Toro 30868 - Pushing or Towing the Machine; Jacking Points; Tie Downs; Operating Characteristics

enginedoesnotkill,thereisamalfunctioninthe
interlocksystemthatshouldbecorrectedbefore
beginningoperation.
PushingorTowingthe
Machine
Inanemergency,themachinecanbemovedforwardby
actuatingthebypassvalveinthevariabledisplacement
hydraulicpumpandpushingortowingthemachine.
Donotpushortowthemachineformorethan1/4
mile(0.4km).
Important:Donotpushortowthemachine
fasterthan2-3MPH(3-4.8km/h)becauseinternal
transmissiondamagemayoccur.Thebypassvalve
mustbeopenwheneverthemachineispushedor
towed.
Important:Ifthemachinemusttobepushedor
towedinreverse,thecheckvalveinthefour-wheel
drivemanifoldmustalsobebypassed.Tobypass
thecheckvalve,connectahoseassembly(Hose
PartNo.95-8843,CouplerFittingNo.95-0985
[Qty.2],andHydraulicFittingNo.340-77[Qty.2])
tothereversetractionpressuretestportandthe
reversefour-wheeldrivepressureport.
1.Openhoodandremovethecentershroud
2.Rotatethebypassvalve90°(1/4turn)ineither
directiontoopenandallowoiltobypassinternally
(Figure18).Becauseuidisbypassed,themachine
canbeslowlymovedwithoutdamagingthe
transmission.Notethepositionofthevalvewhen
openingorclosing.
Figure18
1.Bypassvalve
3.Closethebypassvalve90°(1/4turn)backbefore
startingtheengine.However,donotexceed
5-8ft.-lb.(7-11N·m)torquetoclosethevalve.
JackingPoints
•Onthefrontofthemachineontheframeonthe
insideofeachdrivetire
•Ontherearofthemachineatthecenteroftheaxle
TieDowns
•Oneachsideoftheframeunderthefrontsteps
•Therearbumper
OperatingCharacteristics
Practicedrivingthemachinebecauseithasahydrostatic
transmissionanditscharacteristicsaredifferentthan
manyturfmaintenancemachines.Somepointsto
considerwhenoperatingthetractionunit,cutting
units,orotherimplementsarethetransmission,engine
speed,loadonthecuttingbladesorotherimplement
components,andtheimportanceofthebrakes.
Tomaintainenoughpowerforthetractionunitand
implementwhileoperating,regulatethetractionpedal
tokeeptheengineRPMhighandsomewhatconstant.
Agoodruletofollowistodecreasethegroundspeed
astheloadontheimplementincreases,andincreasethe
groundspeedastheloaddecreases.
Therefore,allowthetractionpedaltomovebackward
astheengineRPMdecreases,anddepressthepedal
slowlyastheRPMincreases.Bycomparison,when
drivingfromoneworkareatoanother,withnoload
andcuttingunitraised,havethethrottleintheFast
positionanddepressthetractionpedalslowlybutfully
toattainmaximumgroundspeed.
Anothercharacteristictoconsideristheoperation
ofthepedalsthatareconnectedtothebrakes.The
brakescanbeusedtoassistinturningthemachine.
However,usethemcarefully,especiallyonsoftor
wetgrassbecausetheturfmaybetornaccidentally.
Anotherbenetofthebrakesistomaintaintraction.
Forexample,insomeslopeconditions,theuphillwheel
slipsandlosestraction.Ifthissituationoccurs,depress
theuphillturnpedalgraduallyandintermittentlyuntil
theuphillwheelstopsslipping,thus,increasingtraction
onthedownhillwheel.
Useextracarewhenoperatingthemachineonslopes.
Makesurethattheseatlatchisproperlysecuredandthe
seatbeltisbuckled.Driveslowlyandavoidsharpturns
onslopestopreventrollovers.Forsteeringcontrol,the
cuttingunitmustbeloweredwhengoingdownhill.
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