Toro 30381 - Using the Safety Interlock System

EngagingthePowerTakeOff(PTO)
Thepowertakeoff(PTO)switchstartsandstopsthemower
bladesandsomepoweredattachments.
1.Iftheengineiscold,allowtheenginetowarmup5to
10minutesbeforeengagingthePTO.
2.Whileseatedintheseat,releasethepressureonthe
tractioncontrolleversandplacetheminneutral.
3.PulluponthePTOswitchtoengageit(
Figure51).
Figure51
1.PTOswitch
DisengagingthePTO
Todisengage,pushthePTOswitchtotheoffposition.
UsingtheSafetyInterlock
System
CAUTION
Ifthesafetyinterlockswitchesaredisconnectedor
damagedthemachinecouldoperateunexpectedly
causingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches
dailyandreplaceanydamagedswitchesbefore
operatingthemachine.
UnderstandingtheSafetyInterlock
System
Thesafetyinterlocksystemisdesignedtopreventtheengine
fromstartingunless:
•Youaresittingontheseatortheparkingbrakeisengaged.
•Thepowertake-off(PTO)isdisengaged.
•Themotion-controlleversareintheneutrallocked
position
•Theenginetemperatureisbelowthemaximumoperating
temperature.
Thesafetyinterlocksystemalsoisdesignedtostoptheengine
whenthetractioncontrolsaremovedfromtheneutrallocked
positionwiththeparkingbrakeengaged.Ifyourisefromthe
seatwhenthePTOisengagedthereisa1-seconddelayand
thentheenginestops.
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