Toro 07390 Workman HDX-Auto - Starting the Engine

•Turnthesteeringwheeltotheleftandrighttocheckthe
steeringresponse.
•Stoptheengineandwaitformovingpartstostop,then
checkforoilleaks,looseparts,andanyothernoticeable
malfunctions.
Ifanyoftheaboveitemsarenotcorrect,notifyyourmechanic
orcheckwithyoursupervisorbeforetakingthevehicleout
fortheday.Yoursupervisormaywantyoutocheckother
itemsonadailybasis,soaskwhatyourresponsibilitiesare.
StartingtheEngine
Important:Donotattempttopushortowvehicletoget
itstarted.Damagetothedrivetraincouldresult.
Note:Referto(page).
1.Sitontheoperatorseatandengagetheparkingbrake.
2.DisengagethePTOandhighowhydraulics(ifso
equipped)andmovethehandthrottlelevertotheOff
position(ifsoequipped).
3.MovethetransmissionlevertotheP(park)position.
4.Ensurethatthehydraulic-liftleverisintheOffposition
(center).
5.Pressthebrakepedal.
Note:Keepyourfootofftheacceleratorpedal.
6.Insertkeyintoignitionswitchandrotateitclockwise
tostarttheengine.
Note:Releasekeywhenenginestarts.
Note:Theengineoilpressurewarninglightshould
turnoff.
Important:Topreventoverheatingofthestarter
motor,donotengagestarterlongerthan15
seconds.After15secondsofcontinuouscranking,
wait60secondsbeforeengagingstartermotor
again.
DrivingtheVehicle
Note:Referto(page).
1.Pressthebrakepedal.
2.Releasetheparkingbrake.
3.Movethetransmissionlevertothedesiredgear.
4.Releasetheservicebrakeandgraduallypressinthe
acceleratorpedal.
Important:Alwaysstopthevehiclebeforeshifting
toreverseaforwardgearortoaforwardgearfrom
reverse.
Usethechartbelowtodeterminethegroundspeed
ofeachgearwhenoperatingthemachinewiththe
speed-rangecontrolintheT(transport)position.
GearSpeed(kmh)Speed(mph)
R(reverse)
0to210to13
L(lowforward)
0to180to11
D(Drive)
0to320to20
Note:Avoidlongperiodsofengineidling.
Note:LeavingignitionswitchintheOnpositionfor
longperiodsoftimewithoutrunningtheenginewill
dischargethebattery.
StoppingtheVehicle
Note:Referto(page).
Tostopthevehicle,removeyourfootfromtheaccelerator
pedal,thenpressthebrakepedal.
StoppingtheEngine
Note:Referto(page).
1.Ensurethatthemachineisstopped.
2.MovethetransmissionlevertotheP(Park)position.
3.Settheparkingbrake.
4.RotatetheignitionkeytotheOffpositionandremove
thekeyfromtheswitch.
UsingtheSpeed-rangeControl
Usetheleverofthespeed-rangecontroltolimitthe
maximumgroundspeedofthemachineforoperationsthat
requireaconstantspeedlikesprayingandtopdressing.The
speed-rangelever(Figure33)isusedtoselect1ofthe4
work-speedrangesthatareusedtolimitmaximumground
speedoratransport-speedrangethatisusedwhenyoumove
themachinebetweenjobsites.
Note:Youmustreleasetheacceleratorpedalinorderto
shiftbetweenspeedranges,butyoudonotneedtostopthe
machineinordertoshift.
•Movethespeed-rangeleverintothedetentfor
speedrangesA,B,C,andDwhenprecisecontrolof
maximum-groundspeedisdesired.
•Movethespeed-rangelevertotransportpositionby
movingthespeed-rangeleveroutofthedetentforrange
A,B,C,orD,thenforwardtotheTposition.
Note:Usethespeed-rangecontroltolimitthe
maximum-groundspeedineachrangeby4to18kmh(2.5to
11mph)withthetransmissionleverintheLlow(forward)
positionor8to32kmh(5to20mph)withthetransmission
leverintheintheDdriveposition.
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