Toro 07367 - Checking the Interlock System; Operating Characteristics

•Checktheuidandengineoillevelsregularly
andbealertforindicationsofoverheatinginany
componentofthevehicle.
•Afterstartingacoldengine,letitwarmupforabout
15secondsbeforeshiftingintogear.
•Avoidracingtheengine.
•Toensureoptimumperformanceofthebrake
system,burnish(break–in)thebrakesbeforeuse.
Toburnishthebrakes,bringthevehicleuptofull
speed,applythebrakestorapidlystopthevehicle
withoutlockingupthetires.Repeatthis10times,
waiting1minutebetweenstopstoavoidoverheating
thebrakes.Thisismosteffectiveifthevehicleis
loadedwith1000lb(454kg).
•Varyvehiclespeedsduringoperation.Avoid
excessiveidling.Avoidfaststartsandquickstops.
•Abreak–inoilfortheengineisnotrequired.The
originalengineoilisthesametypespeciedfor
regularoilchanges.
•RefertotheMaintenancesectionforanyspecial
lowhourchecks.
CheckingtheInterlockSystem
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Thepurposeoftheinterlocksystemistopreventthe
enginefromcrankingorstartingunlesstheclutchpedal
ispressed.
CAUTION
Ifsafetyinterlockswitchesaredisconnectedor
damagedthemachinecouldoperateunexpectedly
causingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches
dailyandreplaceanydamagedswitchesbefore
operatingthemachine.
Note:RefertoAttachmentOperator’sManualfor
proceduresoncheckingtheattachmentinterlock
system.
VerifyingtheClutchInterlockSwitch
1.Sitontheoperator’sseatandengagetheparking
brake.MovetheshiftlevertotheNeutralposition.
Note:Theenginewillnotcrankifthehydrauliclift
leverislockedintheforwardposition.
2.Withoutpressingtheclutchpedal,rotatethe
ignitionkeyclockwisetotheStartposition.
Iftheenginecranksorstarts,thereisamalfunction
intheinterlocksystemthatmustberepairedbefore
operatingthevehicle.
VerifyingtheHydraulicLiftLever
InterlockSwitch
1.Sitontheoperator’sseatandengagetheparking
brake.MovetheshiftlevertotheNeutralposition
andensurethatthehydraulicliftleverisinthe
centerposition.
2.Pressclutchpedal.
3.Movethehydraulicliftleverforwardandrotatethe
ignitionkeyclockwisetothestartposition.
Ifenginecranksorstarts,thereisamalfunctionin
theinterlocksystemthatmustberepairedbefore
operatingvehicle.
OperatingCharacteristics
Thevehicleisdesignedwithsafetyinmind.Ituses
familiarautomotivestylecontrols,includingthesteering
wheel,brakepedal,clutchpedal,acceleratorpedal,and
gearshifter.Itisimportanttoremember,however,that
thisvehicleisnotapassengercar.Itisaworkvehicle
andisdesignedforoffroaduseonly.
WARNING
TheWorkmanvehicleisanoff–highway
vehicleonly,andisnotdesigned,equipped,or
manufacturedforuseonpublicstreets,roadsor
highways.
Thevehiclehasspecialtires,lowgearratios,alocking
differential,andotherfeaturesthatgiveitextratraction.
Thesefeaturesaddtotheversatilityofthevehiclebut,
theycanalsogetyouintodangeroussituations.You
mustkeepinmindthatthevehicleisnotarecreation
vehicle,itisnotanallterrainvehicle,and,itisdenitely
notmeantforstuntdrivingorhorsingaround.Itisa
workvehicle,notaplayvehicle.Childrenshouldnotbe
allowedtooperatethevehicle.Anyonewhooperates
thevehiclemustbeproperlytrained.
Thedriverandpassengershouldalwaysusetheseat
belts.
Ifyouarenotexperiencedatdrivingthevehicle,
practicedrivingitinasafeareaawayfromotherpeople.
Besureyouarefamiliarwithallthevehicle’scontrols,
particularlythoseusedforbraking,steering,and
transmissionshifting.Learnhowyourvehiclehandles
ondifferentsurfaces.Youroperatingskillswillimprove
withexperience,butasinoperatinganyvehicle,take
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