Toro 30874 - Starting the Engine

•Disengagethedrivetothecuttingunitandshut
offtheenginebeforeadjustingtheheightof
cut(unlessyoucanadjustitfromtheoperating
position).
•Neverrunanengineinanareawhereexhaust
gasesareenclosed.
•Neverleavearunningmachineunattended.
•Beforeleavingtheoperatingposition(including
toemptythecatchersortounclogthechute),do
thefollowing:
–Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
–Disengageandlowerthecuttingunitsand
lowertheattachments.
–Engagetheparkingbrake.
–Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
–Waitforallmovingpartstostop.
•Donotoperatethemachinewhenthereistherisk
oflightning.
•Donotchangethegovernorspeedoroverspeed
theengine.
•Donotusethemachineasatowingvehicle.
•Useaccessoriesandattachmentsapprovedby
TheT oro®Companyonly.
RolloverProtectionSystem
(ROPS)Safety
•DonotremovetheROPSfromthemachine.
•Ensurethattheseatbeltisattachedandthatyou
canreleaseitquicklyinanemergency.
•Checkcarefullyforoverheadobstructionsanddo
notcontactthem.
•KeeptheROPSinsafeoperatingconditionby
thoroughlyinspectingitperiodicallyfordamage
andkeepingallthemountingfastenerstight.
•ReplaceadamagedROPS.Donotrepairoralter
it.
MachineswithaFoldableRollBar
•Alwaysusetheseatbeltwiththerollbarinthe
raisedposition.
•TheROPSisanintegralsafetydevice.Keepa
foldingrollbarintheraisedandlockedposition,
andusetheseatbeltwhenoperatingthemachine
withtherollbarintheraisedposition.
•Lowerafoldingrollbartemporarilyonlywhen
necessary.Donotweartheseatbeltwhenthe
rollbarisfoldeddown.
•Beawarethatthereisnorolloverprotectionwhen
afoldedrollbarisinthedownposition.
•Checktheareathatyouwillbemowingandnever
folddownafoldingrollbarinareaswherethere
areslopes,drop-offs,orwater.
SlopeSafety
•Establishyourownproceduresandrulesfor
operatingonslopes.Theseproceduresmust
includesurveyingthesitetodeterminewhich
slopesaresafeformachineoperation.Always
usecommonsenseandgoodjudgmentwhen
performingthissurvey.
•Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedtoloss-of-control
andtip-overaccidents,whichcanresultinsevere
injuryordeath.Operatingthemachineonany
sloperequiresextracaution.
•Operatethemachineatalowerspeedwhenyou
areonaslope.
•Ifyoufeeluneasyoperatingthemachineona
slope,donotdoit.
•Watchforholes,ruts,bumps,rocks,orother
hiddenobjects.Uneventerraincouldoverturnthe
machine.T allgrasscanhideobstacles.
•Choosealowgroundspeedsoyouwillnothave
tostoporshiftwhileonaslope.
•Arollovercanoccurbeforethetireslosetraction.
•Avoidoperatingthemachineonwetgrass.Tires
maylosetraction;regardlessifthebrakesare
availableandfunctioning.
•Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningthemachine
onaslope.
•Keepallmovementonslopesslowandgradual.
Donotsuddenlychangethespeedordirectionof
themachine.
•Donotoperatethemachineneardrop-offs,
ditches,embankments,orbodiesofwater.The
machinecouldsuddenlyrolloverifawheelgoes
overtheedgeortheedgecavesin.Establisha
safetyareabetweenthemachineandanyhazard
(2machinewidths).
StartingtheEngine
Important:Bleedthefuelsystemifanyofthe
followinghaveoccurred:
•Theenginehasshutoffduetolackoffuel.
•Maintenancehasbeenperformeduponthefuel
systemcomponents.
1.Removeyourfootfromthetractionpedaland
ensurethatitisinNEUTRAL.Ensurethatthe
parkingbrakeisengaged.
2.Pressdownandholdtheengine-speedswitch
tosettheenginetolow-idlespeed.
3.TurnthekeytotheRUNposition.Theglow
indicatorshouldilluminate.
4.Whentheglowindicatordims,turnthekeyto
theSTARTposition.
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