Toro 30651 - Cutting Unit Position Control; Engaging the Cutting Unit Drive; Using Weight Transfer;Traction Assistance

StoppingtheEngine
1.MoveallcontrolstoNeutral,settheparkingbrake,
movethethrottletothelowidlepositionandallow
theenginetoreachlowidlespeed.
Important:Allowtheenginetoidlefor5
minutesbeforeshuttingitoffafterafullload
operation.Failuretodosomayleadtotrouble
onaturbo-chargedengine.
2.Lettheengineidlefor5minutes.
3.Turntheignitionkeytoposition0.
Iftheenginefailstostopwhentheignitionkeyis
turnedto0,operatetheenginestopleverinforward
direction(Figure27).
WARNING
Keephandsclearofmovingobjectsandhot
enginepartswhiletheengineisrunning.
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Figure27
CuttingUnitPositionControl
Thecuttingunitmayberaisedorloweredusingthelift
controlswitch.
1.Tolowerthecuttingunit,operatetheliftcontrol
switchinadownwarddirectionandrelease.
Thecuttingunitisnowinthe‘oat’modeandwill
followthegroundcontours.
2.Toraisethecuttingunit,operatetheliftcontrol
switchinanupwarddirectionandhold.
3.Releasetheliftcontrolswitchwhenthecuttingunit
isattherequiredheight.
Thecontrolswitchwillautomaticallyreturnto
neutralpositionandthearmsarehydraulically
lockedintoposition.
EngagingtheCuttingUnit
Drive
2
1
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Figure28
1.On2.Off
Thecuttingunitdrivecanbeengagedonly
whentheoperatorisseatedcorrectly,refer
toOperatorPresenceSeatSwitch(page43).
Cuttingunitdriveengagement:Depressthetopof
thecuttingunitdriveswitchtotheforwardposition.
Cuttingunitdrivedisengagement:Depressthe
bottomofthecuttingunitdriveswitchtotherearward
position.
UsingWeight
Transfer/TractionAssistance
Avariablehydraulicweighttransfersystemisprovided
forimprovingtiregripwiththegrasssurface-traction
assistance.
Hydraulicpressureinthecuttingunitliftsystem
providesaliftingforcewhichreducescuttingunit
weightonthegroundandtransferstheweightasa
downwardforceontothemower’stires.Thisactionis
knownasweighttransfer.
Toengageweighttransfer:Theamountofweight
transfercanbevariedtosuitoperatingconditionsby
rotatingtheweighttransferhandwheelasfollows:
1.Releasethevalvelocknut1/2turn
counter-clockwiseandhold.
2.Rotatethevalvehandwheel.
•Counterclockwisetoreduceweighttransfer.
•Clockwisetoincreaseweighttransfer.
3.Tightenthenut.
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