Toro 30605 - Starting and Stopping the Engine

•Slowdownandusecautionwhenmakingturnsand
crossingroadsandsidewalkswiththemachine.Always
yieldtheright-of-way.
•Turnontheashingwarninglightsonthemachine
wheneveryoutravelonapublicroad,exceptwheresuch
useisprohibitedbylaw .
•Disengagethedrivetotheattachmentandshutoffthe
enginebeforeaddingfuelandadjustingtheheightofcut.
•Reducethethrottlesettingbeforestoppingtheengine
and,iftheenginehasafuel-shutoffvalve,shutoffthe
fuelwhenyouhavenishedoperatingthemachine.
•Neverrunanengineinanareawhereexhaustgasesare
enclosed.
•Neverleavearunningengineunattended.
•Beforeleavingtheoperatingposition,dothefollowing:
–Stopthemachineonlevelground.
–Disengagethepowertake-offandlowerthe
attachments.
–Settheparkingbrake.
–Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
–Waitforallmovingpartstostop.
•Donotchangethegovernorsettingsonoroverspeed
theengine.Operatingtheengineatexcessivespeedmay
increasethepotentialforpersonalinjury.
•Donotusethemachineasatowingvehicle.
•UseaccessoriesandattachmentsapprovedbyTheToro®
Companyonly.
RolloverProtectionSystem(ROPS)
Safety
•DonotremovetheROPSfromthemachine.
•Ensurethattheseatbeltisattachedandthatyoucan
releaseitquicklyintheeventofanemergency.
•AlwayswearyourseatbeltwhentheROPSisup.
•Checkcarefullyforoverheadclearances,suchasbranches,
doorways,andelectricalwires,beforedrivingthemachine
underthem.Donotcontactthem.
•KeeptheROPSinsafeoperatingconditionbythoroughly
inspectingitperiodicallyfordamageandkeepingallthe
mountingfastenerstight.
•ReplaceadamagedROPS.Donotrepairorreviseit.
•AnyalterationstoaROPSmustbeapprovedbyThe
Toro®Company.
SlopeSafety
•Slowdownthemachineanduseextracareonhillsides.
Travelintherecommendeddirectiononhillsides.Turf
conditionscanaffectthestabilityofthemachine.
•Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningthemachineona
slope.Ifthetireslosetraction,disengagetheblade(s)and
proceedslowlystraightdowntheslope.
•Donotturnthemachinesharply.Usecarewhenreversing
themachine.
•Whenoperatingthemachineonaslope,alwayskeepall
cuttingunitslowered.
•Avoidturningthemachineonslopes.Ifyoumustturn,
turnslowlyandgraduallydownhill,ifpossible.
•Useextracarewhileoperatingthemachinewith
attachments;theycanaffectthestabilityofthemachine.
StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
Important:Thefuelsystemautomaticallybleedsitself
whenanyofthefollowingsituationsoccur:
•Initialstartupofanewmachine.
•Theenginehasceasedrunningduetolackoffuel.
•Maintenancehasbeenperformeduponthefuelsystem
components.
1.Removeyourfootfromthetractionpedalandensure
thatitisinneutral.Ensurethattheparkingbrakeisset.
2.Movetheengine-speedswitchtotheLOW-IDLE
position.
3.TurntheignitionkeytotheRUNposition.
Note:Theglowindicatorwilllight.
4.Whentheglowindicatordims,turntheignitionkey
totheSTARTposition.Releasethekeyimmediately
whentheenginestartsandallowittoreturntothe
RUNposition.
Important:Donotrunthestartermotormore
than30secondsatatimeorprematurestarter
failuremayresult.Iftheenginefailstostartafter
30seconds,turnthekeytotheOFFposition,check
thecontrolsandprocedures,wait30additional
seconds,andrepeatthestartingprocedure.
5.Allowenginetowarmupatmidspeed(withoutload),
thenmovethethrottlecontroltothedesiredposition.
Important:Allowenginetoidlefor5minutesbefore
shuttingitoffafterafull-loadoperation.Failuretodo
somayleadtoturbo-chargertrouble.
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