Toro 25430 - Operating the Parking Brake; Driving and Stopping the Machine

2.Themachinecomeswithamaintenance-freebattery.
Ifyouuseadifferentbatteryandaddwatertoitwhen
thetemperatureisbelow0ºC(32ºF),ensurethatyou
chargethebatteryorruntheengineforabout2hours
topreventthebatteryfromfreezing.
3.Inspectthebatterycablesandterminals.Cleanthe
terminals,andapplyacoatofgreaseoneachterminal
topreventcorrosion.
4.Ensurethatthefuelsystemiscleanandfreeofwater.
Usetheproperfuelforcoldweather.
Note:Preventwaxandcondensationfrombuilding
upinthefueltankbyllingupthefueltankattheend
ofeachday.
5.Checkthecoolantmixturebeforeyouoperatethe
machineincoldweather.Useonlya50%ethylene
glycoland50%watermixtureinthecoolingsystem
yearround.
6.Beforeoperatingthemachine,moveitatlowspeed
andactuateeachhydrauliccontrolseveraltimesto
warmtheoil.
Important:Theengineandthehydraulicsystem
mustbeatoperatingtemperaturebeforeyou
performanyworkwithit.
Note:Keepthediggingchainandthetrackassemblies
freeofmudandsnowtopreventthemfromfreezing
afteroperation.
OperatingtheParkingBrake
1.Pushtheparkingbrakeswitch(Figure24)uptoapply
theparkingbrake.
Figure24
1.Parkingbrake
2.Pushtheparkingswitchdowntoreleasetheparking
brake.
Note:Theparkingbrakeautomaticallyengageswhen
youstoptheengine.
DrivingandStoppingthe
Machine
UsingtheTractionControlPedal
Thetractioncontrolpedalcontrolsthedirectionoftravel
andthespeedofthemachine.
•Tomovethemachineforward,pushdownonthetoe
pedal.
•Tomovethemachineinreverse,pushdownontheheel
pedal.
Note:Toincreasethespeed,pushdownfartheronthe
pedal;todecreasethespeed,allowthepedaltomoveup
towardtheNeutralposition.
UsingtheUtility-tractionLever
Thiscontrolleverallowsyoutonelyadjustthedirection
oftravelandthespeedofthemachineduringtrenchingor
plowing.
Figure25
1.Utility-tractionlever
WARNING
Toavoidinjury,remainintheoperatorseatto
operatethemachine.
Note:Ifyoudonotremainintheoperatorseat,theengine
willstopin1second.
1.Releasetheparkingbrake.
2.MovetheleveroutoftheNeutraldetentpositionand
tooneofthepositionsasfollows:
•Movetheleverforward(towardthefrontofthe
machine)tomovethemachineforward.
•Movetheleverrearward(towardtherearofthe
machine)tomovethemachineinreverse.
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