Check And Clean The Hydraulic Units; Brake Maintenance; Adjusting The Parking Brake - Toro 74955 Operator's Manual

Check and Clean the Hydraulic
Units
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
1. Disengage the PTO and set the parking brake.
2. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all moving
parts to stop before leaving the operating position.
3. Move the seat forward.
4. Clean the debris and grass from the hydraulic units
(Figure 71).
5. Position the seat.
Figure 71
1. Hydraulic units

Brake Maintenance

Adjusting the Parking Brake

Service Interval: After the first 100 hours
Check to make sure the brake is adjusted properly before
adjusting.
Note: This procedure must be followed after the first 100
hours or when a brake component has been removed or
replaced.
1. Drive the machine onto a level surface.
2. Disengage the blade-control switch (PTO), move the
3. Stop the engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and
4. Raise the back of the machine up and support the
5. Remove the rear tires from the machine.
6. Remove any debris from the brake area.
7. Rotate the drive wheel release handle to the released
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8. Check to see if there is a visible gap between the
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Every 500 hours thereafter
motion-control levers to the neutral locked position
and engage the parking brake.
remove the key.
machine with jack stands.
DANGER
Mechanical or hydraulic jacks may fail to
support machine and cause a serious injury.
• Use jack stand when supporting machine.
• Do not use hydraulic jacks.
position. Refer to Using the Drive-Wheel-Release
Valves (page 27).
L-bracket and the linkage stop (Figure 72).