Toro 30318 - Driving Procedures; Driving Backward and Up Curbs

Figure 21
1. Upper control bar 3. Shift lever
2. Lower control bar
Driving Backward
1. T o g o bac kw ard, mo v e the shift lev er to rev erse
g ear .
2. R elease the parking brak e; refer to R eleasing
the P arking Brak e in Operation , pag e 19 .
3. Slo wly squeeze the lo w er control bar and lo w er
handle tog ether to mo v e rearw ard ( Figure 21 ).
Using the Lower Control Bar
T his procedure is for dri ving up a curb . T his can
be perfor med while dri ving forw ard or bac kw ard.
Note: Some curbs do not allo w the rear dri v e
tires to contact the curb . If this happens , dri v e the
mac hine up the curb at an angle .
A blade can be bent or dama ged when
dri ving up a curb . Pieces of blade that may
be thr o wn could seriousl y injur e or kill y ou
or bystander s.
Do not r un blades while dri ving up a curb
f orw ard or backw ard.
Driving Forward Up a Curb
1. Diseng ag e the mo w er blades .
2. Select first g ear to dri v e the mac hine .
3. Dri v e mac hine until the castor wheels contact
curb ( Figure 22 ).
4. Lift the front of the mac hine b y pushing do wn
on the lo w er handle ( Figure 22 ).
5. Dri v e the mac hine until dri v e wheels contact
the curb ( Figure 22 ).
6. Lo w er the front of the mac hine ( Figure 22 ).
Note: Both dri v e wheels should contact the
curb and caster wheels straight.
7. At the same time eng ag e the lo w er control bar
and lift up on the lo w er handle to dri v e o v er
the curb ( Figure 21 and Figure 22 ).
Note: Lifting up on the lo w er handle will
assist dri ving the mac hine up a curb and not
spin the dri v e wheels .
Figure 22
1. Lower Control Bar engaged
and mower in reverse.
3. Lower Control Bar engaged
and mower going forward.
2. Pull up to assist machine
Driving Backward Up a Curb
1. Diseng ag e the mo w er blades .
2. Select rev erse to dri v e mac hine .
3. Dri v e the mac hine until dri v e wheels contact
curb ( Figure 22 ).
Note: Both dri v e wheels should contact the
curb and caster wheels straight.
4. At the same time eng ag e lo w er control bar
and lift up on the lo w er handle ( Figure 21 and
Figure 22 ).
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