Checking And Adjusting The Traction Cable; Checking The Engine Oil Level; Checking And Adjusting The Skids And Scraper - Toro 38624 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
(Figure 35). If the oil level is below the Add mark
on the dipstick, add oil. Refer to Filling the Engine
with Oil.
Checking and Adjusting the
Skids and Scraper
Service Interval: Yearly
Check the skids and the scraper to ensure that the auger
does not contact the paved or gravel surface. Adjust the
skids and the scraper 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
(Figure 36).
Figure 35
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 snowthrower 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—Check
the traction cable and adjust it if
necessary.
Yearly—Check the traction cable and
adjust or replace it if necessary.
If the snowthrower does not drive in the forward or
reverse speeds or it drives when you release the traction
lever, adjust the traction cable.
With the traction lever disengaged, check the pin in the
elongated slot in the left side of the snowthrower 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 (Figure 37).
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Figure 36