Toro 08703 - Breaking in the Machine; Becoming Familiar with the Machine; After Operation; After Operation Safety

BreakingintheMachine
Newenginestaketimetodevelopfullpower.Drive
systemshavemorefrictionwhentheyarenew,
placingadditionalloadontheengine.
Allowtherst8hoursofoperatingtimeforthe
break-inperiod.
Sincethersthoursofoperationarecriticaltofuture
dependabilityofthemachine,monitorthefunctions
andperformancecloselysothatyoucannoticeand
correctminordifculties,whichcouldleadtomajor
problems.Inspectthemachinefrequentlyduring
thebreak-inperiod,forsignsofoilleakage,loose
fasteners,oranyothermalfunction.
BecomingFamiliarwiththe
Machine
RefertotheattachmentOperator'sManualforspecic
operatinginstructionsfortheattachment.
Practicedrivingthemachine,becauseitsoperating
characteristicsaredifferentthansomeutilityvehicles.
2pointstoconsiderwhenoperatingthevehicleare
transmissionspeedandenginespeed.
Tomaintainconstantenginespeed,pressthetraction
pedalslowly.Thisallowstheenginetokeepup
withthegroundspeedofthevehicle.Bycontrast,
pushingdownquicklyonthetractionpedalreduces
theenginespeed;asaresult,therewillnotbeenough
torque-powertomovethevehicle.Therefore,to
transfermaximumpowertothewheels,movethe
throttletoFASTandslightlypressthetractionpedal.
Bycomparison,maximumgroundspeedwithnoload
resultswhenthethrottleisintheFASTpositionandthe
tractionpedalisslowlybutfullypressed.Alwayskeep
theenginespeedhighenoughtodelivermaximum
torque-powertothewheels.
CAUTION
Operatingthemachinedemandsattentionto
preventtippingorlossofcontrol.
•Usecarewhenenteringandleavingsand
traps.
•Useextremecautionaroundditches,
creeks,orotherhazards.
•Usecautionwhenoperatingthemachine
onasteepslope.
•Reduceyourspeedwhenmakingsharp
turnsorwhenturningonhillsides.
•Avoidsuddenstopsandstarts.
•Donotgofromreversetofullforward
withoutrstcomingtoacompletestop.
Note:Iftheattachmentadapterbecomesstucktothe
tractionunitadapter,insertaprybarorascrewdriver
intothepryslottodisengagetheparts(Figure16).
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Figure16
1.Pryslot
AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
•Parkthemachineonalevelsurface;engagethe
parkingbrake;shutofftheengine;removethekey;
andwaitforallmovementtostopbeforeleaving
themachine.
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthemuferand
enginecompartmenttohelppreventres.Clean
upoilorfuelspills.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringthemachine
inanyenclosure.
•Shutoffthefuelbeforestoringortransportingthe
machine.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheateroronotherappliances.
•Keepallpartsofthemachineingoodworking
conditionandallhardwaretightened.
•Replaceallworn,damaged,ormissingdecals.
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