Toro 22337CP - Checking the Tire Pressure; Starting the Engine; Driving the Traction Unit; Stopping the Traction Unit;Engine

CheckingtheTirePressure
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Maintaintheairpressureinthetiresasspecied.Check
thetireswhentheyarecoldtogetthemostaccurate
reading.
Pressure:15-20psi(103-138kPa)
Note:Usealowertirepressure,15psi(103kPa),when
operatinginsandysoilconditionstoprovidebetter
tractionintheloosesoil.
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1.Valvestem
StartingtheEngine
1.Standontheplatform.
2.Ensurethattheauxiliaryhydraulicsleverisin
neutral.
3.Movethethrottlelevermidwaybetweenslow
(turtle)andfast(rabbit)positions.
4.Insertthekeyintotheignitionandturnittothe
runposition.
Note:Thebattery,oilpressure,andglowplug
lightswillcomeon.
5.Whentheglowpluglightturnsoff,turnthekeyto
thestartposition.Whentheenginesstarts,release
thekey.
Note:Awarmenginemaybestartedwithout
waitingforthelighttoturnoff.
Important:Donotengagethestarterformore
than10secondsatatime.Iftheenginefails
tostart,allowa30secondcool-downperiod
betweenattempts.Failuretofollowthese
instructionscanburnoutthestartermotor.
6.Movethethrottlelevertodesiredsetting.
Important:Ifyouruntheengineathigh
speedswhenthehydraulicsystemiscold(i.e.,
whentheambientairtemperatureisnear
freezingorlower),hydraulicsystemdamage
couldoccur.Whenstartingtheenginein
coldconditions,allowtheenginetorunin
themiddlethrottlepositionfor2to5minutes
beforemovingthethrottletofast(rabbit).
Note:Ifoutdoortemperatureisbelowfreezing,
storethetractionunitinagaragetokeepitwarmer
andaidinstarting.
DrivingtheTractionUnit
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedas
measuredinrpm(revolutionsperminute).Placethe
throttleleverinthefast(rabbit)positionforbest
performance.
Note:Thethrottlepositioncanbeutilizedtooperate
atslowerspeeds.
Todrivethetractionunit,completethefollowing
actionsasnecessary:
•Tomoveforward,movethetractioncontrollevers
forward.
•Tomoverearward,movethetractioncontrollevers
rearward.
•Togostraight,movebothtractioncontrollevers
equally.
•Toturn,movetheleverlocatedonthesideyou
wanttoturntowardtheneutralpositionwhile
keepingtheotherleverengaged.
•Tosloworstop,movethetractioncontrollevers
toneutral.
Note:Thefartheryoumovethetractioncontrollevers
ineitherdirection,thefasterthetractionunitwillmove
inthatdirection.
StoppingtheTraction
Unit/Engine
1.Movethetractioncontrolleverstoneutral.
2.Movethethrottlelevertotheslow(turtle)position.
3.Lowertheloaderarmstotheground.
4.Turntheignitionkeyoff.
Note:Iftheenginehasbeenworkinghardor
ishot,letitidleforaminutebeforeturningthe
ignitionkeyoff.Thishelpscooltheenginebefore
itisstopped.Inanemergency,theenginemaybe
stoppedimmediately.
5.Removethekey.
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