandhydraulic-driveunitstocool
completelybeforeaccessingthedrive-wheel-release
valves.

Figure37

1.Verticaltopushthe
machine

4.Rotatetherelease-valvelevershorizontallytorunthe
machine(Figure37).

2.Horizontaltorunthe
machine

UsingtheSideDischarge

Themowerhasahingedgrassdeectorthatdisperses
clippingstothesideanddowntowardtheturf.

DANGER

Withoutagrassdeector,dischargecover,or
completegrasscatcherassemblymountedin
place,youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryor
death.

•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfromthemower
becausethegrassdeectorroutesmaterialdown
towardtheturf.Ifthegrassdeectorisever
damaged,replaceitimmediately .

Thedrive-wheel-releasevalvesarelocatedinthebackofeach
hydraulic-driveunit,undertheseat.

Note:Makesurethereleasevalvesareinthefullyhorizontal
positionwhenoperatingthemachineorseveredamagetothe
hydraulicsystemcanoccur.

1.DisengagethePTO(blade-controlswitch)andturn
theignitionkeytotheOffposition,movetheleversto
neutral-lockedposition,applytheparkingbrake,and
removethekey.

•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemower.

•Nevertrytoclearthedischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoumovethepowertakeoff
(blade-controlswitch(PTO)totheoffposition,
rotatetheignitionkeytooffandremovethekey .

•Makesurethegrassdeectorisinthedown
position.

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LoadingtheMachine

Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthemachine.
Ensurethatthetrailerortruckhasallnecessarybrakes,
lighting,andmarkingasrequiredbylaw .Pleasecarefullyread
allthesafetyinstructions.Knowingthisinformationcould
helpyou,yourfamily,pets,orbystandersavoidinjury.

WARNING

Drivingonthestreetorroadwaywithoutturn
signals,lights,reectivemarkings,oraslow-moving
vehicleemblemisdangerousandcanleadto
accidentscausingpersonalinjury.

Donotdrivethemachineonapublicstreetor
roadway.

Totransportthemachine:

1.Ifusingatrailer,connectittothetowingvehicleand
connectthesafetychains.

2.Ifapplicable,connectthetrailerbrakes.

3.Loadthemachineontothetrailerortruck.

4.Stoptheengine,removethekey,setthebrake,and
closethefuelvalve.

5.Usethemetaltie-downloopsonthemachineto
securelyfastenthemachinetothetrailerortruckwith
straps,chains,cable,orropes(Figure38).

Useextremecautionwhenloadingorunloadingmachines
ontoatraileroratruck.Useafull-widthrampthatiswider
thanthemachineforthisprocedure.Backuprampsand
driveforwarddownramps(Figure39).

Figure39

1.Backupramps

Important:Donotusenarrowindividualrampsfor
eachsideofthemachine.

Ensuretherampislongenoughsothattheanglewiththe
grounddoesnotexceed15degrees(Figure40).Onat
ground,thisrequiresaramptobeatleastfourtimes(4X)as
longastheheightofthetrailerortruckbedtotheground.A
steeperanglemaycausemowercomponentstogetcaughtas
theunitmovesfromtheramptothetrailerortruck.Steeper
anglesmayalsocausethemachinetotiporlosecontrol.If
loadingonornearaslope,positionthetrailerortrucksothat
itisonthedownsideoftheslopeandtherampextendsup
theslope.Thiswillminimizetherampangle.

2.Driveforwarddownramps

1.Tie-downloops

Figure38

WARNING

Loadingamachineontoatrailerortruckincreases
thepossibilityoftip-overandcouldcauseserious
injuryordeath.

•Useextremecautionwhenoperatingamachine
onaramp.

•EnsurethattheROPSisintheuppositionand
usetheseatbeltwhenloadingorunloadingthe
machine.EnsurethattheROPSwillclearthe
topofanenclosedtrailer.

•Useonlyafull-widthramp;donotuseindividual
rampsforeachsideofthemachine.

•Donotexceeda15-degreeanglebetweenthe
rampandthegroundorbetweentherampand
thetrailerortruck.

•Ensurethelengthoframpisatleastfourtimes
(4X)aslongastheheightofthetrailerortruck
bedtotheground.Thiswillensurethatramp
angledoesnotexceed15degreesonatground.

•Backuprampsanddriveforwarddownramps.

•Avoidsuddenaccelerationordecelerationwhile
drivingthemachineonarampasthiscould
causealossofcontroloratip-oversituation.

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1.Full-widthrampinstowed
position

2.Sideviewoffull-width
rampinloadingposition

3.Notgreaterthan
15degrees

4.Rampisatleastfourtimes
(4X)aslongastheheight
ofthetrailerortruckbed
totheground

5.H=heightofthetraileror
truckbedtotheground

6.Trailer

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OperatingTips

CuttingaLawnfortheFirstTime

Cutgrassslightlylongerthannormaltoensurethatthe
cuttingheightofthemowerdoesnotscalpanyuneven
ground.However,thecuttingheightusedinthepastis
generallythebestonetouse.Whencuttinggrasslongerthan
sixinchestall,youmaywanttocutthelawntwicetoensure
anacceptablequalityofcut.

Cutting1/3oftheGrassBlade

Itisbesttocutonlyabout1/3ofthegrassblade.Cutting
morethanthatisnotrecommendedunlessgrassissparse,or
itislatefallwhengrassgrowsmoreslowly.

CuttingLongGrass

Ifthegrassiseverallowedtogrowslightlylongerthan
normal,orifitcontainsahighdegreeofmoisture,raisethe
cuttingheighthigherthanusualandcutthegrassatthis
setting.Thencutthegrassagainusingthelower,normal
setting.

StoppingtheMachine

Ifthemachine'sforwardmotionmustbestoppedwhile
mowing,aclumpofgrassclippingsmaydropontoyourlawn.
Toavoidthis,moveontoapreviouslycutareawiththeblades
engaged.

KeepingtheUndersideoftheMower
Clean

AlternatingtheMowingDirection

Alternatemowingdirectiontokeepthegrassstanding
straight.Thisalsohelpsdisperseclippingswhichenhances
decompositionandfertilization.

MowingatCorrectIntervals

Normally,moweveryfourdays.Butremember,grassgrows
atdifferentratesatdifferenttimes.Sotomaintainthesame
cuttingheight,whichisagoodpractice,mowmoreoftenin
earlyspring.Asthegrassgrowthrateslowsinmidsummer,
mowlessfrequently.Ifyoucannotmowforanextended
period,rstmowatahighcuttingheight;thenmowagain
twodayslateratalowerheightsetting.

AdjustingtheCuttingSpeed

Toimprovecutquality,useaslowergroundspeedincertain
conditions.

AvoidingCuttingTooLow

Ifthecuttingwidthofthemoweriswiderthanthemower
youpreviouslyused,raisethecuttingheighttoensurethat
uneventurfisnotcuttooshort.

Cleanclippingsanddirtfromtheundersideofthemower
aftereachuse.Ifgrassanddirtbuildupinsidethemower,
cuttingqualitywilleventuallybecomeunsatisfactory.

MaintainingtheBlade

Maintainasharpbladethroughoutthecuttingseasonbecause
asharpbladecutscleanlywithouttearingorshreddingthe
grassblades.Tearingandshreddingturnsgrassbrownat
theedges,whichslowsgrowthandincreasesthechanceof
disease.Checkthecutterbladesdailyforsharpness,andfor
anywearordamage.Filedownanynicksandsharpenthe
bladesasnecessary.Ifabladeisdamagedorworn,replaceit
immediatelywithagenuineTOROreplacementblade.

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Maintenance

RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)

MaintenanceService

Interval

Aftertherst100hours

Aftertherst250hours

Beforeeachuseordaily

Every50hours

Every100hours

Every150hours

MaintenanceProcedure

•Checkthewheellugnuttorque.

•Checkthewheelhubslotted-nuttorque.

•Checktheparkingbrakeadjustment.

•Changethehydraulicltersandhydraulicoilwhenusinganytypeofoil.

•Checkthesafetysystem.

•Checktheengineoillevel.

•Checktheseatbelt.

•Checktherolloverprotectionsystem(ROPS)knobs.

•Checkandcleanthehydraulicunitshrouds.

•Checkthemowerblades.

•Cleanthemowerdeck.

•Greasethemowerdeckspindlesandidlerarm.

•Checksparkarrester(ifequipped).

•Checkthetirepressure.

•Inspectthebeltsforcracksandwear.

•Checkthehydraulicoillevel.

•Lubricatethemowerdeckliftpivots.

•Changetheengineoil.(Itisrecommendedtochangetheoillterwhentheengine
oilischanged.)

•Checkandcleanenginecoolingnsandshrouds.

•Inspecttheprimarylterandair-inletscreen.

•Replacethefuellter(moreoftenindirtyordustyconditions).

Every200hours

Every250hours

Every300hours

Every500hours

Every600hours

Monthly

Yearly

Yearlyorbeforestorage

•Changetheengineoillter.

•ChangethehydraulicltersandhydraulicoilwhenusingMobil®1oil(moreoftenin
dirtyordustyconditions).

•Replacetheprimaryairlter(moreoftenindustyorsandyconditions).

•Checktheinner-airlter.

•Replaceandgapthesparkplugs.

•Checkthewheellugnuttorque.

•Checkthewheelhubslotted-nuttorque.

•Adjustthecasterpivotbearing.

•Checktheparkingbrakeadjustment.

•ChangethehydraulicltersandhydraulicoilwhenusingToro®HYPR-OIL™500
hydraulicoil(moreoftenindirtyordustyconditions).

•Replacetheinner-airlter.

•Checkthebattery .

•Greasethepumpbeltidlerarm.

•Greasethefrontcasterpivots(moreoftenindirtyordustyconditions).

•Repackthefrontcasterwheelbearings(moreoftenindirtyordustyconditions).

•Lubricatethecasterwheelhubs.

•Paintchippedsurfaces.

•Checkallmaintenanceprocedureslistedabovebeforestorage.

Important:Refertoyourengineoperator'smanualforadditionalmaintenanceprocedures.

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CAUTION

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Ifyouleavethekeyintheignitionswitch,someonecouldaccidentlystarttheengineandseriouslyinjure
youorotherbystanders.

Removethekeyfromtheignitionbeforeyoudoanymaintenance.

Lubrication

LubricatingtheMachine

Greasemorefrequentlywhenoperatingconditionsare
extremelydustyorsandy.

GreaseType:No.2general-purposelithium-basedor
molybdenum-basedgrease

1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),movethe
motion-controlleverstotheneutral-lockedposition
andsettheparkingbrake.

2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.

Figure42

3.Cleanthegreasettingswitharag.Makesuretoscrape
anypaintoffthefrontofthetting(s).

4.Connectagreaseguntothetting.Pumpgrease
intothettingsuntilgreasebeginstooozeoutofthe
bearings.

5.Wipeupanyexcessgrease.

AddingLightOilorSprayLubrication

ServiceInterval:Every100hours

Lubricatethedeckliftpivots.

GreasingtheMower

ServiceInterval:Every50hours—Greasethemowerdeck

spindlesandidlerarm.

Yearly—Greasethepumpbeltidlerarm.

Yearly—Greasethefrontcasterpivots(moreoftenin
dirtyordustyconditions).

Yearly—Repackthefrontcasterwheelbearings(more
oftenindirtyordustyconditions).

Important:Makesurethatthecuttingunitspindlesare
fullofgreaseweekly.

1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),movethe
motion-controlleverstotheneutral-lockedposition,
andsettheparkingbrake.

2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.

3.Greasethemowerdeckidlerpulleypivotuntilgrease
comeoutthebottom(Figure43).

4.Greasethe3spindlebearingsuntilgreasecomesout
thelowerseals(Figure43).

Figure41

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5.Greasethedrivebeltidlerarm(Figure43).

Figure44

Figure45

6.Removethedustcapandadjustthecasterpivots.

Note:Keepthedustcapoffuntilgreasingiscomplete.
RefertoAdjustingtheCasterPivotBearing(page47).

7.Removethehexplugandthreadagreasettinginto
thehole.

8.Pumpgreaseintothettinguntilitoozesoutaround
thetopbearing.

9.Removethegreasettingfromthehole.

10.Installthehexpluganddustcap(Figure45).

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LubricatetheCasterWheel Hubs

13.Applyathreadlockingadhesivetothesecondspacer
nutandthreaditontotheaxlewiththewrenchats
facingoutward.

ServiceInterval:Yearly

1.Stoptheengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removethekey.Engagetheparkingbrake.

Figure46

1.Sealguard2.Spacernutwithwrench
ats

2.Raisethefrontofthemachineupandsupportitwith
jackstands.

3.Removethecasterwheelfromthecasterforks.

4.Removethesealguardsfromthewheelhub.

14.Torquethenutto8-9N-m(75-80in-lb),loosen,then
re-torqueto2-3N-m(20-25in-lb).

Note:Makesurethattheaxledoesnotextendbeyond
eithernut.

15.Installthesealguardsoverthewheelhubandinsert
thewheelintothecasterfork.Installthecasterbolt
andtightenthenutfully.

Important:T opreventsealandbearingdamage,check
thebearingadjustmentoften.Spinthecastertire.The
tireshouldnotspinfreely(morethan1or2revolutions)
orhaveanysideplay .Ifthewheelspinsfreely,adjustthe
torqueonthespacernutuntilthereisaslightamountof
drag.Applythreadlockingadhesive.

5.Remove1ofthespacernutsfromtheaxleassembly
inthecasterwheel.

Note:Notethatthreadlockingadhesivehasbeen
appliedtolockthespacernutstotheaxle.Remove
theaxle(withtheotherspacernutstillassembledtoit)
fromthewheelassembly.

6.Pryouttheseals,andinspectthebearingsforwearor
damageandreplaceifnecessary.

7.Packthebearingswithageneral-purposegrease.

8.Insert1bearingand1newsealintothewheel.

Note:Thesealsmustbereplaced.

9.Iftheaxleassemblyhashadbothspacernutsremoved
(orbrokenloose),applyathreadlockingadhesiveto1
spacernutandthreaditontotheaxlewiththewrench
atsfacingoutward.

Note:Donotthreadthespacernutalloftheway
ontotheendoftheaxle.Leaveapproximately3mm
(1/8inch)fromtheoutersurfaceofthespacernutto
theendoftheaxleinsidethenut.

10.Inserttheassemblednutandaxleintothewheelonthe
sideofthewheelwiththenewsealandbearing.

11.Withtheopenendofthewheelfacingup,llthearea
insidethewheelaroundtheaxlefullofgeneral-purpose
grease.

12.Insertthesecondbearingandnewsealintothewheel.

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EngineMaintenance

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8.Gentlyslidetheprimarylteroutoftheair-cleaner
body(Figure48).

WARNING

Contactwithhotsurfacesmaycausepersonal
injury.

Keephands,feet,face,clothing,andotherbody
partsawaythemuferandotherhotsurfaces.

ServicingtheAirCleaner

ServiceInterval:Every150hours

Every300hours/Yearly(whichevercomes
rst)—Replacetheprimaryairlter(moreoftenin
dustyorsandyconditions).

Every300hours

Every600hours

Note:Checktheltersmorefrequentlyiftheoperating
conditionsareextremelydustyorsandy.

RemovingtheFilters

1.DisengagethePTO ,movethemotion-controlleversto
theneutral-lockedposition,andsettheparkingbrake.

2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.

3.Releasethelatchesontheaircleanerandpullthe
air-inletcoverofftheair-cleanerbody(Figure47).

4.Cleantheair-inletscreenandcover.

5.Installtheair-inletcoverandsecureitwiththelatches
(Figure47).

Note:Avoidknockingthelterintothesideofthe
body.

Figure48

1.Innerlter

2.Primarylter

3.Air-cleanercover

9.Removetheinnerlteronlyifyouintendtoreplaceit.

Note:Neverattempttocleantheinnerlter.Ifthe
innerlterisdirty,thentheprimarylterisdamaged;
replacebothlters.

10.Inspecttheprimarylterfordamagebylookinginto
thelterwhileshiningabrightlightontheoutsideof
thelter.

Note:Anyholesinthelterwillappearasbright
spots.Ifthelterisdamaged,discardit.

4.Latch

5.Air-cleanerbody

Figure47

1.Air-inletcover3.Air-cleanerbody

2.Air-inletscreen4.Latch

6.Releasethelatchesontheaircleanerandpullthe
air-cleanercoverofftheair-cleanerbody(Figure48).

7.Cleantheinsideoftheair-cleanercoverwith
compressedair.

ServicingthePrimaryFilter

•Iftheprimarylterisdirty,bent,ordamaged,replaceit.

•Donotcleantheprimarylter.

ServicingtheInnerFilter

Replacetheinnerlter,nevercleanit.

Important:Neverattempttocleantheinnerlter.Ifthe
innerlterisdirty,thentheprimarylterisdamaged;
replacebothlters.

InstallingtheFilters

Important:Topreventenginedamage,alwaysoperate

theenginewithbothairltersandcoverinstalled.

1.Ifinstallingnewlters,checkeachlterforshipping
damage.Donotuseadamagedlter.

2.Iftheinnerlterisbeingreplaced,carefullyslideitinto
thelterbody(Figure48).

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3.Carefullyinstalltheprimarylterovertheinnerlter

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(Figure48).

Note:Ensurethattheprimarylterisfullyseatedby
pushingonitsouterrimwhileinstallingit.

Important:Donotpressonthesoftinsidearea
ofthelter.

4.Installtheaircleanercoverandsecurethelatches
(Figure48).

ServicingtheEngineOil

OilType:Detergentoil(APIserviceclassSL,SM,SN,or
higher)

OilCapacity:withalterchange,2.56L(2.7USqt);withno
lterchange,2.37L(2.5USqt)

Viscosity:Seethetablebelow.

Figure49

Note:Changetheengineoilandoilltermorefrequently

whenoperatingconditionsareextremelydustyorsandy.

CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily

Note:Checktheoilwhentheengineiscold.

WARNING

Contactwithhotsurfacesmaycausepersonal
injury.

Keephands,feet,face,clothingandotherbody
partsawayfromthemuferandotherhotsurfaces.

Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewithoil
becausedamagetotheenginemayresult.Donotrun
enginewithoilbelowthelowmarkbecausetheengine
maybedamaged.

1.DisengagethePTO ,movethemotion-controlleversto
theneutral-lockedpositionandsettheparkingbrake.

2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position(Figure50).

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ServiceInterval:Every100hours(Itisrecommendedto

changetheoillterwhentheengineoil
ischanged.)

Note:Disposeoftheusedoilatarecyclingcenter.

1.Parkthemachinesothattherearisslightlylowerthan
thefronttoensurethattheoildrainscompletely.

2.DisengagethePTO ,movethemotion-controlleversto
theneutral-lockedposition,andsettheparkingbrake.

3.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position(Figure51).

Figure50

Figure51

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4.Ifdesired,replacetheoillter.

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5.Slowlypourapproximately80%ofthespeciedoil
intothellertubeandslowlyaddtheadditionaloilto
bringittotheFullmark(Figure52).

6.Starttheengineanddrivetoaatarea.Checktheoil
levelagain.

ChangingtheEngine-OilFilter

ServiceInterval:Every200hours

1.Draintheoilfromtheengine;refertoChangingthe

EngineOil(page37).

2.Changetheengineoillter(Figure53).

Figure52

Figure53

Note:Ensuretheoilltergaskettouchestheengine

andthenanextra3/4turniscompleted.

3.Fillthecrankcasewiththepropertypeofnewoil;refer
toChangingtheEngineOil(page37).

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ServicingtheSparkPlugs

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ServiceInterval:Every500hours/Yearly(whichevercomes

rst)—Replaceandgapthesparkplugs.

Makesurethattheairgapbetweenthecenterandside
electrodesiscorrectbeforeinstallingthesparkplugs.Usea
spark-plugwrenchforremovingandinstallingthesparkplugs
andagappingtool/feelergaugetocheckandadjusttheair
gap.Installnewsparkplugsifnecessary.

Type:Champion

AirGap:0.76mm(0.030inch)

RemovingtheSparkPlugs

1.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.

2.DisengagethePTO ,movethemotion-controlleversto
theneutral-lockedpositionandsettheparkingbrake.

3.Removetheleft-handhydraulicunitshroudinthe
orderlistedwithFigure54.

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RA8HCorequivalent

4.Removethesparkplugs.

Figure55

5.Installthelefthandhydraulicunitshroud(Figure54).

Note:Thisgivesyouaccesstothefrontsparkplug.

CheckingtheSparkPlugs

Important:Replacethesparkplugswhentheyhave:a

blackcoating,wornelectrodes,anoilylm,cracksor
reuseisquestionable.

Ifyouseelightbrownorgrayontheinsulator,theengineis
operatingproperly .Ablackcoatingontheinsulatorusually
meansthattheaircleanerisdirty.

Setthegapto0.76mm(0.030inch).

Figure56

InstallingtheSparkPlugs

1.Pullthistabouttothe
sideinthedirectionofthe
arrow.

2.Pulltheshroudoffofthis
frametabinthedirection
ofthearrow.

Tightenthesparkplugsto24.4to29.8N-m(18to22ft.-lb).

Figure54

3.Pulltheshroudoffofthis
frametabinthedirection
ofthearrow.

4.Shroud

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CheckSparkArrester(if equipped)

ServiceInterval:Every50hours

WARNING

Hotexhaustsystemcomponentsmayignite
gasolinevaporsevenaftertheengineisstopped.
Hotparticlesexhaustedduringengineoperation
mayigniteammablematerials.Firemayresultin
personalinjuryorpropertydamage.

Donotfuelorruntheengineunlesssparkarrester
isinstalled.

Figure57

1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.

2.Waitformufertocool.

3.Ifanybreaksinthescreenorweldsareobserved,
replacethearrester.

4.Ifpluggingofthescreenisobserved,removethe
arresterandshakelooseparticlesoutofthearrester
andcleanscreenwithawirebrush(soakinsolventif
necessary).Reinstallarresteronexhaustoutlet.

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FuelSystem

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Maintenance

WARNING

Fuelsystemcomponentsareunderhighpressure.
Theuseofimpropercomponentscanresultin
systemfailure,gasolineleakage,andpossible
explosion.

Useonlyapprovedfuellinesandfuellters.

ServicingtheElectronicFuel InjectionSystem

Thismachinecontainsanelectronicfuelinjectionsystem.It
controlsthefuelowunderdifferentoperatingconditions.

Theelectroniccontrolunit(ECU)continuouslymonitorsthe
operationoftheEFIsystem.

Ifaproblemorfaultwithinthesystemisdetected,the
malfunctionindicatorlight(MIL)isilluminated.TheMILis
theredlightlocatedintherightconsolepanel.

OncetheMILilluminates,initialtroubleshooting
checksshouldbemade.RefertotheMILsectionunder
Troubleshooting.

Ifthesechecksdonotcorrecttheproblem,furtherdiagnosis
andservicingbyanAuthorizedServiceDealerisnecessary.

ReplacingtheLow-Pressure FuelFilter

ServiceInterval:Every150hours(moreoftenindirtyor

dustyconditions).

Thefuellterislocatedneartheengineonthefrontorrear
sideoftheengine.

1.DisengagethePTO ,movethemotion-controlleversto
theneutral-lockedposition,andsettheparkingbrake.

2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.

3.Allowthemachinetocooldown.

4.Closethefuel-shutoffvalveundertheseat(Figure58).

Figure58

5.Squeezetheendsofthehoseclampstogetherandslide
themawayfromthelter(Figure58).

6.Removethelterfromthefuellines.

7.Installanewlterandmovethehoseclampscloseto
thelter(Figure58).

8.Openthefuel-shutoffvalve.

Note:Itisimportanttoinstallthefuellinehosesandsecure
themwithplastictiesthesameastheywereoriginallyinstalled
atthefactory,tokeepthefuellineawayfromcomponents
thatcouldcausefuellinedamage.

ServicingtheHigh-Pressure FuelFilter

Donotattempttoservicethehigh-pressurefuellter.The
high-pressurelterisintegratedwithinthefuelpumpmodule.
Thefuellterandothercomponentsinsidethefuelpump
modulearenotserviceable.Donotattempttoopenthefuel
pumpmodule.

EnsurethatanAuthorizedServiceDealerreplacesthefuel
pumpmodulewiththehigh-pressurefuellter.

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ServicingtheFuelTank

ElectricalSystem

Donotattempttodrainthefueltank.Ensurethatan
AuthorizedServiceDealerdrainsthefueltank.

Maintenance

ServicingtheBattery

ServiceInterval:Monthly

WARNING

CALIFORNIA

Proposition65Warning

Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated

accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,

chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia

tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.

W ash hands after handling .

DANGER

Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacidwhichisa
deadlypoisonandcausessevereburns.

Donotdrinkelectrolyteandavoidcontactwith
skin,eyesorclothing.Wearsafetyglassestoshield
youreyesandrubberglovestoprotectyourhands.

RemovingtheBattery

WARNING

Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshortagainst
metalmachinecomponentscausingsparks.Sparks
cancausethebatterygasestoexplode,resulting
inpersonalinjury.

•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,donot
allowthebatteryterminalstotouchanymetal
partsofthemachine.

•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsofthe
machine.

WARNING

Incorrectbatterycableroutingcoulddamagethe
machineandcablescausingsparks.Sparkscan
causethebatterygasestoexplode,resultingin
personalinjury.

•Alwaysdisconnectthenegative(black)battery
cablebeforedisconnectingthepositive(red)
cable.

•Alwaysconnectthepositive(red)batterycable
beforereconnectingthenegative(black)cable.

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1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),movethe
motion-controlleverstotheneutral-lockedposition
andsettheparkingbrake.

2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.

3.Firstdisconnectthenegativebatterycable(black)from
thenegative(-)(black)batteryterminal(Figure59).

4.Slidetheredterminalbootoffthepositive(red)battery
terminalandremovethepositive(+)(red)batterycable
(Figure59).

5.Removethewingnutsecuringthebatteryclamp
(Figure59).

ChargingtheBattery

WARNING

Chargingthebatteryproducesgasesthatcan
explode.

Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeepsparksand
amesawayfrombattery.

Important:Alwayskeepthebatteryfullycharged
(1.265specicgravity).Thisisespeciallyimportantto
preventbatterydamagewhenthetemperatureisbelow
0°C(32°F).

6.Removetheclamp(Figure59).

7.Removethebattery.

Figure59

1.Removethewingnutand
clamp

2.Removethenegative
batterycablebeforethe
positive

1.Chargebatteryfor10to15minutesat25to30amps
or30minutesat10amps.

2.Whenthebatteryisfullycharged,unplugthecharger
fromtheelectricaloutlet;thendisconnectthecharger
leadsfromthebatteryposts(Figure60).

3.Installthebatteryinthemachineandconnectthe
batterycables,refertoInstallingtheBattery.

Note:Donotrunthemachinewiththebattery
disconnected;electricaldamagemayoccur.

3.Removethepositive
batterycable

4.Removebattery

Figure60

InstallingtheBattery

1.Positionbatteryinthetraywiththeterminalposts
oppositefromthehydraulictank(Figure59).

2.First,installthepositive(red)batterycabletopositive
(+)batteryterminal.

3.Theninstallthenegative(black)batterycableand
groundwiretothenegative(-)batteryterminal.

4.Securethecableswith2bolts,2washers,and2locknuts
(Figure59).

5.Slidetheredterminalbootontothepositive(red)
batterypost.

6.Installtheclampandsecureitwiththewingnut(Figure

59).

1.Positivebatterypost

2.Negativebatterypost

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3.Red(+)chargerlead

4.Black(-)chargerlead

ServicingtheMachineFuses

DANGER

Theelectricalsystemisprotectedbyfuses.Itrequires
nomaintenance;however,ifafuseblowscheckthe
component/circuitforamalfunctionorshort.

1.Thefusesarelocatedonrighthandconsolenextto
theseat(Figure61).

2.Toreplacethefuses,pulloutonthefusetoremoveit.

3.Installanewfuse(Figure61).

Jump-startingaweakbatterythatiscracked
orfrozen,orhasalowelectrolytelevelor
anopen/shortedbatterycellcancausean
explosionresultinginseriouspersonalinjury.

Donotjump-startaweakbatteryifthese
conditionsexist.

2.Makesurethattheboosterbatteryisagoodandfully
chargedlead-acidbatteryat12.6voltsorgreater.Use
properlysizedjumpercableswithshortlengthsto
reducevoltagedropbetweensystems.Makesurethat
thecablesarecolorcodedorlabeledforthecorrect
polarity.

CAUTION

Connectingthejumpercablesincorrectly
(wrongpolarity)canimmediatelydamagethe
EFIsystem.

Becertainofbatteryterminalpolarityand
jumpercablepolaritywhenhookingup
batteries.

Figure61

1.Optional
accesory—15amp

2.Charge—25amp5.Console

3.PTO—10amp

4.Main—25amp

ServicingtheEngineFuses

Theengineisprotectedbyfuses.Pleasecontactan
AuthorizedServiceDealerforthecorrectfusesandthe
proceduretoreplacethem.

Jump-StartingtheMachine

1.Checkandcleancorrosionfromthebatteryterminals
beforejump-starting.Ensurethattheconnectionsare
tight.

CAUTION

Corrosionorlooseconnectionscancause
unwantedelectricalvoltagespikesatanytime
duringthejump-startingprocedure.

WARNING

Batteriescontainacidandproduceexplosive
gases.

•Shieldtheeyesandfacefromthebatteries
atalltimes.

•Donotleanoverthebatteries.

Note:Besuretheventcapsaretightandlevel.Place
adampcloth,ifavailable,overanyventcapsonboth
batteries.Besurethevehiclesdonottouchandthat
bothelectricalsystemsareoffandatthesamerated
systemvoltage.Theseinstructionsarefornegative
groundsystemsonly .

3.Connectthepositive(+)cabletothepositive(+)
terminalofthedischargedbatterythatiswiredtothe
starterorsolenoidasshowninFigure62.

Donotattempttojump-startwithlooseor
corrodedbatteryterminals,ordamagetothe
engineorEFImayoccur.

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Figure62

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1

2

DriveSystem
Maintenance

CheckingtheSeatBelt

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily

Visuallyinspectseatbeltforwear,cuts,andproperoperation
ofretractorandbuckle.Replacebeforeoperatingifdamaged.

1.Positive(+)cableon
dischargedbattery

2.Positive(+)cableon
boosterbattery

3.Negative(–)cableonthe
boosterbattery

4.Negative(–)cableonthe
engineblock

4.Connecttheotherendofthepositivecabletothe
positiveterminaloftheboosterbattery.

5.Connecttheblacknegative(–)cabletotheother
terminal(negative)oftheboosterbattery.

6.Makethenalconnectionontheengineblockof

thestalledvehicle(nottothenegativebatterypost)
awayfromthebatteryandstandback(Figure64).

5.Boosterbattery

6.Dischargedbattery

7.Engineblock

CheckingtheKnobsonthe RolloverProtectionSystem (ROPS)

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily

WARNING

Toavoidinjuryordeathfromrollover:keeptheroll
barinthefullyraisedlockedpositionandusethe
seatbelt.

Ensurethattherearpartoftheseatissecuredwith
theseatlatch.

Checkthatboththemountinghardwareandtheknobsare
ingoodworkingcondition.Makesuretheknobsarefully
engagedwiththeROPSinthefullyraisedposition.The
upperhoopoftherollbarmayneedtobepushedforwardor
pulledrearwardtogetbothknobsfullyengaged.

Figure63

Figure64

1.Engineblock

2.Negative(–)cable

7.Startthevehicleandremovethecablesinthe
reverseorderofconnection(theengineblock(black)
connectionisthersttodisconnect).

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Figure66

Leftcontrollevershown

1.Controllever3.Stopplate

2.Bolt

Figure65

1.ROPSknob(locked
position)

2.PullROPSknoboutand
rotate90degreesto
changerollbarposition

3.Rollbarintheupright
position

4.Rollbarinthefolded
position

AdjustingtheTracking

1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO).

2.Drivetoanopenatarea,movethemotion-control
leverstotheneutral-lockedposition.

3.Movethethrottlemidwaybetweenfastandslow.

4.Movebothmotion-controlleversallthewayforward
untiltheybothhitthestopsintheT-slot.

5.Checkwhichwaythemachinetracks.

6.Ifittrackstotheright,loosentheboltsandadjust
theleftstopplaterearwardontheleftT-slotuntilthe
machinetracksstraight(Figure66).

7.Ifittrackstotheleft,loosentheboltsandadjustthe
rightstopplaterearwardontherightT-slotuntilthe
machinetracksstraight(Figure66).

8.Tightenthestopplate(Figure66).

CheckingtheTirePressure

ServiceInterval:Every50hours/Monthly(whichever

comesrst)

Maintaintheairpressureinthereartiresat90kPa(13psi).
Uneventirepressurecancauseunevencut.Checkthetires
whentheyarecold,togetthemostaccuratepressurereading.

Note:Thefronttiresaresemi-pneumatictiresanddonot
requireairpressuremaintenance.

Figure67

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CheckingtheWheelLugNuts

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Checkandtorquethewheellugnutsto122to129N-m(90
to95ft-lb).

CheckingtheWheelHub SlottedNut

ServiceInterval:Aftertherst100hours

Every500hours

Checkandensurethatthetorqueoftheslottednutis286to
352N-m(211to260ft-lb).

Note:Donotuseanti-seizeonwheelhub.

Important:Makesurethatthespringwashersare

installedcorrectlyasshowninFigure69.

5.Installthedustcap(Figure69).

Figure69

Figure68

1.Slottednut

AdjustingtheCasterPivot Bearing

ServiceInterval:Every500hours/Yearly(whichevercomes

rst)

1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),movethe
motion-controlleverstotheneutral-lockedposition
andsettheparkingbrake.

2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.

3.Removethedustcapfromthecasterandtightenthe
locknut(Figure69).

4.Tightenthelocknutuntilthespringwashersareatand
thenbackoffa1/4turntoproperlysetthepre-loadon
thebearings(Figure69).

1.Springwashers

2.Locknut

3.Dustcap

UsingtheClutchShim

Somelatermodelyearunitshavebeenbuiltwithclutchesthat
containabrakeshim.Whentheclutchbrakehasworntothe
pointwheretheclutchnolongerengagesconsistently,the
shimcanberemovedtoextendtheclutchlife.

Figure70

1.Armature5.Brakespacer

2.Fieldshell6.Re-gapshim

3.Rotor7.Brakepole

4.Brakemountingbolt

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RemovingtheClutchShim

1.Stoptheengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removethekey.Engagetheparkingbrake.Allow
themachinetocoolcompletelybeforestartingthese
instructions.

2.Usinganaircompressor,blowoutanydebrisfrom
underthebrakepoleandaroundthebrakespacers.

Figure71

3.Checktheconditionofthewireharnessleads,
connectors,andterminals.Cleanorrepairasnecessary.

4.Verifythat12Vispresentattheclutchconnectorwhen
thePTOswitchisengaged.

5.Measurethegapbetweentherotorandthearmature.
Ifthegapisgreaterthan1mm(0.04inch),proceed
withthefollowingsteps:

A.Loosenbothbrakemountingboltsone-halfto

onefullturnasshownbelow .

Figure73

1.Shim

C.Usingapneumaticline,blowoutanydebris

fromunderthebrakepoleandaroundthebrake
spacers.

D.Re-torqueeachbolt(M6x1)to13N-m(10ft-lb)

+/-0.7N-m(0.5ft-lb).

E.Usinga0.010inchthickfeelergauge,verifythat

agapispresentbetweentherotorandarmature
faceonbothsidesofthebrakepoleasshown.
(Duetothewaytherotorandarmaturefaces
wear(peaksandvalleys)itissometimesdifcult
tomeasurethetruegap.)

Note:Donotremovethebrakepolefromthe
eldshell/armature.Thebrakepolehasworn
tomatchthearmatureandneedstocontinueto
matchaftertheshimisremovedtoensureproper
braketorque.

Figure72

1.Brakemountingbolt

B.Usingneedle-nosepliers,orbyhand,takeholdof

thetabandremovetheshim.

Note:Donotdiscardtheshimuntilproper
clutchfunctionhasbeenconrmed.

Figure74

1.Feelergauge

Figure75

1.Feelergauge

•Ifthegapislessthan0.010inch,thenreinstall

theshimandreferencetheTroubleshooting
section.

•Ifthegapissufcient,proceedtothesafety

checkinstepF.

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F.Performthefollowingsafetycheck:

i.Sitontheseatandstarttheengine.

ii.Makesurethatthebladesdonotengage

withthePTOswitchedoffandtheclutch
disengaged.

Iftheclutchdoesnotdisengage,installthe
shimandreferencetheTroubleshooting
section.

iii.EngageanddisengagethePTOswitch10

consecutivetimestoensurethattheclutch
isfunctioningproperly.Iftheclutch
doesnotengageproperly,referencethe
Troubleshootingsection.

CoolingSystem
Maintenance

CleaningtheEngineCooling FinsandShrouds

ServiceInterval:Every100hours/Yearly(whichevercomes

rst)

1.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.

2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.

3.Removetheairintakescreen,recoilstarter,andfan
housing.

4.Cleanthedebrisandgrassfromtheengineparts.

5.Installairintakescreen,recoilstarter,andfanhousing.

CheckandCleanthe Hydraulic-UnitShrouds

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily

1.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.

2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.

3.Raisetheseat.

4.Cleanthedebrisandgrassfromthehydraulicunit
shrouds(Figure76).

5.Lowertheseat.

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BrakeMaintenance

AdjustingtheParkingBrake

ServiceInterval:Aftertherst100hours

Every500hoursthereafter

Checktomakesurethebrakeisadjustedproperlybefore
adjusting.

Note:Thisproceduremustbefollowedaftertherst100
hoursorwhenabrakecomponenthasbeenremovedor
replaced.

1.Drivethemachineontoalevelsurface.

2.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),movethe
motion-controlleverstotheneutral-lockedposition
andengagetheparkingbrake.

3.Stoptheengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removethekey.

1.Hydraulicunitshrouds

Figure76

4.Raisethebackofthemachineupandsupportthe
machinewithjackstands.

DANGER

Mechanicalorhydraulicjacksmayfailto
supportmachineandcauseaseriousinjury.

•Usejackstandwhensupportingmachine.

•Donotusehydraulicjacks.

5.Removethereartiresfromthemachine.

6.Removeanydebrisfromthebrakearea.

7.Rotatethedrivewheelreleasehandletothereleased
position.Referto(page).

8.Checktoseeifthereisavisiblegapbetweenthe
L-bracketandthelinkagestop(Figure77).

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BeltMaintenance

InspectingtheBelts

ServiceInterval:Every50hours

Checkthebeltsforsquealingwhenthebeltisrotating,blades
slippingwhencuttinggrass,frayedbeltedges,burnmarks,
andcracks.Thesearesignsofawornmowerbelt;replacethe
mowerbeltifanyoftheseconditionsareevident.

ReplacingtheMowerBelt

Figure77

LeftSideShown

1.L-bracket4.Rearlinkageassembly

2.Linkagestop

3.Gap

9.Disengagetheparkingbrake,thelevershouldbein
thedownposition.

10.Turnthewheelhubbyhandinbothdirectionsrelative
tothecaliper;thewheelhubshouldmovefreely
betweenthecaliper.

11.Ifagapisneededorthewheelhubdoesnotmove
freely:

A.Disengagetheparkingbrake.

B.Disconnectandne-tunetherearlinkage

assembly:

5.Caliper

6.Wheelhub

•Shortenthelinktocreateagap.

•Lengthenthelinktoallowwheelhub

movement.

C.Reconnecttherearlinkageassembly.

12.Engagetheparkingbrakeandcheckthegap.

13.Repeatsteps9through13untilavisiblegapisachieved
andthewheelhubrotatesfreely .

14.Repeatthisprocedureforthebrakeontheopposite
side.

15.Rotatethedrivewheelreleasehandletotheoperating
position.Referto(page).

Squealingwhenthebeltisrotating,bladesslippingwhen
cuttinggrass,frayedbeltedges,burnmarks,andcracksare
signsofawornmowerbelt.Replacethemowerbeltifanyof
theseconditionsareevident.

1.DisengagethePTO ,movethemotion-controlleversto
theneutral-lockedposition,andsettheparkingbrake.

2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.

3.Lowerthemowertothe76mm(3inch)heightofcut.

4.Removethebeltcovers(Figure78).

Figure78

1.Pushtabdown2.Removebeltcover

5.Usearatchetinthesquareholeintheidlerarmto
removetensionontheidlerspring(Figure79).

6.Removethebeltfromthemowerdeckpulleys.

7.Removethebeltguideonthespring-loadedidlerarm
showninFigure79.

8.Removetheexistingbelt.

9.Installthenewbeltaroundthemowerpulleysandthe
clutchpulleyundertheengine(Figure79).

16.Installthereartiresandtorquethelugnuts.Referto

CheckingtheWheelLugNuts(page47).

17.Removethejackstands.

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Figure80

Figure79

1.Clutchpulley5.Squareholeintheidler

2.Mowerbelt

3.Spring-loadedidlerpulley

4.Ratchet

armfortheratchet

6.Idlergreasetting

7.Beltguide

10.InstallthebeltguideontheidlerarmshowninFigure

79.

11.Usingtheratchetinthesquarehole,installtheidler
spring(Figure79).

Makesurethatthespringendsareseatedintheanchor
grooves.

12.Installthebeltcovers(Figure80).

1.Positionthebeltcover3.Ensurethatthetabis
underthemetalcatch

2.Slidebeltcoverunderthe

sidecatches

ReplacingtheHydraulicPump DriveBelt

1.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.

2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.

3.Removethemowerbelt.RefertoReplacingtheMower
BeltinMaintenance.

4.Raisethemachineandsupportitwithjackstands
(Figure81).

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Figure81

1.Idlerpulley

2.Clutchpulley6.Squareholeinidlerarm

3.Pumpdrivebelt7.Idlerspring

4.Right-handhydraulic
pumppulley

5.Left-handhydraulicpump
pulley

ControlsSystem
Maintenance

AdjustingtheControlHandle Position

Thereare2heightpositionsforthecontrollevers:highand
low .Removetheboltstoadjusttheheightfortheoperator.

1.DisengagethePTO ,movethemotion-controlleversto
theneutral-lockedposition,andsettheparkingbrake.

2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.

3.Loosentheboltsandangenutsinstalledinthelevers
(Figure82).

4.Alignthefront-to-rearpositionoftheleversby
bringingtheleverstogethertotheneutralpositionand
slidingthemuntiltheyarealigned;thentightenthe
bolts(Figure83).

5.Usearatchetinthesquareholeintheidlerarmto
removetheidlerspring(Figure81).

6.Unhooktheidlerspringfromtheframe(Figure81).

7.Removethebeltfromthehydraulicunitdrivepulleys
andtheenginepulley

8.Installthenewbeltaroundenginepulleyandthetwo
drivepulleys.

9.Usingaratchetinthesquareholeintheidlerarm,
installtheidlerspringtotheframe(Figure81).

10.Installthemowerbelt.RefertoReplacingtheMower
Belt.

Figure82

1.Bolt

2.Handle4.Nut

3.Controllever

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Note:Thebrakemustbeengagedandthe
motion-controlleversmustbeouttostartthe
engine.Theoperatordoesnothavetobeinthe
seat,becauseofthejumperwirebeingused.

7.Runtheunitforatleast5minuteswiththedrivelevers
atfullforwardspeedtobringthehydraulicoilupto
theoperatingtemperature.

Note:Themotion-controlleversneedstobein
neutralwhilemakinganynecessaryadjustments.

8.Bringthemotion-controlleversintotheneutral
position.

9.Adjustthepumpcontrolrodlengthsbyrotatingthe
doublenutsontherodintheappropriatedirection
untilthewheelsslightlycreepinreverse(Figure84).

Figure83

AdjustingtheMotion-Control Linkage

Locatedoneithersideofthefueltank,belowtheseatarethe
pump-controllinkages.Rotatingthepumplinkagewitha
1/2–inchwrenchallowsnetuningadjustmentssothatthe
machinedoesnotmoveinneutral.Anyadjustmentsshould
bemadeforneutralpositioningonly .

WARNING

Enginemustberunninganddrivewheelsmust
beturningsomotioncontroladjustmentcanbe
performed.Contactwithmovingpartsorhot
surfacesmaycausepersonalinjury.

Keepngers,hands,andclothingclearofrotating
componentsandhotsurfaces.

1.Priortostartingtheengine,pushthedeck-liftpedal,
andremovetheheight-of-cutpin.

2.Lowerdecktotheground.

3.Raisetherearofmachineupandsupportitwithjack
stands(orequivalentsupport).

Note:Raisethemachinejusthighenoughtoallow
drivewheelstoturnfreely.

4.Removetheelectricalconnectionfromtheseatsafety
switch,locatedunderthebottomcushionoftheseat.

Note:Theswitchisapartoftheseatassembly.

5.Temporarilyinstallajumperwireacrosstheterminals
intheconnectorofthemainwiringharness.

6.Starttheengineandrunitatfullthrottleandrelease
thebrake.

Figure84

1.Doublenuts

10.Movethemotion-controlleverstothereverseposition
andwhileapplyingslightpressuretothelever,allow
thereverse-indicatorspringstobringtheleversback
toneutral.

Note:Thewheelsmuststopturningorslightlycreep
inreverse.

11.Shutofftheunit,removethejumperwirefromthewire
harness,andplugtheconnectorintotheseatswitch.

12.Removethejackstands.

13.Raisethedeckandinstalltheheight-of-cutpin.

14.Checkthatthemachinedoesnotcreepinneutralwith
theparkbrakesdisengaged.

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AdjustingtheMotion-Control Damper

Thetopdampermountingboltcanbeadjustedtoobtaina
moredesiredmotion-controlleverresistance.SeeFigure85
formountingoptions.

Figure85

Right-handmotioncontrolshown

1.Torquethelocknutto23N-m(17ft-lb).Theboltmust
protrudepasttheendofthelocknutaftertorquing.

2.Mostresistance(rmestfeel)

3.Damper

4.Mediumresistance(mediumfeel)

5.Leastresistance(softestfeel)

Figure86

1.Flangednut2.Jamnut

AdjustingtheMotion-Control NeutralLockPivot

Theangednutcanbeadjustedtoobtainamoredesired
motion-controlleverresistancewhenmovingittotheneutral
lockposition.SeeFigure86foradjustmentoptions.

1.Loosenthejamnut.

2.Tightenorloosentheangednuttothedesiredfeel.

Formoreresistance,tightentheangednut.

Forlessresistance,loosentheangednut

3.Tightenthejamnut.

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HydraulicSystem

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H

3

4

Maintenance

ServicingtheHydraulic System

HydraulicOilType:Toro
orMobil

Important:Useoilspecied.Otheruidscouldcause
systemdamage.

EachHydraulicSystemOilCapacity:1.5L(1.59USqt)

persidewithlterchange

®

115W -50.

®

HYPR-OIL

™

500hydraulicoil

CheckingtheHydraulicOil

ServiceInterval:Every50hours—Checkthehydraulicoil

level.

1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface.

2.DisengagethePTO ,movethemotion-controlleversto
theneutral-lockedpositionandsettheparkingbrake.

3.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.

4.Allowtheengineandthehydraulicsystemtocoolfor
10minutes.

Note:Theoillevelonthedipstickwillbeincorrectif
theoilischeckedwhenthemachineishot.

5.Movetheseatforward.

6.Cleantheareaaroundthedipsticksofthe
hydraulic-systemreservoirs(Figure87).

Figure87

Eitherdipstickwillbeusedinthemachine

1.Full3.H—meanshighlevel

2.Add4.Dipsticklocationsunder
seat

WARNING

Hydraulicoilescapingunderpressurecan
penetrateskinandcauseinjury.

7.Removeonedipstickfromthehydraulicreservoir
(Figure87).

8.Wipethedipstickoffandthreadthedipstickintothe
reservoir.

9.Removethedipstickandlookattheend(Figure87).
Iftheoillevelisattheaddmark,slowlypouronly
enoughoilintothehydraulicreservoirtoraisethelevel
tothefullorHline.

Important:Donotoverllthehydraulicunits
withoilasdamagemayoccur.Donotrunthe
machinewiththeoilbelowtheaddmark.

10.Installthedipstick.

11.Repeatprocedurefortheoppositedipstick.

•Ifhydraulicoilisinjectedintotheskinit
mustbesurgicallyremovedwithinafew
hoursbyadoctorfamiliarwiththistype
ofinjury.Gangrenemayresultifthisis
notdone.

•Keepbodyandhandsawayfrompinhole
leaksornozzlesthatejecthighpressure
hydraulicoil.

•Usecardboardorpapertondhydraulic
leaks.

•Safelyrelieveallpressureinthehydraulic
systembeforeperforminganyworkonthe
hydraulicsystem.

•Makesureallhydraulicoilhosesandlines
areingoodconditionandallhydraulic
connectionsandttingsaretightbefore
applyingpressuretohydraulicsystem.

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ReplacingtheHydraulicFiltersand

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1

2

HydraulicOil

ServiceInterval:Aftertherst250hours—Changethe

hydraulicltersandhydraulicoilwhen
usinganytypeofoil.

Every250hours—Changethehydraulicltersand
hydraulicoilwhenusingMobil

®

1oil(moreoftenin

dirtyordustyconditions).

Every500hours—Changethehydraulicltersand
hydraulicoilwhenusingToro

®

HYPR-OIL

™

hydraulicoil(moreoftenindirtyordustyconditions).

Toreplacethehydraulicoil,theltersneedtoberemoved.
Replacebothatthesametime.Refertotheoilspecications
underServicingtheHydraulicSystem(page56)forthe
correctoil.

1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),movethe
motion-controlleverstotheneutral-lockedposition
andsettheparkingbrake.

2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.

3.Raisethemachineandsupportitwithjackstands
(Figure88).

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Figure89

BottomViewofMachine

1.Filterlocations

2.Hydrauliclter

6.Applyathincoatofhydraulicoiltotherubbergasket
onthereplacementlter(Figure89).

7.Installthereplacementhydrauliclter.

8.Installthepumpdrivebeltandthemowerbelt.

Figure88

1.Jackstands

4.Removeboththemowerbeltandthepumpdrivebelt.
Thiswillpreventoilgettingonthebelts.RefertoBelt

Maintenance(page51).

5.Placeadrainpanunderthelter,removetheoldlter
andwipethesurfaceclean(Figure89).

9.Removethejackstandsandlowerthemachine(Figure

88).

10.Addoiltothehydraulicreservoirandcheckforany
leaks.

11.Cleanupanyspilledoil.

12.Starttheengineandletitrunforabouttwominutesto
purgeairfromthesystem.Stoptheengineandcheck
forleaks.

13.Checktheoillevelwhiletheoiliscold.

14.Ifrequired,addoiltothehydraulicreservoir.Donot
overll.

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MowerDeck Maintenance

LevelingtheMowerDeck

SettingUptheMachine

Note:Ensurethatthemowerdeckisleveledbefore

matchingtheheightofcut(HOC).

1.Positionthemachineonaatsurface.

2.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),movethe
motion-controlleverstotheneutral-lockedposition
andsettheparkingbrake.

3.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.

4.Checkthetirepressureofthedrivetires.Ifneeded,
adjustthepressureto90kPa(13psi)

5.Positionthemowertothe76mm(3inch)height-of-cut
position.

LevelingtheDeck

1.Positionthemoweronaatsurface.

2.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.

3.Checkthetirepressureinthedrivetires.Proper
inationpressurefortiresis90kPa(13psi).Adjust
ifnecessary.

4.Positionthetransportlockinthelatchingposition.

5.Pushthedeckliftpedalallthewayforwardandthe
deckwilllatchatthe14cm(5-1/2inch)transport
position(Figure90).

Figure90

1.Deck-liftpedal

2.Height-of-cutpin

6.Inserttheheight-adjustmentpinintothe7.6cm(3
inch)cutting-heightposition.

7.Releasethetransportlockandallowthedecktolower
tothecuttingheight.

8.Raisethedischargechute.

9.Onbothsidesofthedeck,measurefromthelevel
surfacetothefronttipoftheblade(PostionA).The
measurementshouldread7.6mm(3inches);referto

Figure91.

3.Transportlock

1.7.6cm(3inches)atAis
correct

2.8.3cm(3-1/4inches)atB
iscorrect

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Figure91

3.Measureherefromthe
bladetiptohardsurface

4.MeasureatAandBon
bothsides

10.Ifneeded,loosentheangedlocknutonthesideofthe

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yokeandthejamnutontop.Fine-tunetheadjuster
screwbyturningittoget7.6mm(3inch)height
(Figure92).

Toincreasetheheight,turntheadjusterscrew
clockwise;todecreasetheheight,turnit
counterclockwise.

Figure93

1.Boltsatthebottomoftheheight-of-cutplate

13.Ifthedeckistoolow ,tightenthesinglepoint
adjustmentboltbyrotatingitclockwise.Ifthedeckis
toohigh,loosenthesinglepointadjustmentboltby
rotatingitcounterclockwise(Figure94).

Note:Loosenortightenthesinglepointadjustment
boltenoughtomovetheheight-of-cutplatemounting
boltsatleast1/3thelengthoftheavailabletravel

Figure92

intheirslots.Thiswillregainsomeup-and-down
adjustmentoneachofthe4decklinks.

1.Flangedlocknut3.Jamnut

2.Adjusterscrew4.Yoke

11.Ifthefrontdecklinksdonothaveenoughadjustment
toachieveaccuratecutheight,thesinglepoint
adjustmentcanbeutilizedtogainmoreadjustment.

12.Toadjustthesinglepointsystem,loosenthetwobolts
atthebottomoftheheight-of-cutplate.Referto

Figure93.

1.Singlepointadjustmentbolt

Figure94

14.Tightenthe2boltsatthebottomoftheheight-of-cut
plate(Figure93).Torquethemto37to45N-m(27
to33ft-lb).

Note:Inmostconditions,thebackbladetipshould
beadjusted6.4mm(1/4inch)higherthanthefront.

15.Onbothsidesofthedeck,measurefromthelevel
surfacetothebacktipoftheblade(PostionB).The

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measurementshouldread8.3cm(3-1/4inches);refer
toFigure91.

16.Fine-tunetheadjusterscrewbyturningittoget8.3
mm(3-1/4inches)height(Figure92).

Toincreasetheheight,turntheadjustmentnut
clockwise;todecreasetheheight,turnthenut
counterclockwise.

17.Measureuntilall4sidesarethecorrectheight.Tighten
allthejamnutsonthedeck-liftarmassemblies.

18.Lowerthedischargechute.

ServicingtheCuttingBlades

Maintainsharpbladesthroughoutthecuttingseason,because
sharpbladescutcleanlywithouttearingorshreddingthegrass
blades.Tearingandshreddingturnsgrassbrownattheedges,
whichslowsgrowthandincreasesthechanceofdisease.

Checkthecutterbladesdailyforsharpness,andforany
wearordamage.Filedownanynicksandsharpenthe
bladesasnecessary.Ifabladeisdamagedorworn,replace
itimmediatelywithagenuineT ororeplacementblade.For
convenientsharpeningandreplacement,youmaywantto
keepextrabladesonhand.

DANGER

Awornordamagedbladecanbreak,andapiece
ofthebladecouldbethrownintotheoperator's
orbystander'sarea,resultinginseriouspersonal
injuryordeath.

•Inspectthebladeperiodicallyforwearor
damage.

•Replaceawornordamagedblade.

BeforeInspectingorServicingthe
Blades

Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengagethe
blade-controlswitch(PTO),andsettheparkingbrake.Turn
theignitionkeytoOff.Removethekey .

InspectingtheBlades

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily

1.Inspectthecuttingedges(Figure95).Iftheedges
arenotsharporhavenicks,removeandsharpenthe
blades.RefertoSharpeningtheBlades.

2.Inspecttheblades,especiallythecurvedarea(Figure

95).Ifyounoticeanydamage,wear,oraslotforming

inthisarea(Figure95),immediatelyinstallanewblade.

Figure95

1.Cuttingedge3.Wear/slotforming

2.Curvedarea4.Crack

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CheckingforBentBlades

1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),movethe
motion-controlleverstotheneutral-lockedposition
andsettheparkingbrake.

2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.

3.Rotatethebladesuntiltheendsfaceforwardand
backward(Figure96).Measurefromalevelsurfaceto
thecuttingedge,positionA,oftheblades(Figure96).
Notethisdimension.

byothermanufacturersmayresultinnon-conformancewith
safetystandards.

1.Holdthebladeendusingaragorthickly-paddedglove.

2.Removethebladebolt,curvedwasher,andbladefrom
thespindleshaft(Figure97).

Figure96

1.Measureherefromblade
tohardsurface

4.Rotatetheoppositeendsofthebladesforward.

5.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedgeof
thebladesatthesamepositionasinstep3above.
Thedifferencebetweenthedimensionsobtainedin
steps3and4mustnotexceed1/8inch(3mm).Ifthis
dimensionexceeds1/8inch(3mm),thebladeisbent
andmustbereplaced;refertoRemovingtheBlades
andInstallingtheBlades.

2.PositionA

WARNING

Abladethatisbentordamagedcouldbreak
apartandcouldseriouslyinjureorkillyouor
bystanders.

•Alwaysreplacebentordamagedblade
withanewblade.

Figure97

1.Sailareaofblade3.Curvedwasher

2.Blade4.Bladebolt

SharpeningtheBlades

WARNING

Whensharpeningblades,piecesofabladecouldbe
thrownandcauseseriousinjury.

Wearpropereyeprotectionwhensharpening
blades.

1.Usealetosharpenthecuttingedgeatbothendsof
theblade(Figure98).Maintaintheoriginalangle.The
bladeretainsitsbalanceifthesameamountofmaterial
isremovedfrombothcuttingedges.

•Neverleorcreatesharpnotchesinthe
edgesorsurfacesofblade.

RemovingtheBlades

Bladesmustbereplacedifasolidobjectishit,ifthebladeis
outofbalanceorisbent.Toensureoptimumperformance
andcontinuedsafetyconformanceofthemachine,use
genuineT ororeplacementblades.Replacementbladesmade

Figure98

1.Sharpenatoriginalangle

2.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyputtingitonablade
balancer(Figure99).Ifthebladestaysinahorizontal
position,thebladeisbalancedandcanbeused.Ifthe

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bladeisnotbalanced,lesomemetalofftheendof
thesailareaonly(Figure100).Repeatthisprocedure
untilthebladeisbalanced.

Figure99

1.Blade2.Balancer

RemovingtheMowerDeck

Beforeservicingorremovingthemowerdeck,the
spring-loadeddeckarmsmustbelockedout.

WARNING

Deckliftarmassemblieshavestoredenergy.
Removingthedeckwithoutreleasingthestored
energycancauseseriousinjuryordeath.

Donotattempttodisassemblethedeckfromthe
frontframewithoutlockingoutthestoredenergy.

InstallingtheBlades

1.Installthebladeontothespindleshaft(Figure100).

Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblademustbe
pointingupwardtowardtheinsideofthemowerto
ensurepropercutting.

2.Installthespringdiskandthebladebolt.Thespring
diskconemustbeinstalledtowardthebolthead
(Figure100).Torquethebladeboltto115to150N-m
(85to110ft-lb).

1.Stoptheengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removethekey.Engagetheparkingbrake.

2.Removetheheight-adjustmentpinandlowerthedeck
totheground.

3.Placetheheight-adjustmentpininthe7.6cm(3inch)
cutting-heightlocation.

Note:Thislocksthedeckliftarmsinthelowest
positionwhenthedeckisremovedandthestored
energyinthedeckspringisreleased.

4.Removethebeltcovers.

5.Liftuptheoorpanandinsertaratchetintothesquare
holeinthedeckidler(Figure101).

6.Rotatethedeckidlerclockwiseandremovethemower
belt(Figure101).

1.Sailareaofblade

2.Blade

3.Curvedwasher

Figure100

4.Bladebolt

5.Conetowardsbolthead

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Figure102

Figure101

1.Clutchpulley5.Squareholeintheidler

2.Mowerbelt

3.Spring-loadedidlerpulley

4.Ratchet

armfortheratchet

6.Idlergreasetting

7.Beltguide

7.Removeandretainthehardwareonbothsidesofthe
deckasshowninFigure102orFigure103.

1.Rightstabilizer

2.Deckstrut(rightsideshown)

3.Removethereardeckliftattachmentshoulderboltandnut.

4.Removethefrontdeckliftattachmentshoulderboltandnut.

Figure103

1.Rightstabilizer

2.Deckstrut(rightsideshown)

3.Removethereardeckliftattachmentshoulderboltandnut.

4.Removethefrontdeckliftattachmentshoulderboltandnut.

8.Raisethedeckstrutsandsecurethemintheup
position.Slidethedeckouttotherightsideofthe
machine.

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ReplacingtheGrassDeector

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1

6 2

4

7

3

5

Cleaning

WARNING

Operatingthemachinewiththeenginerunningat
aspeedgreaterthanthefactorysettingcancause
themachinetothrowapartofthebladeorengine
towardtheoperatororabystanderandresultin
seriouspersonalinjuryordeath.

Neveroperatethemachineunlessyouinstallacover
plate,amulchplate,agrassdeector,orabagger.

1.Removethelocknut,bolt,spring,andspacerholding
thedeectortothepivotbrackets(Figure104).
Removethedamagedorworngrassdeector.

CleaningundertheMower

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily

1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),movethe
motion-controlleverstotheneutral-lockedposition
andsettheparkingbrake.

2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.

3.Raisethemowertothetransportposition.

DisposingofWaste

Engineoil,batteries,hydraulicoil,andenginecoolantare
pollutantstotheenvironment.Disposeoftheseaccordingto
yourstateandlocalregulations.

Figure104

1.Bolt

2.Spacer6.Grassdeector

3.Locknut

4.Spring

2.Placethespacerandthespringontothegrassdeector.
PlaceoneJendofthespringbehindthedeckedge.

Note:MakesureoneJ-endofthespringisinstalled
behindthedeckedgebeforeinstallingtheboltas
showninFigure104.

3.Installtheboltandthenut.PlaceoneJ-hookendof
thespringaroundthegrassdeector(Figure104).

Important:Thegrassdeectormustbeable
torotate.Liftthedeectoruptothefullopen
positionandensurethatitrotatesintothefull
downposition.

5.Springinstalled

7.J-hookendofspring

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Storage

CleaningandStorage

1.Disengagethepowertakeoff(blade-controlswitch
(PTO),settheparkingbrake,andturntheignitionkey
toOff.Removethekey.

2.Removegrassclippings,dirt,andgrimefromthe
externalpartsoftheentiremachine,especiallythe
engineandhydraulicsystem.Cleandirtandchafffrom
theoutsideoftheenginecylinderheadnsandblower
housing.

Important:Youcanwashthemachinewithmild
detergentandwater.Donotpressurewashthe
machine.Avoidexcessiveuseofwater,especially
nearthecontrolpanel,engine,hydraulicpumps,
andmotors.

3.Checkthebrake;refertoBrakeMaintenance(page50).

4.Servicetheaircleaner;refertoServicingtheAir

Cleaner(page35).

5.Greasethemachine;refertoLubrication(page32)

D.Restarttheengineandrunituntilitstops.

E.Disposeoffuelproperly .Recycleasperlocal

codes.

Important:Donotstore
stabilizer/conditionedfuelover90days.

13.Checkandtightenallbolts,nuts,andscrews.Repairor
replaceanypartthatisdamaged.

14.Paintallscratchedorbaremetalsurfaces.Paintis
availablefromyourAuthorizedServiceDealer.

15.Storethemachineinaclean,drygarageorstoragearea.
Removethekeyfromtheignitionswitchandkeepit
outofreachofchildrenorotherunauthorizedusers.
Coverthemachinetoprotectitandkeepitclean.

6.Changethecrankcaseoil;refertoCheckingthe

Engine-OilLevel(page36).

7.Checkthetirepressure;refertoCheckingtheTire

Pressure(page46).

8.Changethehydrauliclters;refertoServicingthe

HydraulicSystem(page56).

9.Chargethebattery;refertoServicingtheBattery(page

42).

10.Scrapeanyheavybuildupofgrassanddirtfromthe
undersideofthemower,thenwashthemowerwith
agardenhose.

Note:Runthemachinewiththeblade-controlswitch
(PTO)engagedandtheengineathighidlefor2to
5minutesafterwashing.

11.Checktheconditionoftheblades;referto(page).

12.Forstorageover30days,preparethemachineas
follows:

A.Addapetroleum-basedstabilizer/conditionerto

fuelinthetank.Followthemixinginstructions
fromthestabilizermanufacturer.Donotusean
alcohol-basedstabilizer(ethanolormethanol).

Note:Afuelstabilizer/conditionerismost
effectivewhenmixedwithfreshfuelandusedat
alltimes.

B.Runtheenginetodistributeconditionedfuel

throughthefuelsystem(5minutes).

C.Stoptheengine,allowittocool,anddrainthefuel

tank;refertoServicingtheFuelTank(page42).

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Troubleshooting

Problem

Theoil-temperaturelightisonandthe
enginerpmislow.

Theoil-pressurelightisonandtheengine
rpmislow.

Themalfunction-indicatorlight(MIL)
comeson.

PossibleCauseCorrectiveAction

1.Theengine-controlunithaslimited
enginerpm,knownas“limp”mode.

1.Theengine-controlunithaslimited
enginerpm,knownas“limp”mode.

1.Theengineistoohot.

2.Thereisoldgasinthegastank.2.Usenewgas.

3.Thefuel-shutoffvalveisnotopen
completely.

4.Theaircleanerisdirty .4.Makesurethattheaircleanerand

5.Thebatteryisnotcharged.

6.Incorrectfuelltersarebeingusedor
dirtyfuellters.

7.Theconnectionstosensorselectronic
controlunit(ECU)andfuelinjectors
arenotsecuredproperly.

8.Thebatteryhaslowvoltage.8.Ensurethatagood12voltbatteryis

9.Thefuseisblown.9.Checkandreplaceanyblownfuses.

1.Checktheengine-oillevel.Ifthelevel
isabovethe“add”line,contactan
AuthorizedToroServiceDealer.

1.Lettheenginecoolandcheckthe
engine-oillevel.Ifthelevelisabove
the“add”line,contactanAuthorized
ToroServiceDealer.

1.Turntheengineoffandletitcool.

3.Openthefuel-shutoffvalve.

precleanerareclean.Replaceif
necessary.

5.Chargeorreplacethebattery.

6.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.

7.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.

beingusedandisfullycharged.

Thestarterdoesnotcrank.

1.Thebladecontrolswitch(PTO)is
engaged.

2.Theparkingbrakeisnoton.

3.Thedriveleversarenotinneutrallock
position.

4.Theoperatorisnotseated.

5.Thebatteryisdead.

6.Theelectricalconnectionsare
corrodedorloose.

7.Thefuseisblown.7.Replacethefuse.

8.Therelayorswitchisdefective.8.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.

1.Movethebladecontrolswitch(PTO)
todisengaged.

2.Settheparkingbrake.

3.Ensurethatthedriveleversareinthe
neutrallockposition.

4.Sitontheseat.

5.Chargethebattery.

6.Checktheelectricalconnectionsfor
goodcontact.

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Problem

PossibleCauseCorrectiveAction

Theenginedoesnotstart,startshard,or
failstokeeprunning.

Theenginelosespower.

1.Thefueltankisempty .1.Fillthefueltank.

2.Thefuelshutoffvalveisclosed.2.Openthefuelshutoffvalve.

3.Theoillevelinthecrankcaseislow.3.Addoiltothecrankcase.

4.Thethrottleisnotinthecorrect
position.

5.Thereisdirtinfuellter.5.Replacethefuellter.

6.Thereisdirt,water,orstalefuelinthe
fuelsystem.

7.Theaircleanerisdirty .

8.Theseatswitchisnotfunctioning
properly.

9.Theelectricalconnectionsare
corroded,looseorfaulty.

10.Therelayorswitchisdefective.10.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.

11.Thesparkplugisfaulty.11.Clean,adjust,orreplacesparkplug.

12.Thesparkplugwireisnotconnected.

1.Theoilpressureislow.

2.Theoiltemperatureishigh.2.Lettheenginecoolandcheckthe

3.Theengineloadisexcessive.3.Reducethegroundspeed.

4.Theaircleanerisdirty .

5.Theoillevelinthecrankcaseislow.5.Addoiltothecrankcase.

6.Thecoolingnsandairpassages
abovetheengineareplugged.

7.Theventholeinthefuelcapisplugged.7.Cleanorreplacethefuelcap.

8.Thereisdirtinthefuellter.8.Replacethefuellter.

9.Thereisdirt,water ,orstalefuelisin
thefuelsystem.

4.Besurethatthethrottlecontrolis
midwaybetweenthe“SLOW”and
“FAST”positions.

6.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.

7.Cleanorreplacetheaircleaner
element.

8.Checktheseatswitchindicator.
Replacetheseatifneeded.

9.Checktheelectricalconnectionsfor
goodcontact.Cleantheconnector
terminalsthoroughlywithelectrical
contactcleaner,applydielectric
grease,andreconnect.

12.Checkthesparkplugwireconnection.

1.Checktheengine-oillevel.Ifthelevel
isabovethe“add”line,contactan
AuthorizedToroServiceDealer.

engine-oillevel.Ifthelevelisabove
the“add”line,contactanAuthorized
ToroServiceDealer.

4.Cleantheaircleanerelement.

6.Removetheobstructionfromthe
coolingnsandairpassages.

9.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.

Theengineoverheats.

Themowerpullsleftorright(withlevers
fullyforward).

Themachinedoesnotdrive.

1.Theengineloadisexcessive.1.Reducethegroundspeed.

2.Theoillevelinthecrankcaseislow.2.Addoiltothecrankcase.

3.Thecoolingnsandairpassages
abovetheengineareplugged.

1.Thetrackingneedsadjustment.1.Adjustthetracking.

2.Thetirepressureinthedrivetiresis
notcorrect.

1.Thebypassvalvesarenotclosedtight.1.Tightenthebypassvalves.

2.Thepumpbeltisworn,looseorbroken.

3.Thepumpbeltisoffapulley .3.Changethebelt.

4.Theidlerspringisbrokenormissing.4.Replacethespring.

5.Thehydraulicoillevelislowortoohot.5.Addhydraulicoiltoreservoirsorletit

3.Removetheobstructionfromthe
coolingnsandairpassages.

2.Adjustthetirepressureinthedrive
tires.

2.Changethebelt.

cooldown.

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Problem

PossibleCauseCorrectiveAction

Thereisanabnormalvibration.

Mowingisresultinginunevencutting
height.

Thebladesdonotrotate.

1.Thecuttingblade(s)is/arebentor
unbalanced.

2.Theblademountingboltisloose.2.Tightentheblademountingbolt.

3.Theenginemountingboltsareloose.3.Tightentheenginemountingbolts.

4.Theenginepulley ,idlerpulley,orblade
pulleyisloose.

5.Theenginepulleyisdamaged.

6.Thebladespindleisbent.

7.Themotormountislooseorworn.

1.Theblade(s)is/arenotsharp.1.Sharpentheblade(s).

2.Thecuttingblade(s)is/arebent.2.Installnewcuttingblade(s).

3.Themowerdeckisnotlevel.

4.Theundersideofmowerisdirty.4.Cleantheundersideofthemower.

5.Thetirepressureisnotcorrect.5.Adjustthetirepressure.

6.Thebladespindlebent.

1.Themowerdeckbeltisworn,loose
orbroken.

2.Themowerdeckbeltisoffpulley.

3.Thepumpdrivebeltisworn,looseor
broken.

4.Theidlerspringisbrokenormissing.4.Replacethespring.

1.Installnewcuttingblade(s).

4.Tightentheappropriatepulley.

5.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.

6.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.

7.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.

3.Levelthemowerdeckfromside-to-side
andfront-to-rear.

6.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.

1.Installanewdeckbelt.

2.Installthemowerdeckpulleyand
checktheidlerpulley,idlerarm,and
springforcorrectpositionandfunction.

3.Checkthebelttensionorinstallanew
belt.

Theclutchdoesnotengage.

1.Afuseisblown.1.Replacethefuse.Checkthecoil

2.Thereislowvoltagesupplyatthe
clutch.

3.Thecoilisdamaged.3.Replacetheclutch.

4.Thereisinadequatecurrentsupply.4.Repairorreplacetheclutchlead

5.Therotor/armatureairgapistoolarge.

resistance,batterycharge,charging
system,andwiringconnectionsand
replaceifnecessary .

2.Checkthecoilresistance,battery
charge,chargingsystem,andwiring
connectionsandreplaceifnecessary.

wireorelectricalsystem.Cleanthe
connectorcontacts.

5.Removetheshimorreplacetheclutch.

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Schematics

WireDiagram(Rev .A)

69

Notes:

70

Notes:

71

TheToroTotalCoverageWarranty

ALimitedWarranty(seewarrantyperiodsbelow)Contractor

Landscape

Equipment
(LCE)

ConditionsandProductsCovered

TheToroCompanyanditsafliate,T oroWarrantyCompany,pursuanttoanagreement
betweenthem,jointlypromisetotheoriginalpurchasertorepairtheT oroProducts
listedbelowifdefectiveinmaterialsorworkmanship.

Thefollowingtimeperiodsapplyfromthedateofpurchasebytheoriginalowner:

ProductsWarrantyPeriod

21in.Mowers2yearsResidentialUse

1yearCommercialUse

4

•Engines

Honda–2years

Kawasaki–3years

30in.Mowers2yearsResidentialUse

1yearCommercialUse

4

•Engines

Mid-SizeWalk-BehindMowers

4

•Engines

GrandStand

4

•Engines

•Frame

®

ZMaster

•Engines

2000SeriesMowers

4

•Frame

®

ZMaster

•Engines

•Frame

ZMaster

•Engines

4

®

4

3000SeriesMowers

5000SeriesMowers

®

Mowers

Kawasaki–3years

2years

Kawasaki–3years

5yearsor1,200hours

3years

Lifetime(originalowneronly)

4yearsor500hours

3years

Lifetime(originalowneronly)

5yearsor1,200hours
3years
Lifetime(originalowneronly)
5yearsor1,200hours

KohlerCommand–2years

KohlerEFI–3years

•Frame

®

ZMaster

•Engines

6000SeriesMowers

4

•Frame

®

ZMaster

•Engines

7000SeriesMowers

4

•Frame

®

ZMaster

•Engines

8000SeriesMowers

4

•Frame

Lifetime(originalowneronly)

5yearsor1,200hours

Kawasaki–3years

Lifetime(originalowneronly)

5yearsor1,200hours

2years

Lifetime(originalowneronly)

2yearsor1,200hours

2years

Lifetime(originalowneronly)

AllMowers

•Battery90daysPartsandLabor

1yearPartsonly

•BeltsandTires90days

•Attachments1year

1

Residentialusemeansuseoftheproductonthesamelotasyourhome.Useatmorethanone

locationisconsideredcommercialuseandthecommercialwarrantywouldapply.

2

Whicheveroccursrst.

3

LifetimeFrameW arranty-Ifthemainframe,consistingofthepartsweldedtogethertoformthe
tractorstructurethatothercomponentssuchastheenginearesecuredto,cracksorbreaksin
normaluse,itwillberepairedorreplaced,atToro'soption,underwarrantyatnocostforpartsand
labor.Framefailureduetomisuseorabuseandfailureorrepairrequiredduetorustorcorrosion
arenotcovered.

4

SomeenginesusedonToroProductsarewarrantedbytheenginemanufacturer .

1

1

2

3

2

3

2

3

2

3

2

3

2

3

2

3

InstructionsforObtainingWarrantyService

IfyouthinkthatyourT oroProductcontainsadefectinmaterialsorworkmanship,
followthisprocedure:

1.ContactanyAuthorizedT oroServiceDealertoarrangeserviceattheir
dealership.T olocateadealerconvenienttoyou,refertotheYellowPagesof
yourtelephonedirectory(lookunder“LawnMowers”)oraccessourwebsite
atwww.Toro.com.Y oumayalsocallthenumberslistedinitem#3tousethe
24-hourT oroDealerlocatorsystem.

2.Bringtheproductandyourproofofpurchase(salesreceipt)totheService
Dealer.Thedealerwilldiagnosetheproblemanddetermineifitiscovered
underwarranty.

3.IfforanyreasonyouaredissatisedwiththeServiceDealer’sanalysisorwith
theassistanceprovided,contactusat:

RLCCustomerCareDepartment

ToroWarrantyCompany

811 1LyndaleAvenueSouth

Bloomington,MN55420-1 196

888-865-5676(U.S.Customers)

888-865-5691(Canadacustomers)

OwnerResponsibilities

YoumustmaintainyourT oroProductbyfollowingthemaintenanceprocedures
describedintheOperator'sManual.Suchroutinemaintenance,whetherperformedby
adealerorbyyou,isatyourexpense.

ItemsandConditionsNotCovered

Thereisnootherexpresswarrantyexceptforspecialemissionsystemcoverage
andenginewarrantycoverageonsomeproducts.Thisexpresswarrantydoesnot
coverthefollowing:

•Costofregularmaintenanceserviceorparts,suchaslters,fuel,lubricants,oil

changes,sparkplugs,airltersbladesharpeningorwornblades,cable/linkage
adjustments,orbrakeandclutchadjustments

•Componentsfailingduetonormalwear

•Anyproductorpartwhichhasbeenalteredormisusedorneglectedandrequires

replacementorrepairduetoaccidentsorlackofpropermaintenance

•Pickupanddeliverycharges

•RepairsorattemptedrepairsbyanyoneotherthananAuthorizedT oroService

Dealer

•Repairsnecessaryduetofailuretofollowrecommendedfuelprocedure(consult

Operator'sManualformoredetails)

–Removingcontaminantsfromthefuelsystemisnotcovered

–Useofoldfuel(morethanonemonthold)orfuelwhichcontainsmorethan

10%ethanolormorethat15%MTBE

–Failuretodrainthefuelsystempriortoanyperiodofnon-useoverone

month

GeneralConditions

AllrepairscoveredbythesewarrantiesmustbeperformedbyanAuthorizedT oro
ServiceDealerusingT oroapprovedreplacementparts.

NeitherTheToroCompanynorToroWarrantyCompanyisliableforindirect,
incidentalorconsequentialdamagesinconnectionwiththeuseoftheT oro
Productscoveredbythiswarranty ,includinganycostorexpenseofproviding
substituteequipmentorserviceduringreasonableperiodsofmalfunctionor
non-usependingcompletionofrepairsunderthiswarranty.

Allimpliedwarrantiesofmerchantability(thattheproductistforordinaryuse)
andtnessforuse(thattheproductistforaparticularpurpose)arelimitedto
thedurationoftheexpresswarranty.

Somestatesdonotallowexclusionsofincidentalorconsequentialdamages,
orlimitationsonhowlonganimpliedwarrantylasts,sotheaboveexclusions
andlimitationsmaynotapplytoyou.

Thiswarrantygivesyouspeciclegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrights
whichvaryfromstatetostate.

CountriesOtherthantheUnitedStatesorCanada

CustomerswhohavepurchasedT oroproductsoutsidetheUnitedStatesorCanadashouldcontacttheirT oroDistributor(Dealer)toobtainguaranteepoliciesforyourcountry ,
province,orstate.IfforanyreasonyouaredissatisedwithyourDistributor'sserviceorhavedifcultyobtainingguaranteeinformation,contacttheToroimporter.Ifallother
remediesfail,youmaycontactusatT oroWarrantyCompany .

AustralianConsumerLaw:AustraliancustomerswillnddetailsrelatingtotheAustralianConsumerLaweitherinsidetheboxoratyourlocalT oroDealer.

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