Toro 07390 Workman HDX-Auto - Operating Tips; Safe Driving Techniques

causestheoilowtogooverareliefvalve,whichcan
damagethehydraulicsystem.
•Onposition
ThispositionissimilartoLower(quickcouplerB
position).Italsodirectshydraulicoiltoquickcoupler
Bexceptthattheleverisheldinthispositionbythe
hydraulic-liftlockinthecontrolpanel.Thisallowsoil
toowcontinuouslytoequipmentthatusesahydraulic
motor.Usethispositiononlywhenyouareoperatingthe
machinewithanattachmentwithahydraulicmotor.
Important:Ifyouareusingthemachinewitha
hydrauliccylinderornoattachment,theOnposition
causestheoilowtogooverareliefvalve,whichcan
damagethehydraulicsystem.Usethispositiononly
momentarilyorwithamotorattached.
Important:Checkthehydraulicoillevelafter
installinganattachment.Checktheoperationof
theattachmentbycyclingitseveraltimestopurge
airfromsystem,thencheckthehydraulicoillevel.
Theattachmentcylinderwillslightlyaffecttransaxle
oillevel.Operatingthemachinewithlowoillevel
candamagethepump,remotehydraulics,power
steering,andthemachinetransaxle.
CAUTION
Hydraulicuidescapingunderpressurecan
havesufcientforcetopenetrateskinanddo
seriousdamage.Caremustbeusedwhen
connectingordisconnectinghydraulicquick
couplers.Stoptheengine,applytheparking
brake,lowertheattachment,andplacethe
remotehydraulicvalveintheoatdetent
positiontorelievehydraulicpressurebefore
connectingordisconnectingquickcouplers.
ConnectingtheQuickCouplers
Important:Cleandirtfromquickcouplersbefore
connecting.Dirtycouplerscanintroducecontamination
intothehydraulicsystem.
1.Pullbackthelockingringonthecoupler.
2.Insertthehosenippleintothecoupleruntilitsnaps
intoposition.
Note:Whenattachingremoteequipmenttothequick
couplers,determinewhichsiderequirespressure,thenattach
thathosetoquickcouplerBwhichwillhavepressurewhen
thecontrolleverispushedforwardorlockedintheOn
position.
DisconnectingtheQuickCouplers
Note:Withboththemachineandattachmentturnedoff,
movetheliftleverbackandforthtoremovethesystem
pressureandtomakedisconnectingthequickcouplerseasier.
1.Pullbackthelockingringonthecoupler.
2.Pullthehosermlyfromthecoupler.
Important:Cleanandinstallthedustplugand
dustcoverstothequickcouplerendswhennot
inuse.
OperatingTips
OperatingCharacteristics
Themachineisdesignedwithsafetyinmind.Itusesfamiliar
automotivestylecontrols,includingthesteeringwheel,brake
pedal,andacceleratorpedal,.Itisimportanttoremember,
however,thatthismachineisnotapassengercar.Itisawork
vehicleandisdesignedforoffroaduseonly.
WARNING
Themachineisdesignedprimarilyasanoff-road
vehicleandisnotintendedforextensiveuseon
publicroads.
Occasionaluseonpublicroadwaysshouldonlybe
undertakenwithrespecttolocaltrafcregulations
andusinganyadditionalaccessoriesthatmaybe
requiredbylocallaw(includingbutnotlimitedto
lights,turnsignals,slowmovingvehicle(SMV)
sign,etc).
Themachinehasspecialtires,lowgearratios,alocking
differential,andotherfeaturesthatgiveitextratraction.
Thesefeaturesaddtotheversatilityofthevehiclebut,they
canalsogetyouintodangeroussituations.Youmustkeepin
mindthatthevehicleisnotarecreationvehicle,itisnotanall
terrainvehicle,and,itisdenitelynotmeantforstuntdriving
orhorsingaround.Itisaworkvehicle,notaplayvehicle.
Childrenshouldnotbeallowedtooperatethemachine.
Anyonewhooperatesthemachinemustbeproperlytrained.
Thedriverandpassengershouldalwaysusetheseatbelts.
Ifyouarenotexperiencedatdrivingthemachine,practice
drivingitinasafeareaawayfromotherpeople.Besure
youarefamiliarwithallthemachine’scontrols,particularly
thoseusedforbraking,steering,andtransmissionshifting.
Learnhowyourmachinehandlesondifferentsurfaces.
Youroperatingskillswillimprovewithexperience,butasin
operatinganyvehicle,takeiteasyasyoubegin.Besureyou
knowhowtostopquicklyinanemergency.Ifyouneedhelp,
askyoursupervisorforassistance.
Manyfactorscontributetoaccidents.Youhavecontrolover
severalofthemostimportant.Youractions,suchasdriving
toofastforconditions,brakingtoofast,turningtoosharp,
andcombinationsofthese,arefrequentcauseofaccidents.
Oneofthemajorcausesofaccidentsisfatigue.Besureto
takeoccasionalbreaks.Itisveryimportantthatyoustay
alertatalltimes.
Neveroperatethemachine,oranyequipment,ifyou
areundertheinuenceofalcoholorotherdrugs.Even
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