Toro 30487TC - Starting and Stopping the Engine; Driving the Machine

StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
Note:Theglowpluglightilluminatesfor6secondswhen
youturntheignitionkeytotheRUNposition.Turnthe
ignitiontotheSTARTpositionafterthelightgoesout.
Important:Usestartingcyclesofnomorethan
15secondsperminutetoavoidoverheatingthestarter
motor.
Important:Whenyoustarttheenginefortherst
time,changetheengineoiloroverhaultheengine,
transmission,orwheelmotorandoperatethemachine
withthethrottleleverintheSLOWpositioninboth
theforwardandreversedirectionsfor1to2minutes.
OperatetheliftleverandPTOlevertoensurethat
theyoperateproperly.Shuttheengineoff,checkuid
levels,andcheckforoilleaks,looseparts,andanyother
noticeablemalfunctions.
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Note:LeavethethrottlemidwaybetweentheSLOWand
FASTpositionsuntiltheengineandhydraulicsystemwarmup.
StoppingtheEngine
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
attempttomoveoroperatethetractorwhileitis
unattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsettheparking
brakewhenleavingthemachineunattended,even
ifjustforafewminutes.
Figure22
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(Figure23).
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