Toro 03672 - Checking the Reel to Bedknife Contact; Check the Torque of the Wheel Nuts; Starting and Stopping the Engine; Setting the Reel Speed

Torodistributor.Thisreddyeisnotrecommended
forusewithbiodegradableuids.Usefood
coloring.
1.Positionmachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe
cuttingunitsandstoptheengine.
2.Cleanareaaroundllerneckandcapof
hydraulictank(Figure30).Removecapfrom
llerneck.
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Figure30
1.Hydraulictankcap
3.Removedipstickfromllerneckandwipeitwith
acleanrag.Insertdipstickintollerneck;then
removeitandchecklevelofuid.Fluidlevel
shouldbe6.3mm(1/4inch)ofmarkondipstick.
Donotoverll.
4.Iflevelislow,addappropriateuidtoraiselevel
tofullmark.
5.Installdipstickandcapontollerneck.
CheckingtheReelto
BedknifeContact
Eachdaybeforeoperating,checkreeltobedknife
contact,regardlessifthequalityofcuthadpreviously
beenacceptable.Theremustbelightcontactacross
thefulllengthofthereelandthebedknife(referto
AdjustingtheReeltoBedknifeinthecuttingunit
Operator'sManual).
ChecktheTorqueofthe
WheelNuts
Torquethewheelnutsto94to122N-m(70to90ft-lb).
after1-4hoursofoperationandagainafter10hours
ofoperation.T orqueevery250hoursthereafter.
WARNING
Failuretomaintainpropertorqueofthewheel
nutscouldresultinpersonalinjury.
StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
Important:Thefuelsystemwillautomatically
bleeditselfwhenanyofthefollowingsituations
occur:
•Initialstartupofanewmachine.
•Theenginehasceasedrunningduetolackoffuel.
•Maintenancehasbeenperformeduponthefuel
systemcomponents.
StartingtheEngine
1.Sitontheseat,keepyourfootoffofthetraction
pedalsothatitisinNeutral,engagetheparking
brake,settheenginespeedswitchtotheMid
positionandensurethattheEnable/Disable
switchisintheDisableposition.
2.Removeyourfootfromthetractionpedaland
makesurethepedalisintheNeutralposition.
3.TurntheignitionkeytotheRunposition.
4.Whentheglowindicatordims,turntheignition
keytotheStartposition.Releasethekey
immediatelywhentheenginestartsandallowit
toreturntotheRunposition.Allowengineto
warmup(withoutload),thenmovethethrottle
controltothedesiredposition.
StoppingtheEngine
1.MoveallcontrolstoNeutral,settheparking
brake,movetheenginespeedswitchtothelow
idlepositionandallowtheenginetoreachlow
idlespeed.
2.TurnthekeytotheOffpositionandremoveit
fromtheswitch.
SettingtheReelSpeed
Toachieveaconsistent,highquality-of-cutanda
uniformaftercutappearance,itisimportantthatyou
setthereelspeedtothepropersetting.Adjustthe
reelspeedasfollows:
1.IntheInfoCenter,underthesettingsmenu,
enterthebladecount,mowspeedandHOCto
calculatetheproperreelspeed.
2.Iffurtheradjustmentsarerequired,inthe
settingsmenu,scrolldowntotheFReelRPM,
RReelRPMorboth.
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