Toro Mid-Size ProLine Pistol Grip Hydro, 15 HP User manual

Form No. 3354-447 Rev A

Mid-Size Pistol Grip, Hydro,

15hp with 36in Side Discharge

Mower

Model No. 30433 —Serial No. 260000001 and Up

Register your product at www.Toro.com Original Instructions (EN)

Warning

CALIFORNIA

Pr oposition 65 W ar ning

T he engine exhaust fr om this pr oduct

contains chemicals kno wn to the State of

Calif or nia to cause cancer , bir th defects, or

other r epr oducti v e har m.

T his spark ignition system complies with Canadian

ICES-002

Important: T his engine is not equipped

with a spar k ar r ester muf ﬂer . It is a

violation of Calif or nia Public R esource Code

Section 4442 to use or operate the engine

on an y f or est-co v er ed, br ush-co v er ed, or

g rass-co v er ed land. Other states or federal

ar eas may ha v e similar la ws.

T he enclosed Engine Owner’ s Man ual is

supplied f or inf or mation r egarding the US

En vir onmental Pr otection Agency (EP A) and

the Calif or nia Emission Contr ol R egulation of

emission systems, maintenance, and w ar ranty .

R eplacements may be order ed thr ough the

engine man uf actur er .

Introduction

R ead this infor mation carefully to lear n ho w to

operate and maintain y our product properly and

to a v oid injur y and product damag e . Y ou are

responsible for operating the product properly

and safely .

Y ou ma y contact T oro directly at www .T oro .com

for product and accessor y infor mation, help

ﬁnding a dealer , or to register y our product.

W henev er y ou need ser vice , g en uine T oro par ts ,

or additional infor mation, contact an A uthorized

Ser vice Dealer or T oro Customer Ser vice and ha v e

the model and serial n umbers of y our product

ready . Figure 1 identiﬁes the location of the model

and serial n umbers on the product. W rite the

n umbers in the space pro vided.

Figure 1

1. Location of the model and serial numbers

Model No.

Serial No.

T his man ual identiﬁes potential hazards and has

safety messag es identiﬁed b y the follo wing w ords:

• Danger signals an extreme hazard that will

cause serious injur y or death if y ou do not

follo w the recommended precautions .

• W ar ning signals a hazard that may cause

serious injur y or death if y ou do not follo w the

recommended precautions .

• Caution signals a hazard that ma y cause minor

or moderate injur y if y ou do not follo w the

recommended precautions .

T his man ual uses tw o other w ords to highlight

infor mation. Impor tant calls attention to special

mec hanical infor mation and Note emphasizes

g eneral infor mation w or th y of special attention.

Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Safe Operating Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

T oro Mo w er Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Slope Char t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Safety and Instr uctional Decals . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

1 R emo ving the Shipping

Brac k et and Shipping

W ashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2 Installing the Handle

Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3 Installing the Fuel T ank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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4 Installing the Control R ods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

5 Install the Speed Control

R od . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

6 Installing the Hair pin Cotter Pins

and Spacers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

7 Chec king the Hy draulic Fluid and

Engine Oil Lev el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

8 Setting Up the Hy dro

Linkag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

9 R eading the Man ual and Viewing

the Safety Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Product Ov er view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Adding Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Chec king the Engine Oil Lev el . . . . . . . . . . . 21

T hink Safety First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Operating the P arking Brak e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Star ting and Stopping the

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Operating the Neutral Loc ks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Operating the Mo w er Blade

Control (PTO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

T he Safety Interloc k System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Dri ving the Mac hine F orw ard and

Bac kw ard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Bringing the Mac hine to Neutral

P osition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Stopping the Mac hine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Pushing the Mac hine b y Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

T ranspor ting Mac hines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Using the Side Disc harg e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Adjusting the Height-of-Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Adjusting the Center Gag e

W heels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Adjusting the Handle Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

R ecommended Maintenance

Sc hedule(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Ho w to Grease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

W here to Add Grease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Lubricating the Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Greasing the PTO Dri v e Belt

Idler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Engine Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Ser vicing the Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Ser vicing the Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Ser vicing the Spark Plug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Fuel System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Ser vicing the Fuel T ank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Ser vicing the Fuel Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Electrical System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Ser vicing the Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Dri v e System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Adjusting the Speed Control

Linkag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

T emporar y Neutral Stud

Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Adjusting the Hy dro Control

Linkag es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Adjusting the Neutral Stud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Adjusting the Control R od . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Adjusting the T rac king . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Chec king the Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

R e placing the Caster W heel F ork

Bushings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Ser vicing the Caster W heel and

Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Adjusting the Electric Clutc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Cooling System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Cleaning the Air Intak e Screen . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Brak e Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Ser vicing the Brak e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Belt Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

R e placing the Mo w er Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

R e placing the PTO Dri v e Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Hy draulic System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Ser vicing the Hy draulic

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Mo w er Dec k Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Ser vicing the Cutting Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Cor recting the Mo w er Quality of

Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

F rame Set Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Chec king the Mo w er Dec k

F ront-to-R ear Pitc h . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Changing the Dec k F ront-to-R ear

Pitc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Chec king the Dec k Side-to-Side

Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Changing the Side-to-Side

Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Matc hing the Height of Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

R e placing the Grass Deﬂector . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Storag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Cleaning and Storag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

T roubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Sc hematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Safety

Note: T he addition of attac hments made b y

other man ufacturers that do not meet American

National Standards Institute cer tiﬁcation will cause

noncompliance of this mac hine .

Improper use or maintenance b y the operator or

o wner can result in injur y . T o reduce the potential

for injur y , comply with these safety instr uctions

and alw a ys pa y attention to the safety aler t symbol

, whic h means CA UTION , W ARNING , or

D ANGER-“personal safety instr uction." F ailure

to comply with the instr uction ma y result in

personal injur y or death.

Safe Operating Practices

T he follo wing instr uctions are from ANSI

standard B71.4-2004.

Training

• R ead the Operator’ s Man ual and other training

material. If the operator(s) or mec hanic(s) can

not read English it is the o wner’ s responsibility

to explain this material to them.

• Become familiar with the safe operation of the

equipment, operator controls , and safety signs .

• All operators and mec hanics should be trained.

T he o wner is responsible for training the users .

• Nev er let c hildren or untrained people operate

or ser vice the equipment. Local regulations

ma y restrict the ag e of the operator .

• T he o wner/user can prev ent and is responsible

for accidents or injuries occur ring to himself

or herself , other people or proper ty .

Preparation

• Ev aluate the ter rain to deter mine what

accessories and attac hments are needed to

properly and safely perfor m the job . Only use

accessories and attac hments appro v ed b y the

man ufacturer .

• W ear appropriate clothing including hard hat,

safety glasses and hearing protection. Long

hair , loose clothing or jew elr y ma y g et tangled

in mo ving par ts .

• Inspect the area where the equipment is to be

used and remo v e all objects suc h as roc ks , to ys

and wire whic h can be thro wn b y the mac hine .

• Use extra care when handling g asoline and

other fuels . T hey are ﬂammable and v apors

are explosi v e .

– Use only an appro v ed container

– Nev er remo v e g as cap or add fuel with

engine r unning . Allo w engine to cool

before refueling . Do not smok e .

– Nev er refuel or drain the mac hine indoors .

• Chec k that operator’ s presence controls ,

safety switc hes and shields are attac hed and

functioning properly . Do not operate unless

they are functioning properly .

Operation

• Nev er r un an engine in an enclosed area.

• Only operate in g ood light, k ee ping a w a y from

holes and hidden hazards .

• Be sure all dri v es are in neutral and parking

brak e is eng ag ed before star ting engine . Only

star t engine from the operator’ s position.

• Be sure of y our footing while using this

mac hine , especially when bac king up . W alk,

don ’ t r un. Nev er operate on w et g rass .

R educed footing could cause slipping .

• Slo w do wn and use extra care on hillsides . Be

sure to tra v el side to side on hillsides . T urf

conditions can affect the mac hine’ s stability .

Use caution while operating near drop-offs .

• Slo w do wn and use caution when making tur ns

and when c hanging directions on slopes .

• Nev er raise dec k with the blades r unning .

• Nev er operate with the PTO shield, or other

guards not securely in place . Be sure all

interloc ks are attac hed, adjusted properly , and

functioning properly .

• Nev er operate with the disc harg e deﬂector

raised, remo v ed or altered, unless using a g rass

catc her .

• Do not c hang e the engine g o v er nor setting or

o v erspeed the engine .

• Stop on lev el g round, diseng ag e dri v es , eng ag e

parking brak e (if pro vided), shut off engine

before lea ving the operator’ s position for any

reason including emptying the catc hers or

unclog ging the c hute .

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• Stop equipment and inspect blades after

striking objects or if an abnor mal vibration

occurs . Mak e necessar y re pairs before

resuming operations .

• K ee p hands and feet a w a y from the cutting

unit.

• Look behind and do wn before bac king up to

be sure of a clear path.

• K ee p pets and b ystanders a w a y .

• Slo w do wn and use caution when making tur ns

and crossing roads and sidew alks . Stop blades

if not mo wing .

• Be a w are of the mo w er disc harg e direction and

do not point it at any one .

• Do not operate the mo w er under the inﬂuence

of alcohol or dr ugs .

• Use care when loading or unloading the

mac hine into or from a trailer or tr uc k.

• Use care when approac hing blind cor ners ,

shr ubs , trees , or other objects that ma y obscure

vision.

Maintenance and storage

• Diseng ag e dri v es , set parking brak e , stop

engine and remo v e k ey or disconnect spark

plug wire . W ait for all mo v ement to stop

before adjusting, cleaning or re pairing .

• Clean g rass and debris from cutting unit,

dri v es , m ufﬂers , and engine to help prev ent

ﬁres . Clean up oil or fuel spillag e .

• Let engine cool before storing and do not store

near ﬂame .

• Shut off fuel while storing or transpor ting . Do

not store fuel near ﬂames or drain indoors .

• P ark mac hine on lev el g round. Set parking

brak e . Nev er allo w untrained personnel to

ser vice mac hine .

• Use jac k stands to suppor t components when

required.

• Carefully release pressure from components

with stored energ y .

• Disconnect the batter y or remo v e spark plug

wire before making any re pairs . Disconnect

the neg ati v e ter minal ﬁrst and the positi v e last.

R econnect the positi v e ﬁrst and neg ati v e last.

• Use care when c hec king blades . W rap the

blade(s) or w ear glo v es , and use caution when

ser vicing them. Only re place blades . Nev er

straighten or w eld them.

• K ee p hands and feet a w a y from mo ving par ts .

If possible , do not mak e adjustments with the

engine r unning .

• K ee p all par ts in g ood w orking condition and

all hardw are tightened. R e place all w or n or

damag ed decals .

Toro Mower Safety

T he follo wing list contains safety infor mation

speciﬁc to T oro products and other safety

infor mation y ou m ust kno w .

T his product is capable of amputating hands and

feet and thro wing objects . Alw a ys follo w all safety

instr uctions to a v oid serious injur y or death.

T his product is designed for cutting and recycling

g rass or , when equipped with a g rass bag g er , for

catc hing cut g rass . Any use for pur poses other

than these could pro v e dang erous to user and

b ystanders .

General Operation

• Be sure the area is clear of other people before

mo wing . Stop the mac hine if any one enters

the area.

• Do not touc h equipment or attac hment par ts

whic h ma y be hot from operation. Allo w to

cool before attempting to maintain, adjust or

ser vice .

• Use only T oro appro v ed attac hments .

W ar ranty ma y be v oided if used with

unappro v ed attac hments .

• Chec k carefully for o v erhead clearances (i.e .

branc hes , doorw a ys , electrical wires) before

operating under any objects and do not contact

them.

Slope Operation

All slopes and ramps require extra caution. If y ou

feel uneasy on a slope , do not mo w it.

• R emo v e obstacles suc h as roc ks , tree limbs , etc .

from the mo wing area.

• W atc h for holes , r uts or bumps . T all g rass can

hide obstacles .

• Use caution near drop-offs , ditc hes , or

embankments . T he mac hine could suddenly

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tur n o v er if a wheel g oes o v er the edg e of a

cliff or ditc h, or if an edg e ca v es in.

• Use extra care with g rass catc hers or other

attac hments . T hese can c hang e the stability of

the mac hine .

• K ee p all mo v ement on slopes slo w and g radual.

Do not mak e sudden c hang es in speed or

direction.

• Mo w slopes side to side .

• Do not mo w slopes g reater than 15 deg rees .

Service

• Nev er store the mac hine or fuel container

inside where there is an open ﬂame , suc h as

near a w ater heater or fur nace .

• K ee p n uts and bolts tight, especially the blade

attac hment bolts . K ee p equipment in g ood

condition.

• Nev er tamper with safety devices . Chec k safety

systems for proper operation before eac h use .

• Use only g en uine re placement par ts to ensure

that original standards are maintained.

• Chec k brak e operation frequently . Adjust and

ser vice as required.

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Slope Chart

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Safety and Instructional

Decals

Safety decals and instr uctions are easily visible to the operator and are located near any

area of potential dang er . R e place any decal that is damag ed or lost.

1-523552

43-8480

66-1340

67-5360

68-8340

93-1122

95-2814

98-0776

8

98-4387

1. Warning—wear hearing protection.

104-2838

104-8185

105-4109

105-4110

105-4146

106-0699

Manufacturer’s Mark

1. Indicates the blade is identied as a part from the original

machine manufacturer.

106-5512

9

106-5532

106-0635

106-5501

1. Choke

2. Fast

3. Continuous variable setting 4. Slow

106-5515

1. Keep bystanders a safe distance from the machine.

7. Engine—run

2. Do not allow bystanders to be hit by thrown objects.

8. Hour meter

3. Do not operate the mower with the deector up or removed. 9. To park, squeeze the drive levers and rotate the neutral locks

forward.

4. Stop the engine and pick up debris before operating. 10. To drive, rotate the neutral locks and slowly release the drive

levers.

5. Mower can cut hands or feet. 11. To place the machine in neutral, squeeze the drive levers and

rotate the neutral locks backward.

6. Engine—stop

12. Power take-off (PTO)

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Setup

Loose Parts

Use the chart below to verify that all parts have been shipped.

Step

Description

Qty.

Use

1

No parts required

–

Remove the shipping bracket and

shipping washers.

Handle assembly

1

Flanged bolt (3/8 x 1 inch)

2

Flanged bolt (3/8 x 1-1/4 inches)

2

Flange nut (3/8 inch)

4

Install the handle assembly.

Fuel tank with studs installed

1

Bolt (5/16 x 7/8 inch)

2

Lock nut (5/16 inch)

2

Washer (5/16 inch)

4

Hose clamp

1

Lock washer (5/16 inch)

2

3

Spring

2

Install the fuel tank.

Control rods

2

4

E-ring

2

Install the control rods.

Washer

1

5

Cotter pin

1

Install the speed control rod.

Hairpin cotter pin

2

6

Spacers 6

Install the hairpin cotter pins and

spacers.

7

No parts required

–

Check the engine oil and hydraulic

uid level.

8

No parts required

–

Set up the hydro linkage.

Operator’s Manual

1

Engine Operator’s Manual

1

Parts Catalog

1

Safety Video/DVD

1

Registration Card

1

9

Oil drain hose

1

Read the Operator’s Manual and

watch the video before operating

the machine.

Note: Deter mine the left and right sides of the mac hine from the nor mal operating position.

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Step

1

Removing the Shipping

Bracket and Shipping

Washers

No Parts Required

Procedure

1. R emo v e the center g ag e wheel n ut, 2 larg e

w ashers , angle brac k et and 1 small w asher

( Figure 2 ). Discard the 2 larg e w ashers and the

angle brac k et.

Figure 2

1. Center Gage Wheels and

Spacer

4. Angle bracket-discard

2. Nut

5. Small washer

3. Large washer-discard

2. Install the center g ag e wheels with the

previously remo v ed bolt, spacer , small w asher ,

and n ut ( Figure 3 ).

Figure 3

1. Center Gage Wheels and

Spacer

4. Washer

2. Nut 5. Spacer

3. Bolt

3. R emo v e the hair pin cotter and w asher on both

front height-of-cut posts ( Figure 4 ). Discard

the w ashers , these are not to be used for

adjusting the height-of-cut.

Figure 4

1. Hairpin cotter

3. Height-of-cut post

2. Shipping washer

4. Mower

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Step

2

Installing the Handle

Assembly

Parts needed for this step:

1

Handle assembly

2

Flanged bolt (3/8 x 1 inch)

2

Flanged bolt (3/8 x 1-1/4 inches)

4

Flange nut (3/8 inch)

Procedure

1. Align handle with upper mounting holes in

rear frame ( Figure 5 ).

2. Secure the handle at eac h upper mounting hole

with a ﬂang e bolt (3/8 x 1-1/4 inc hes) and

ﬂang e n ut (3/8 inc h) ( Figure 5 ).

3. Select the lo w position for the lo w er mounting

hole ( Figure 5 ).

4. Secure the handle at eac h lo w er mounting hole

with a ﬂang e bolt (3/8 x 1 inc h) and ﬂang e n ut

(3/8 inc h) ( Figure 5 ).

Note: T he handle position can be adjusted to

matc h the operator’ s height preference .

Figure 5

1. Upper handle 6. Lower mounting holes

2. Rear frame

7. Low position

3. Flange nut, 3/8 inch 8. High position

4. Flange bolt, 3/8 x 1 inch 9. Flange bolt, 3/8 x 1–1/4

inch

5. Upper mounting hole

Note: Install the handle assembly before the

fuel tank.

Step

3

Installing the Fuel Tank

Parts needed for this step:

1

Fuel tank with studs installed

2

Bolt (5/16 x 7/8 inch)

2

Lock nut (5/16 inch)

4

Washer (5/16 inch)

1

Hose clamp

2

Lock washer (5/16 inch)

2

Spring

Procedure

1. Align fuel tank with the top of the rear frame

( Figure 8 ).

2. Push the fuel line through the g rommet and

hole in the h y draulic oil ﬁlter brac k et ( Figure 6 ).

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Figure 6

1. Fuel line 3. Hydraulic oil lter bracket

2. Grommet and hole 4. Brake handle

Note: R emo v e the plastic cap from the fuel

ﬁtting before installing the fuel line .

3. Push the fuel line onto the fuel tank connection

and secure it with the hose clamp that is on

the fuel line ( Figure 7 ).

Note: T o ease assembly of the fuel line to the

fuel tank connection, apply a light lubricant,

suc h as WD-40

®

to the end of the fuel line .

Figure 7

1. Fuel line 3. Fuel tank connectin

2. Clamp

4. Secure the right side of the fuel tank to the

rear frame with 2 bolts (5/16 x 7/8 inc h), loc k

w ashers (5/16 inc h) and w ashers (5/16 inc h)

( Figure 8 ).

5. Secure the left side of the fuel tank to the rear

frame with w ashers (5/16 inc h), springs and

loc kn uts (5/16 inc h) ( Figure 8 ).

Note: Tighten left side of the fuel tank until

it is completely tight and then unscrew the

loc kn ut one full tur n. T his will allo w the spring

to w ork.

Figure 8

1. Bolt, (5/16 x 7/8 inch)

5. Hose clamp

2. Lock washer, (5/16 inch)

6. Fuel tank connection

3. Washer, (5/16 inch)

7. Spring

4. Grommet and hole 8. Locknut

Step

4

Installing the Control Rods

Parts needed for this step:

2

Control rods

2

E-ring

Procedure

1. F or a star ting point, mak e sure the rod ﬁttings

are threaded appro ximately 2-1/2 inc hes (63

mm) onto the control rods ( Figure 9 )..

2. Install the control rod ﬁttings into the control

ar m and secure them with E-rings ( Figure 9 ).

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Figure 9

1. Control rod

4. E-ring

2. Rod tting 5. Control arm

3. 2–1/2 inch (63.5 mm) from

the bottom

3. Place the clevis pin into the control rod, dri v e

lev er and neutral loc k ( Figure 10 ).

4. Install the hair pin cotter betw een the dri v e

lev ers and the neutral loc ks and into the clevis

pins ( Figure 10 ).

Figure 10

1. Control rod 5. Left handle shown

2. Clevis pin 6. Neutral lock

3. Drive lever

7. Hairpin cotter pin

4. Operator Presence Control

lever (OPC)

Step

5

Install the Speed Control

Rod

Parts needed for this step:

1

Washer

1

Cotter pin

Procedure

Install the swi v el into the speed control crank and

secure it with a w asher and cotter pin ( Figure 11 ).

Note: If necessar y , mo v e the speed control lev er

until the swi v el will g o into the speed control

crank.

Figure 11

1. Speed control rod 4. Speed control crank

2. Swivel

5. Cotter pin

3. Nut

6. Washer

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Step

6

Installing the Hairpin Cotter

Pins and Spacers

Parts needed for this step:

2

Hairpin cotter pin

6 Spacers

Procedure

Store un used height-of-cut spacers on posts and

retain them b y a hair pin cotter .

Note: Mak e sure there is at least one spacer used

on eac h height-of-cut post.

1. R emo v e the existing rear hair pin cotter pins

from the rear height-of-cut posts ( Figure 12 ).

2. Install a spacer onto both rear height-of-cut

posts and install the hair pin cotter pins

( Figure 12 ).

Figure 12

1. Hairpin cotter

3. Height-of-cut post (rear

shown)

2. Spacer

3. Install a spacer onto both front height-of-cut

posts and install the hair pin cotter pins .

4. On the opposite side of the m ufﬂer ,

install un used spacers onto front and rear

height-of-cut pins and inser t the hair pin cotter

pins ( Figure 13 ).

Figure 13

1. Hairpin cotter

3. Height-of-cut post (front

shown)

2. Unused spacers

Step

7

Checking the Hydraulic

Fluid and Engine Oil Level

No Parts Required

Procedure

Before y ou star t the engine do the follo wing:

• c hec k the oil lev el in the engine crankcase;

refer to Chec king the Engine Oil Lev el.

• c hec k the h y draulic ﬂuid lev el in the engine

crankcase; refer to Chec king Hy draulic the

Fluid Lev el.

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Step

8

Setting Up the Hydro

Linkage

No Parts Required

Procedure

Chec k the follo wing adjustments when the

mac hine is ﬁrst set up and adjust only as needed.

Do them in the order that they are listed here .

1. Chec k the speed control linkag e; refer to

Adjusting the Speed Control Linkag e .

2. Chec k the temporar y neutral stud adjustment;

refer to T emporar y Neutral Stud Adjustment

3. Chec k the h y dro control linkag es; refer to

Adjusting the Hy dro Control Linkag es .

4. Chec k the neutral stud; refer to Adjusting the

Neutral Stud.

5. Chec k the control rods; refer to Adjusting the

Control R ods .

6. Chec king the trac king; refer to Adjusting the

T rac king .

Step

9

Reading the Manual and

Viewing the Safety Video

Parts needed for this step:

1

Operator’s Manual

1

Engine Operator’s Manual

1

Parts Catalog

1

Safety Video/DVD

1

Registration Card

1

Oil drain hose

Procedure

• R ead the Operator’ s Manual and Engine Operator’ s

Manual .

• View the safety video .

• Fill out the registration card and mail it in or

register online at www .T oro .com .

• Use the oil drain hose when c hanging the

engine oil.

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Product Overview

Figure 14

1. Side discharge chute 4. Gas tank

2. Mower deck 5. Controls

3. Engine

6. Front caster wheel

Controls

Become familiar with all the controls ( Figure 15 )

before y ou star t the engine and operate the

mac hine .

Figure 15

1. Throttle control 6. Ignition switch

2. Operator Presence Control

levers (OPC)

7. Handle

3. Blade control switch (PTO)

8. Speed control lever

4. Drive Lever

9. Hour meter

5. Neutral lock 10. Fuel shut-off valve

Throttle Control

T he throttle control has tw o positions: F ast and

Slo w .

Operator Presence Control (OPC)

Levers

W hen y ou squeeze the OPC lev ers ag ainst the

handles , the OPC system senses that the operator

is in the nor mal operating position. W hen y ou

release the OPC lev ers , the OPC system senses

that the operator has left the nor mal operating

position, and the system will stop the engine if

either the speed control lev er is not in the neutral

position or the blade control (PTO) switc h is

eng ag ed.

Blade Control Switch (PTO)

T he blade control switc h (PTO) is used to eng ag e

and diseng ag e the dri v e belt to dri v e the mo w er

blades with the OPC lev ers pressed ag ainst the

handles . Pull the switc h up to eng ag e the blades

and do wn to diseng ag e the blades .

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Ignition Switch

T his switc h is used in conjunction with recoil

star ter and has tw o positions: R un and Of f .

Recoil Starter

Pull the recoil star ter handle to star t the engine .

Speed Control Lever

T his mac hine has a v ariable speed control with

a neutral position. T his controls ho w fast the

mac hine will tra v el forw ard.

Drive Levers

R elease dri v e lev ers to eng ag e forw ard traction

operation and squeeze the lev ers until an increase

in force is felt to g o into neutral position and

contin ue to squeeze to g o in rev erse . Squeeze

right side of dri v e lev er to tur n right and left side

to tur n left.

Neutral Lock

Squeeze dri v e lev ers bac k until an increase in force

is felt and mo v e loc ks to the rear for neutral loc k.

Fuel Shut-off Valve

Close the fuel shut-off v alv e (under fuel tank )

when transpor ting or storing mo w er .

Hour Meter

Sho ws the total hours the mac hine has been

operated. T his operates only when the mo w er

blades are operating .

T he hour meter will ﬂash 3 hours before and after

a ser vice inter v al. T he ser vice inter v als are set for

the ﬁrst 8 hours , ev er y 100 hours there after , and

ev er y 400 hours .

Note: Mak e sure maintenance is done at

all recommended inter v als sho wn in the

R ecommended Maintenance Sc hedule .

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Operation

Adding Fuel

Use Unleaded R egular Gasoline suitable for

automoti v e use (85 pump octane minim um).

Leaded regular g asoline ma y be used if unleaded

regular is not a v ailable .

Important: Nev er use methanol, gasoline

containing methanol, or gasohol containing

mor e than 10% ethanol because the fuel

system could be dama ged. Do not mix oil

with gasoline.

In cer tain conditions, gasoline is extr emel y

ﬂamma ble and highl y explosi v e. A ﬁr e or

explosion fr om gasoline can bur n y ou and

other s and can dama ge pr oper ty .

• Fill the fuel tank outdoor s, in an open

ar ea, when the engine is cold. W ipe up

an y gasoline that spills.

• Nev er ﬁll the fuel tank inside an enclosed

trailer .

• Do not ﬁll the fuel tank completel y full.

Add gasoline to the fuel tank until the

lev el is 1/4 to 1/2 inch (6 to 13 mm)

belo w the bottom of the ﬁller neck. T his

empty space in the tank allo ws gasoline

to expand.

• Nev er smok e when handling gasoline,

and stay a w ay fr om an open ﬂame or

wher e gasoline fumes may be ignited by

a spar k.

• Stor e gasoline in an appr o v ed container

and k eep it out of the r each of childr en.

Nev er buy mor e than a 30-day suppl y of

gasoline.

• Do not operate without entir e exhaust

system in place and in pr oper w or king

condition.

In cer tain conditions during fueling , static

electricity can be r eleased causing a spar k

which can ignite the gasoline v apor s. A ﬁr e

or explosion fr om gasoline can bur n y ou and

other s and can dama ge pr oper ty .

• Al w ays place gasoline container s on the

g r ound a w ay fr om y our v ehicle bef or e

ﬁlling .

• Do not ﬁll gasoline container s inside

a v ehicle or on a tr uck or trailer bed

because interior car pets or plastic tr uck

bed liner s may insulate the container and

slo w the loss of an y static charge.

• W hen practical, r emo v e gas-po w er ed

equipment fr om the tr uck or trailer and

r efuel the equipment with its wheels on

the g r ound.

• If this is not possible, then r efuel such

equipment on a tr uck or trailer fr om a

por ta ble container , rather than fr om a

gasoline dispenser nozzle.

• If a gasoline dispenser nozzle must be

used, k eep the nozzle in contact with the

rim of the fuel tank or container opening

at all times until fueling is complete.

Gasoline is har mful or f atal if s w allo w ed.

Long-ter m exposur e to v apor s can cause

serious injur y and illness.

• A v oid pr olonged br eathing of v apor s.

• K eep f ace a w ay fr om nozzle and gas tank

or conditioner opening .

• K eep gas a w ay fr om ey es and skin.

Using Stabilizer/Conditioner

Use a fuel stabilizer/conditioner in the mac hine to

pro vide the follo wing beneﬁts:

• K ee ps g asoline fresh during storag e of 90 da ys

or less . F or long er storag e it is recommended

that the fuel tank be drained.

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Toro Mid-Size ProLine Pistol Grip Hydro, 15 HP User manual

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