Toro 04384 - During Operation; During Operation Safety

totheleftandrighttocheckthesteering
response.Thenshuttheengineoffandwait
forallmovingpartstostop;refertoShutting
OfftheEngine(page23).Checkforoil
leaks,loosepartsandanyothernoticeable
malfunctions.
CheckingtheMachineAfter
StartingtheEngine
1.MovethethrottlelevertotheFASTposition.
2.Movetheraise/lowermowcontrolleverforward
momentarily.
Thecuttingunitsshouldlowerandallthereels
shouldrotate.
Note:Thefunctionlevershouldbeinthe
middle(mow)positionforthereelstorunwhen
loweringthecuttingunits
3.Movetheraise/lowermowcontrollever
rearward.
Thecuttingreelsshouldstoprotatingandthe
cuttingunitsshouldraisetothefulltransport
position.
4.Engagethebraketokeepthemachinefrom
moving,andoperatethetractionpedalthrough
theforwardandreversepositions.
5.Continuetheaboveprocedurefor1to2minutes.
Movethefunctional-controllevertotheNEUTRAL
position,locktheparkingbrake,andshutoffthe
engine.
6.Checkforuidleaksandtightenthehydraulic
ttingsifanyleaksarefound.
Note:Whenthemachineisnewandthe
bearingsandreelsaretight,itisnecessary
tousetheFASTthrottleleverpositionforthis
check.Afastthrottlesettingmaynotberequired
afterthebreak-inperiod.
Note:Ifuidleakscontinuetoappear,contact
yourauthorizedT orodistributorforassistance
and,ifnecessary,replacementparts.
Important:Atraceofuidonthemotoror
wheelsealsisnormal.Sealsrequireasmall
amountoflubricationtoperformproperly.
ShuttingOfftheEngine
1.MovethethrottlelevertotheSLOWposition,pull
backtheraise/lowermowcontrol,andmovethe
functional-controllevertotheNEUTRALposition.
2.RotatetheignitionkeytotheOFFpositionto
shutofftheengine.Removethekeyfromthe
switchtopreventaccidentalstarting.
3.Closethefuel-shutoffvalvebeforestoringthe
machine.
Checkingthe
Safety-InterlockSystem
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
CAUTION
Ifthesafetyinterlockswitchesare
disconnectedordamagedthemachinecould
operateunexpectedly,causingpersonal
injury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlock
switchesdailyandreplaceanydamaged
switchesbeforeoperatingthemachine.
Thepurposeofthesafety-interlocksystemisto
preventoperationofthemachinewherethereis
possibleinjurytoyouordamagetothemachine.
Thesafety-interlocksystempreventstheenginefrom
startingunless:
•ThetractionpedalisintheNEUTRALposition.
•Thefunctional-controlleverisintheNEUTRAL
position.
Thesafety-interlocksystempreventsthemachine
frommovingunless:
•Theparkingbrakeisdisengaged.
•Youareseatedintheoperator'sseat.
•Thefunctional-controlleverisintheMOWposition
ortheTRANSPORTposition.
Thesafety-interlocksystempreventsthereelsfrom
operatingunlessthefunctional-controlleverisinthe
MOWposition.
CheckingtheTractionPedal
Performthefollowingsystemchecksdailytoensure
thattheinterlocksystemisoperatingcorrectly:
1.Sitontheseat,movethetractionpedaltothe
NEUTRALposition,movethefunctional-control
levertotheNEUTRALposition,andengagethe
parkingbrake.
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