Toro 30635 - Understanding the Operating Characteristics of the Machine; Operating the Machine

drivewheelsmayresultinslidingandalossof
brakingandsteering.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatingthemachine
neardrop-offs,ditches,embankments,water
hazards,orotherhazards.Themachinecould
suddenlyrolloverifawheelgoesovertheedge
ortheedgecavesin.Establishasafetyarea
betweenthemachineandanyhazard.
•Identifyhazardsatthebaseoftheslope.
Iftherearehazards,mowtheslopewitha
pedestrian-controlledmachine.
•Ifpossible,keepthecuttingunit(s)loweredtothe
groundwhileoperatingonslopes.Raisingthe
cuttingunit(s)whileoperatingonslopescancause
themachinetobecomeunstable.
•Useextremecautionwithgrass-collectionsystems
orotherattachments.Thesecanchangethe
stabilityofthemachineandcausealossofcontrol.
Understandingthe
OperatingCharacteristics
oftheMachine
Practicedrivingthemachine,becauseithasa
hydrostatictransmissionanditscharacteristics
maydifferfromotherturf-maintenancemachines.
Somepointstoconsiderwhenoperatingthetraction
unit,cuttingunit,orotherimplementsarethatthe
transmission,enginespeed,andtheloadonthe
mowerbladesorotherimplementsaffectmachine
performance.
WithT oroSmartPower™,youdonotneedto
listentotheenginespeedinheavyloadconditions.
SmartPowerpreventstheenginefrombogging
downinheavycuttingconditionsbyautomatically
controllingthemachinespeedandoptimizingcutting
performance.
Youcanusethebrakestoassistinturningthe
machine.However,usethemcarefully,especially
onsoftorwetgrass,becausetheturfmaybetorn
accidentally.Anotherbenetofthebrakesisto
maintaintraction.Forexample,insomeslope
conditions,theuphillwheelslipsandlosestraction.
Ifthissituationoccurs,presstheuphillbrakepedal
graduallyandintermittentlyuntiltheuphillwheelstops
slipping,Thisactionincreasesthetractiononthe
downhillwheel.
TractionAssistisautomaticandrequiresnooperator
input.Whenawheelstartstoslip,owisautomatically
splitbetweenthefrontandrearwheelstominimize
wheelslipandlossoftraction.
Beforestoppingtheengine,disengageallcontrolsand
changethethrottletotheSLOWposition.Changing
thethrottletotheSLOWpositionreduceshigh-engine
speed,noise,andvibration.TurnthekeytotheOFF
positiontoshutofftheengine.Removethekeyifyou
areleavingtheoperator’sposition.
Beforetransportingthemachine,raisethecutting
unitsandsecurethetransportlatches(Figure38).
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Figure38
1.Transportlatch(sidecuttingunits)
OperatingtheMachine
•StarttheengineandrunitattheHALFIDLEposition
untilitwarmsup.Movetheengine-speedswitch
toHIGHIDLE,liftthecuttingunits,disengagethe
parkingbrake,presstheforwardtractionpedal,
andcarefullydrivetoanopenarea.
•Practicemovingforwardandreverse,andstarting
andstoppingthemachine.Tostopthemachine,
removeyourfootfromthetractionpedalandletit
returntoNEUTRALorpressdownonthereverse
pedal.
Note:Whengoingdownhillinthemachine,you
mayneedtousethereversepedaltostop.
•Practicedrivingaroundobstacleswiththecutting
unitsupanddown.Becarefulwhendriving
betweennarrowobjectssothatyoudonotdamage
themachineorcuttingunits.
•Alwaysdriveslowlyinroughareas.
•Ifanobstacleisintheway,liftthecuttingunitsto
mowaroundit.
•Whentransportingthemachinefrom1work
areatoanother,raisethecuttingunitstothe
fullyupwardposition,shutoffthePTO,pressthe
mow/transportswitchtotheTRANSPORTposition,
andplacethethrottleintheFASTposition.
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