Drive System Maintenance; Checking The Tire Pressure; Checking The Torque Of The Wheel Nuts; Changing The Transmission-Oil Filter - Toro T4240 Operator's Manual

Drive System
Maintenance

Checking the Tire Pressure

Service Interval: Before each use or daily
Check the air pressure in the front and rear tires.
Refer to the chart below for the correct pressure.
Important:
Maintain correct tire pressure in all
tires to ensure correct contact with the turf.
Tires Tire Type
Front Axle 26 x 12 -
12, 4 ply
Rear Axle 20 x 10 -
8, 4 ply
Checking the Torque of the
Wheel Nuts
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
Torque the wheel nuts to 200 N∙m (148 ft-lb) for the
front axle, and 54 N∙m (40 ft-lb) for the rear axle.
WARNING
Failure to maintain proper torque of the wheel
nuts could result in personal injury.
Ensure that the wheel nuts are torqued
properly.
Changing the
Transmission-Oil Filter
Service Interval: After the first 50 hours
Every 500 hours
1. Unscrew and remove the bottom of the
transmission-oil filter housing.
2. Withdraw the filter element and discard it.
3. Refit a new filter element.
4. Install the housing.
Recommended Tire Pressures
Turf Road Maximum
Conditions Conditions Pressure
0.7 bar (10 1.4 bar (20 1.7 bar (25
psi) psi)
0.7 bar (10 1.4 bar (20 1.7 bar (25
psi) psi)
1. Transmission-oil filter
2. Center cutting unit
psi)
Checking the Rear Wheel
Alignment
psi)
Service Interval: Every 500 hours
To prevent excessive tire wear and ensure safe
machine operation, the rear wheels must be correctly
aligned to 3 to 8 mm (0.12 to 0.31 inches).
1. Set the rear wheels in the straight ahead
position.
2. Measure and compare the distance between
the front sidewalls and the rear sidewalls at the
wheel center height
Note:
must be set 3 to 8 mm (0.12 to 0.31 inches) less
than the distance between the rear sidewalls.
1. Wheel center height
2. Tire
3. To adjust the alignment of the rear wheels, back
off the left and right locknuts on the track rod
assembly.
Note:
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Figure 41
3. Hydraulic-oil tank
(Figure 42).
The distance between the front sidewalls
Figure 42
3. Direction of forward travel
4. Track-rod assembly
The left locknut is a left thread.
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