Pre-Maintenance Procedures; Pre-Maintenance Safety; Removing The Hood - Toro Reelmaster 7000-D Operator's Manual

CAUTION
If you leave the key in the ignition switch, someone could accidently start the engine and
seriously injure you or other bystanders.
Remove the key from the ignition before you do any maintenance.
Pre-Maintenance
Procedures

Pre-Maintenance Safety

•
Before adjusting, cleaning, repairing, or leaving
the machine, do the following:
– Park the machine on a level surface.
– Move the throttle switch to the low-idle position.
– Disengage the cutting units.
– Lower the cutting units.
– Ensure that the traction is in neutral.
– Engage the parking brake.
– Shut off the engine and remove the key.
– Wait for all moving parts to stop.
– Allow machine components to cool before
performing maintenance.
•
If possible, do not perform maintenance while the
engine is running. Keep away from moving parts.
•
Use jack stands to support the machine or
components when required.
•
Carefully release pressure from components with
stored energy.

Removing the Hood

1. Release the hood latches
open the hood.
(Figure 66) and pivot
1. Hood latch (2)
2. Remove the cotter pins securing the rear hood
brackets to the frame pins and lift off the hood.
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Figure 66
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