Toro 30473 - Driving the Machine

withthethrottleleverintheSLOWpositioninboth
theforwardandreversedirectionsfor1to2minutes.
OperatetheliftleverandPTOlevertoensurethat
theyoperateproperly.Shuttheengineoff,checkuid
levels,andcheckforoilleaks,looseparts,andanyother
noticeablemalfunctions.
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Note:LeavethethrottlemidwaybetweentheSLOWand
FASTpositionsuntiltheengineandhydraulicsystemwarmup.
ShuttingofftheEngine
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
attempttomoveoroperatethetractorwhileitis
unattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsettheparking
brakewhenleavingthemachineunattended,even
ifjustforafewminutes.
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DrivingtheMachine
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedasmeasuredin
rpm(revolutionsperminute).Placethethrottlecontrolinthe
FASTpositionforbestperformance.Alwaysoperateinthe
FASTthrottlepositionwhenrunningpoweredattachments.
CAUTION
Themachinecanturnveryrapidly.Youmaylose
controlofitandcausepersonalinjuryordamage
themachine.
•Usecautionwhenmakingturns.
•Slowthemachinedownbeforemakingsharp
turns.
1.Releasetheparkingbrake.
Note:Theengineshutsoffifyoumovethe
motion-controlleversoutoftheNEUTRAL-LOCK
positionwiththeparkingbrakeengaged.
2.Movetheleverstothecenter,unlockedposition.
3.Drivethemachineasfollows:
•Tomovestraightforward,slowlypushthe
motion-controlleversforward(Figure20).
•Tomovestraightrearward,slowlypullthe
motion-controlleversrearward(Figure20).
•Toturn,slowthemachinebypullingbackonboth
leversandthenpushforwardontheleveronthe
oppositesidefromwhichyouwanttoturn(Figure
20).
•Tostop,pullthemotion-controlleverstothe
NEUTRALposition.
Note:Thefartheryoumovethemotion-controllevers
ineitherdirection,thefasterthemachinemovesinthat
direction.
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