Toro 03676 - Starting the Engine; Hydraulic Filter-Restriction Indicator; Shutting off the Engine; Adjusting the Turf-Compensation Spring

–Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningthemachine
onslopes.Avoidmakingsuddenchangesin
speedordirection.Maketurnsslowlyand
gradually.
–Donotoperateamachineunderanyconditions
wheretraction,steering,orstabilityisin
question.
–Removeormarkobstructionssuchasditches,
holes,ruts,bumps,rocks,orotherhidden
hazards.T allgrasscanhideobstructions.
Uneventerraincouldoverturnthemachine.
–Beawarethatoperatingthemachineonwet
grass,acrossslopes,ordownhillmaycause
themachinetolosetraction.
–Useextremecautionwhenoperating
themachineneardrop-offs,ditches,
embankments,waterhazards,orother
hazards.Themachinecouldsuddenlyrollover
ifawheelgoesovertheedgeortheedge
cavesin.Establishasafetyareabetweenthe
machineandanyhazard.
–Identifyhazardsatthebaseoftheslope.
Iftherearehazards,mowtheslopewitha
pedestrian-controlledmachine.
–Ifpossible,keepthecuttingunitsloweredto
thegroundwhileoperatingonslopes.Raising
thecuttingunitswhileoperatingonslopescan
causethemachinetobecomeunstable.
StartingtheEngine
Important:Youmustbleedthefuelsystembefore
startingtheengineifyouarestartingtheengine
forthersttime,theenginehasstoppeddueto
lackoffuel,oryouhaveperformedmaintenance
onthefuelsystem;refertoBleedingtheFuel
System(page49).
1.Sitontheseat,keepyourfootoffthetraction
pedalsothatitisinNEUTRAL,engagetheparking
brake,setthethrottletotheFASTposition,and
ensurethattheEnable/Disableswitchisinthe
DISABLEposition.
2.TurnthekeytotheON/PREHEATposition.
Anautomatictimercontrolstheglowplug
preheatfor6seconds.
3.Afterpreheatingtheglowplugs,turnthekeyto
theSTARTposition.
Cranktheenginefornolongerthan15seconds.
Releasethekeywhentheenginestarts.If
additionalpreheatingisrequired,turnthekeyto
theOFFpositionandthentotheON/PREHEAT
position.Repeatthisprocessasrequired.
4.Runtheengineatlowidlespeeduntilitwarms
up.
HydraulicFilter-Restriction
Indicator
Thehydraulicsystemisequippedwithahydraulic
lter-restrictionindicator(Figure50).Withtheengine
runningatoperatingtemperature,viewtheindicator;it
shouldbeinthegreenzone.Whentheindicatorisin
theredzone,changethehydrauliclters.
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Figure50
1.Hydraulic-lter-restrictionindicator
ShuttingOfftheEngine
1.MoveallcontrolstoNEUTRAL,engagethe
parkingbrake,movethethrottletothelowidle
positionandallowtheenginetoreachlowidle
speed.
Important:Allowtheenginetoidlefor5
minutesbeforeshuttingitoffafterafull
loadoperation.Failuretodosomayleadto
troubleonaturbochargedengine.
2.TurnthekeytotheOFFpositionandremoveit
fromtheswitch.
Adjustingthe
Turf-CompensationSpring
Theturf-compensationspring(Figure51)transfers
theweightfromthefrontrollertotherearroller.This
helpstoreduceawavepatternintheturf,alsoknown
asmarcellingorbobbing.
Important:Makespringadjustmentswiththe
cuttingunitmountedtothetractionunit,pointing
straightahead,andloweredtotheshopoor.
1.Makesurethatthehairpinisinstalledintherear
holeinthespringrod(Figure51).
Note:Whenservicingthecuttingunit,move
thehairpintothespring-rodholenexttothe
turf-compensationspring.
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