Toro 03781TE - Checking the Interlock Switches

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1.Upperframe3.Snappins
2.Clevispins
4.Lowerholes
3.Carefullylowertheframedownwarduntilitrests
onthestops.
4.Inserttheclevispinsinthelowerholesand
securethemwiththesnappinstosupportthe
upperframeinitsloweredposition.
5.Toraisetheframe,followtheseinstructionsin
reverseorder.
WARNING
TheROPSprotectionsystemmaynotbe
effectiveiftheROPSretainingboltassemblies
areloose,whichmaycauseseriousinjuryor
evendeathintheeventofarollover.
Whenintheraisedposition,bothretaining
boltassembliesmustbeinstalledandfully
tightenedtoensurefullROPSprotection.
WARNING
Whenloweringandraisingtherollbar,ngers
maygetpinchedbetweenthemachineand
therollbar.
Usecautionwhenloweringandraisingthe
rollbartoprevententrapmentofngers
betweenthexedpartandthepivotpartof
thestructure.
•Keepallnuts,bolts,andscrewscorrectlytorqued
ensurethattheequipmentisinsafeworking
condition.
•Replacewornordamagedpartsforsafety.
•Ensurethattheseatbeltandmountingsarein
safeworkingorder.
•Weartheseatbeltwhentherollbarisraisedand
noseatbeltwhentherollbarislowered.
Important:Therollbarisanintegralsafety
device.Keeptherollbarintheraisedposition
whenoperatingthemower.Lowertherollbar
temporarilyonlywhenabsolutelynecessary.
CheckingtheInterlock
Switches
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
CAUTION
Ifsafetyinterlockswitchesaredisconnected
ordamagedthemachinecouldoperate
unexpectedlycausingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlock
switchesdailyandreplaceanydamaged
switchesbeforeoperatingthemachine.
Themachinehasinterlockswitchesintheelectrical
system.Theseswitchesaredesignedtoshutoffthe
enginewhenyourisefromtheseatwhilepressingthe
tractionpedal.However,youmayrisefromtheseat
whiletheengineisrunningandthetractionpedalisin
neutral.Althoughtheenginecontinuestorunifyou
disengagethePTOswitchandreleasethetraction
pedal,shutofftheenginebeforerisingfromtheseat.
Tochecktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches,do
thefollowingsteps:
1.Drivethemachineslowlytoalarge,relatively
openarea.
2.Lowerthecuttingunits,shutofftheengine,and
engagetheparkingbrake.
3.Sitontheseatandpressthetractionpedal.
4.Trytostarttheengine.
Note:Theengineshouldnotcrank.Ifthe
enginecranks,thereisamalfunctioninthe
interlocksystem;correctitbeforeoperatingthe
machine.
5.Sitontheseatandstarttheengine.
6.RisefromtheseatandmovethePTOswitch
totheOnposition.
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