Toro Commercial Products Service Tips 94826SL Rev F Owners Manual - English

Commercial Products Service Tips Part No. 94826SL, Rev. F Table Of Contents General Information 1 Hydraulic Systems 11 Electrical Systems 16 Rotary Mowers 18 Reel Mowers 21 Vehicles and Specialty Equipment 37 General Information Safety The Toro Company cares about your safety. Make sure you read and understand the Operator’s Manual for your machine before operating or servicing it. Become familiar with all safety signs (decals) on the machine.

To further assist in safety education, The Toro Company and the St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company have developed a comprehensive operator safety education program, specifically designed for golf course employees and other operators of commercial mowing equipment. Turf Maintenance Equipment Safety Education Program (English and Espanol): Part No. 92794SV Operator Training Videos Operator Training Videos help demonstrate procedures for safe operation and daily maintenance of Toro Commercial Products. Each VHS cassette contains English and Espanol versions. Visit the Customer Care pages of the Toro web site for a listing of available videos as well as on­line slide shows and quizzes. Go to www.toro.com/golf or www.toro.com/grounds and select Customer Care. Toro Service Training 1 Service Tips Preventive Maintenance To get the most out of your equipment investment, it is important to have a good preventive maintenance program. Doing scheduled maintenance and adjustments will prolong the life of your equipment, help prevent expensive downtime and give the best possible quality of cut and performance. Experience has shown that a high percentage of problems that occur in turf equipment have developed over a period of time and could have been prevented by adjustment, lubrication, or other required maintenance. Follow the maintenance and adjustment recommendations listed in the Operator’s Manual. Some products may also have a Quick Reference maintenance decal on the machine. Recommended maintenance intervals should be considered minimum requirements. If the equipment is operated in particularly harsh conditions, such as very hot weather, during the “grow in ” period after construction, or on topdressed greens, these procedures may have to be performed more often. Use original Toro parts when doing maintenance or repairs. These parts have been tested and designed for this specific, very demanding, application. “Will fit ” parts may look the same and fit, but they can give totally different performance. Don’t take a risk on your important equipment investment by saving a little money now that can cost you expensive repairs or increased maintenance intervals later. Maintenance Schedules Keep records for each machine to make sure these maintenance procedures are being performed at the proper time. These records will also help you predict parts inventory needs. If you keep a stock of required maintenance parts, such as filters, bedknives, belts and seals, you won’t be caught in a situation where important maintenance was not performed on schedule because of lack of parts. Maintenance schedules are included in your Operator’s Manual. Service Tips 2 Toro Service Training Service Manuals Service Manuals are an important supplement to your Operator’s Manual; they provide information for troubleshooting, adjusting, testing and repair of major systems and components on your machine. NOTE: While most items on Toro equipment are easily maintained and serviced, some service procedures require specialized skills, tools and knowledge. These special services are best performed by your Toro Distributor. These Manuals are available in English language only. Visit the Customer Care pages of the Toro web site for a listing of available Service Manuals. Go to www.toro.com/golf or www.toro.com/grounds and select Customer Care. The complete collection of Service Manuals for Commercial Products is also available on the Service Reference CD­ROM. Toro Service Training 3 Service Tips Service Reference CD­ROM A CDROM is available that contains a collection of all available Service Manuals and Maintenance Schedules for Toro Commercial Products. This CD­ROM also contains Training Guides on various topics, such as Fundamentals of Hydraulics, and Electrical Systems and Components. Most of the documents on this CD­ROM are in English language only. Some Training Guides on this CD are also provided in Espanol. Service Reference CD­ROM Part No. 02094SD The files on this disk are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format (Portable Document Format). If your don’t already have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your PC, the Acrobat Reader install program is included on the disk. The PDF documents retain the appearance of the original published materials and can be viewed on your computer screen or printed out for reference. For easy navigation, a “point and click ” menu system is provided to access the documents. System Requirements: Pentium processor based computer. Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, WIndows ME, Windows 2000 or Windows XP. 32 MB RAM 10 MB available hard disk space. CD­ROM drive. Customer Care the Internet Toro has a Customer Support page for Commercial Products on the Internet. Go to www.toro.com/golf or www.toro.com/grounds and select Customer Care. Here you will find useful information for almost the entire line of Commercial Products. Within these pages you will find links to: ­ Service Bulletins ­ Service Tips ­ Service Manuals ­ Service Training Guides ­ Operator Training Service Tips 4 Toro Service Training Training Guides Training guides can be an important reference tool to help you understand some of the fundamentals behind maintaining and servicing your equipment. Use these training guides as supplements to your Operator’s Manuals and Service Manuals. Visit the Customer Care pages of the Toro web site for a listing of available Service Training Guides. Go to www.toro.com/golf or www.toro.com/grounds and select Customer Care. The complete collection of Service Training Guides for Commercial Products is also available on the Service Reference CD­ROM. Toro Service Training 5 Service Tips Operate Toro Turf Maintenance Equipment at Full Engine RPM Hydraulic systems and other drive systems on Toro turf maintenance equipment are designed for operation at full governed engine RPM. Operating engine powered mowers, sweepers or aerators at less than full engine RPM can result in poor performance and unsatisfactory results. NOTE: On machines with hydrostatic drive systems, the traction pedal is used to control forward speed and “gearing “. For example, as you let up on the pedal, forward speed decreases, but power transmitted to the wheels increases. When you get in a difficult traction situation, such as going up a hill, the tendency may be to push down on the traction pedal ­ don’t ­ instead, let up on the pedal to get a lower “gear ” and more power to the wheels. Cleaning Radiators, Oil Coolers and Screens When cleaning or removing debris from radiators, oil coolers or cooling screens, always use low pressure compressed air (less than 90 PSI). Be careful not to bend the cooling fins. Do not use water to clean radiators, oil coolers and screens. Water, combined with dirt and debris can plug the cooling passages in a radiator or oil cooler. The debris can often contain some amount of turf chemical or fertilizer residue. These chemicals, combined with water and debris, can create a corrosive mixture which may accelerate deterioration of metal components, such as radiators, oil coolers and sheet metal parts. Service Tips 6 Toro Service Training Washing the Machine In some areas “reclaimed ” or “gray ” water may be used for irrigation.

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