Preparing For Maintenance; Checking The Engine Oil Level; Checking And Adjusting The Skids And Scraper; Checking And Adjusting The Traction Cable - Toro 38810 Operator's Manual

Preparing for Maintenance

1. Move the machine to a level surface.
2. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
3. Disconnect the spark plug wire. Refer to Replacing
the Spark Plug.

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 33).
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
and adjust them if necessary.
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.
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1. 1/8 inch (3 mm)
Important: The auger blades must be supported
above the ground by the skids.
3. 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.
4. Move the skids down until they are even with the
ground.
5. 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
traction cable and adjust it if necessary.
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.
If the left hand (traction) cable is not properly adjusted, do
the following steps:
1. Loosen the jam nut.
2. Engage the traction lever and hold it in place (Figure
35).
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