Recommended Maintenance Schedule(S); Preparing For Maintenance; Checking And Adjusting The Skids And Scraper - Toro Power Max 6000 Operator's Manual

Maintenance
Note: Determine the left and right sides of the machine from the normal operating position.

Recommended Maintenance Schedule(s)

Maintenance Service
Interval
After the first 2 hours
Yearly
Yearly or before storage
Important: You can find more information about maintaining and servicing your snowthrower at
www.Toro.com.

Preparing for Maintenance

1. Move the snowthrower to a level surface.
2. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
3. Remove the ignition key.
4. After performing the maintenance procedure(s),
insert the ignition key.
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
(Figure 32).
Maintenance Procedure
• Inspect the traction cable and adjust it if necessary.
• Check the auger/impeller cable and adjust it if necessary.
• Check the skids and the scraper and adjust them if necessary.
• Inspect the traction cable and adjust or replace it if necessary.
• Check the auger/impeller cable and adjust it if necessary.
• Check the auger gearbox oil and add oil if necessary.
• Lubricate the hex shaft.
• Inspect the spark plug. Replace and/or gap it if necessary.
• Check the air pressure in the tires and inflate them to 17–20 psi (116–137 kPa).
• Drain the gasoline and run the engine to dry out the fuel tank and the carburetor at
the end of the season.
• Have an Authorized Service Dealer inspect and replace the traction drive belt and/or
the auger/impeller drive belt, if necessary.
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
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Figure 32