Toro 30602 - Jacking Points; Tie Downs; Operating Characteristics; Operating Tips

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1.Bypassvalve(2)
Important:Ifthemachinemusttobepushedor
towedinreverse,thecheckvalveinthefour-wheel
drivemanifoldmustalsobebypassed.Tobypass
thecheckvalve,connectahoseassembly(Hose
PartNo.95-8843,CouplerFittingNo.95-0985
[Qty.2],andHydraulicFittingNo.340-77[Qty.
2])tothereversetractionpressuretestport,
locatedonthehydrostat,andontheportlocated
in-betweenportsM8andP2onthereartraction
manifoldwhichislocatedbehindthefronttire.
JackingPoints
Therearejackingpointslocatedatthefrontandrearofthe
machine.
•Ontheframeattheinsideofeachfrontdrivetire
•Atthecenteroftherearaxle
TieDowns
Therearetiedownslocatedatthefront,rearandsidesof
themachine.
•Twoonthefrontoftheoperator'splatform
•Therearbumper
OperatingCharacteristics
Practicedrivingthemachinebecauseithasahydrostatic
transmissionanditscharacteristicsaredifferentthanmany
turfmaintenancemachines.Somepointstoconsiderwhen
operatingthetractionunit,cuttingunit,orotherimplements
arethetransmission,enginespeed,loadonthecuttingblades
orotherimplementcomponents,andtheimportanceofthe
brakes.
WithToroSmartPower™,theoperatordoesnothave
tolistentotheenginespeedinheavyconditions.Smart
Powerpreventsboggingdowninheavyturfbyautomatically
controllingthemachinespeedandoptimizingcutting
performance.
Thebrakescanbeusedtoassistinturningthemachine.
However,usethemcarefully,especiallyonsoftorwetgrass
becausetheturfmaybetornaccidentally.Anotherbenet
ofthebrakesistomaintaintraction.Forexample,insome
slopeconditions,theuphillwheelslipsandlosestraction.If
thissituationoccurs,depresstheuphillturnpedalgradually
andintermittentlyuntiltheuphillwheelstopsslipping,thus,
increasingtractiononthedownhillwheel.
TractionAssistisnowautomaticandrequiresnooperator
input.Whenawheelstartstoslip,owisautomaticallysplit
betweenthefrontandrearwheelstominimizewheelslip
andlossoftraction.
Useextracarewhenoperatingthemachineonslopes.Make
surethattheseatlatchisproperlysecuredandtheseatbelt
isbuckled.Driveslowlyandavoidsharpturnsonslopesto
preventrollovers.Forsteeringcontrol,thecuttingunitmust
beloweredwhengoingdownhill.
Beforestoppingtheengine,disengageallcontrolsandchange
thethrottletoSlow.ChangingthethrottletoSlowreduces
highenginespeed,noise,andvibration.TurnthekeytoOff
tostoptheengine.
Beforetransportingthemachine,raisethecuttingunitsand
securethetransportlatches(
Figure34).
Figure34
1.Transportlatch(sidecuttingunits)
OperatingTips
MowWhenGrassisDry
Moweitherinthelatemorningtoavoidthedew,whichcauses
grassclumping,orinlateafternoontoavoidthedamage
thatcanbecausedbydirectsunlightonthesensitive,freshly
mowedgrass.
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