Toro 30473 - Engaging the Power Takeoff (PTO); Disengaging the PTO; After Operation; After Operation Safety

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1.Motion-control
lever—NEUTRAL-LOCK
position
3.Forward
2.Center,unlockedposition
4.Backward
EngagingthePowerTakeoff
(PTO)
Thepower-takeoff(PTO)switchstartsandstopspowered
attachments.
Note:Iftheengineiscold,allowtheenginetowarmup5
to10minutesbeforeengagingthePTO.
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DisengagingthePTO
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AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthecuttingunits,drives,
mufers,andenginetohelppreventres.Cleanupoil
orfuelspills.
•Shutoffthefuelwhilestoringortransportingthe
machine,ifapplicable.
•Disengagethedrivetotheattachmentwheneveryouare
transportingornotusingthemachine.
•Usefull-widthrampsforloadingthemachineintoa
trailerortruck.Donotexceeda15°anglebetweenthe
rampandthetrailerortruck.
•Tiethemachinedownsecurelyusingstraps,chains,cable,
orropes.Bothfrontandrearstrapsshouldbedirected
downandoutwardfromthemachine.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringthemachinein
anyenclosure.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwherethereis
anopename,spark,orpilotlight,suchasonawater
heateroronotherappliances.
PushingtheMachinebyHand
Ifthemachinebreaksdown,runsoutoffuel,etc.,youmay
needtopullitwithawinchtoloaditontoatrailer.Todoso,
yourstneedtoopenthehydraulicbypassvalves.
Important:Nevertowthemachine,becausehydraulic
damagemayoccur.
ChangingtoMachineOperation
Rotateeachbypassvalveclockwise1turnandhand-tighten
them(Figure23).
Note:Thetorqueshouldbeapproximately8N∙m(71in-lb).
Donotovertightenthebypassvalves.
Youcannotdrivethemachineunlessthebypassvalvesare
turnedinward.
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