Check Before Operating; Opening The Hood; Closing The Hood; Removing The Side Panels - Toro 73542 Operator's Manual

Check Before
Operating
Each time before operating your tractor, check the
following:
Fuel level
Engine oil level
Debris on the air-intake screens
Debris in the engine area
Debris on the rear transaxle cover
The safety interlock system
The brake
Some of these steps will require that you open the hood or
remove the side panels on the tractor.

Opening the Hood

1. Park the machine on a level surface, disengage the
power take off (PTO), set the parking brake, lower the
attachment lift, stop the engine, and remove the
ignition key.
2. Push the hood latch to the left (Fig. 2).
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Figure 2
1. Hood latch
3. Raise the hood to full height.
Caution
Components under the hood will be hot if the
tractor has been running. If you touch hot
components you may be burned.
Allow the tractor to cool before performing
maintenance or touching components under the
hood.

Closing the Hood

The hood catch is located at the left hand corner of the
grill.
1. Press rearward on the hood catch as you begin to lower
the hood.
2. Push the hood down until the latch closes.
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1. Hood catch

Removing the Side Panels

1. Park the machine on a level surface, disengage the
PTO, set the parking brake, lower the attachment lift,
stop the engine, and remove the ignition key.
2. Raise the hood.
3. Lift up and twist each of the two side panel latches
until they line up with the open slot (Fig. 4).
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1. Side panel latch
4. Pull the top of the side panel toward you until the side
panel latches pass through the open slot.
5. Lift the side panel from the tractor.
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Front of tractor
Figure 3
2. Hood hinges
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Figure 4
2. Open slot
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