Checking The Engine Oil Level; Checking And Adjusting The Skids; Checking And Adjusting The Traction Cable - Toro Power Max HD 1028 OHXE 38826 Operator's Manual

Checking the Engine Oil Level

Service Interval: Before each use or daily—Check the engine
oil level and add oil if necessary.
1. Remove the dipstick, wipe it clean, then fully install
the dipstick.
2. Remove the dipstick and check the oil level
If the oil level is below the Add mark on the dipstick,
add oil. Refer to 6 Filling the Engine with Oil (page
1. Full
Checking and Adjusting the
Skids
Service Interval: Yearly—Check the skids and adjust them
if necessary.
Check the skids to ensure that the auger does not contact
the paved or gravel surface. Adjust the skids as needed to
compensate for wear.
1. Check the tire pressure. Refer to Checking the Tire
Pressure.
2. Loosen the nuts that secure both skids to the auger
sides until the skids slide up and down easily
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Figure 42
2. Add oil
42).
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1. 1/2 inch (1.3 cm)
3. Support the side plates so that they are at least 1/2
inch (1.3 cm) above a level surface.
Important: The auger blades must be supported
above the ground by the skids.
4. Ensure that the scraper is 1/8 inch (3 mm) above and
parallel to a level surface.
Note: If the pavement is cracked, rough, or uneven,
adjust the skids to raise the scraper. For gravel surfaces,
adjust the skids further down to prevent the machine
from picking up rocks.
5. Move the skids down until they are even with the
ground.
6. Firmly tighten the nuts that secure both skids to the
auger sides.
Note: To quickly adjust the skids if they loosen,
support the scraper 1/8 inch (3 mm) off the pavement,
then adjust the skids down to the pavement.
Note: If the skids become excessively worn, you can
turn them over and set the unused side toward the
pavement.
Checking and Adjusting the
Traction Cable
Service Interval: After the first 2 hours—Inspect the
Yearly—Inspect the traction cable and adjust or
replace it if necessary.
If the machine does not drive in the forward or reverse speeds
or it drives when you release the traction lever, adjust the
traction cable.
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With the traction lever disengaged, check the pin in the
elongated slot in the left side of the machine above the tire.
There should be a gap of 1/32 to 1/16 inch (1 to 1.5 mm)
from the front of the slot to the front edge of the pin
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Figure 43
traction cable and adjust it if necessary.
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