Recommended Maintenance Schedule(S); Adjusting The Rotor Control Cable; Checking The Rotor Control Cable - Toro Snow Commander 38600 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 rst operating
hour
Yearly
Yearly or before storage
Adjusting the Rotor Control
Cable

Checking the Rotor Control Cable

Check the rotor control cable for proper adjustment initially,
after the first operating hour, and then annually thereafter.
1. Move the control bar back toward the handle until you
remove the slack in the cable (Figure 19).
Figure 19
2. Ensure that a 1/8 to 1/4 inch (3 to 6 mm) gap exists
between the control bar bracket and the handle (Figure
20).
Figure 20
1. 1/8 to 1/4 inch (3 to 6 mm) gap
2. Control bar bracket
Maintenance Procedure
• Check the rotor control cable and the traction drive cable both initially and after
the rst hour of operation; adjust them if necessary.
• Check for loose fasteners and tighten them if necessary.
• Check the rotor control cable and the traction drive cable and adjust them if
necessary.
• Inspect the rotor blades and have an Authorized Service Dealer replace the rotor
blades and the scraper if necessary.
• Have an Authorized Service Dealer inspect the spark plug and replace it if
necessary.
• Have an Authorized Service Dealer inspect the drive belt and replace it if necessary.
• Check for loose fasteners and tighten them if necessary.
• Prepare the snowthrower for storage.
Important: The rotor control cable must have
slack in it when you disengage the control bar in
order for the rotor blades to stop properly.

Adjusting the Rotor Control Cable

1. Unhook the spring end from the control bar bracket.
(Figure 21).
Figure 21
1. Control bar bracket
2. Spring cover
2. Slide the spring cover up the cable adjuster. (Figure 21).
3. Unhook the Z-fitting from the cable adjuster, and
position it in a different hole on the adjuster to obtain a
gap of 1/8 to 1/4 inch (3 to 6 mm) between the control
bar bracket and the handle (Figure 21).
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3. Cable adjuster
4. Z-tting