Toro 07367 - Product Overview; Controls

ProductOverview
Controls
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachine
fromthenormaloperatingposition.
AcceleratorPedal
Theacceleratorpedal(Figure7)givestheoperator
theabilitytovarytheengineandgroundspeedofthe
vehicle,whenthetransmissionisingear.Pressing
thepedalincreasesengineRPMandgroundspeed.
ReleasingthepedalwilldecreaseengineRPMand
groundspeedofthemachine.
Figure7
1.Acceleratorpedal3.Brakepedal
2.Clutchpedal
ClutchPedal
Theclutchpedal(Figure7)mustbefullypressedto
disengageclutchwhenstartingtheengineorshifting
transmissiongears.Releasethepedalsmoothlywhenthe
transmissionisingeartopreventunnecessarywearon
thetransmissionandotherrelatedparts.
Important:Donotridetheclutchpedalduring
operation.Theclutchpedalmustbefullyoutorthe
clutchwillslipcausingheatandwear.Neverhold
thevehiclestoppedonahillusingtheclutchpedal.
Damagetotheclutchmayoccur.
BrakePedal
Thebrakepedal(Figure7)isusedtoapplyservice
brakestostoporslowvehicle.
CAUTION
Wornormaladjustedbrakesmayresultinpersonal
injury.Ifthebrakepedaltravelstowithin1-1/2
inches(3.8cm)ofthevehicleoorboard,thebrakes
mustbeadjustedorrepaired.
GearShiftLever
Fullypresstheclutchpedalandmovetheshiftlever
(Figure7)intothedesiredgearselection.Adiagramof
theshiftpatternisindicatedinFigure8.
Figure8
Important:Donotshiftthetransaxletothereverse
orforwardgearunlessthevehicleisstandingstill.
Damagetothetransaxlemayoccur.
CAUTION
Downshiftingfromtoohighaspeedcancause
therearwheelstoskidresultinginlossofvehicle
controlaswellasclutchand/ortransmission
damage.Shiftsmoothlytoavoidgrindinggears.
DifferentialLock
Thedifferentiallockallowsrearaxletobelockedfor
increasedtraction.Thedifferentiallock(
Figure9)may
beengagedwhenthevehicleisinmotion.Movethe
leverforwardandtotherighttoengagethelock.
Note:Vehiclemotionplusaslightturnisrequiredto
engageordisengagedifferentiallock.
CAUTION
Turningwiththedifferentiallockoncanresult
inlossofvehiclecontrol.Donotoperatewith
differentiallockonwhenmakingsharpturnsorat
highspeeds.Refertousingthedifferentiallock.
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