Toro 30874 - Shutting off the Engine; Understanding the Operating Characteristics of the Machine; Operating the Engine-Cooling Fan

Important:Donotrunthestartermotor
morethan15secondsatatimeorpremature
starterfailuremayresult.Iftheenginefails
tostartafter15seconds,turnthekeyto
theOFFposition,checkthecontrolsand
procedures,wait15additionalseconds,and
repeatthestartingprocedure.
5.Releasethekeyimmediatelywhentheengine
startsandallowittoreturntotheRUNposition.
6.Presstheengine-speedswitchtosetthedesired
enginespeed.
Whenthetemperatureislessthan-7°C(20°F),
thestartermotorcanberunfor30secondson
then60secondsofffor2attempts.
Important:Shutofftheengineandallowthe
enginetocoolbeforeyoucheckforoilleaks,
looseparts,orothermalfunctions.
ShuttingOfftheEngine
Important:Allowtheenginetoidlefor5minutes
beforeshuttingitoffafterafull-loadoperation.
Thisallowstheturbochargertocooldownbefore
shuttingofftheengine.Failuretodosomaylead
toturbochargertrouble.
Note:Lowerthecuttingunitstothegroundwhenever
machineisparked.Thisrelievesthehydraulicload
fromthesystem,preventswearonsystemparts,and
alsopreventsaccidentalloweringofthecuttingunits.
1.Pressdownandholdtheengine-speedswitch
tosettheenginetolow-idlespeed.
2.MovethePTOswitchtotheOFFposition.
3.Engagetheparkingbrake.
4.RotatetheignitionkeytotheOFFposition.
5.Removethekeytopreventaccidentalstarting.
Understandingthe
OperatingCharacteristics
oftheMachine
Practicedrivingthemachinebecauseithasa
hydrostatictransmission,anditscharacteristicsare
differentthanmanyturfmaintenancemachines.
SmartPowerpreventsboggingdowninheavyturf
byautomaticallycontrollingthemachinespeedand
optimizingcuttingperformance.
Youcanusethebrakestoassistinturningthe
machine.However,usethemcarefully,especially
onsoftorwetgrassbecausetheturfmaybetorn
accidentally.Thebrakescanalsohelpyoutomaintain
traction.Forexample,onsomeslopes,theuphill
wheelcanslipandlosetraction.Inthissituation,
presstheuphillturnpedalgraduallyandintermittently
untiltheuphillwheelstopsslipping,thusincreasing
tractiononthedownhillwheel.
Useextracarewhenoperatingthemachineonslopes.
Makesurethattheseatlatchisproperlysecured
andthattheseatbeltisbuckled.Driveslowlyand
avoidsharpturnsonslopestopreventrollovers.For
steeringcontrol,lowerthecuttingunitswhengoing
downhill.
Important:Allowtheenginetoidlefor5minutes
beforeshuttingitoffafterafullloadoperation.
Thisallowstheturbochargertocooldownbefore
shuttingtheengineoff.Failuretodosomay
damagetheturbo-charger.
Beforeshuttingofftheengine,disengageallcontrols
andsettheenginespeedtoslowtoreducetheengine
speedtoslowreduceshighenginespeed(rpm),
noise,andvibration.TurnthekeytotheOFFposition
toshutofftheengine.
Operatingthe
Engine-CoolingFan
Theenginecoolingfanisnormallycontrolledbythe
machine.Themachinehastheabilitytoreverse
thefantoblowdebrisofftherearscreen.Under
normaloperatingconditions,themachinecontrols
thefanspeedanddirectionbasedoncoolantand
hydraulic-uidtemperature,andthefanautomatically
reversesdirectiontoblowdebrisofftherearscreen.
Areversecycleisautomaticallyinitiatedwheneither
thecoolantorhydraulic-uidtemperaturereachesa
specictemperature.
Youcanmanuallyreversethefanbypressingthe2
outerbuttonsoftheInfoCenterfor2seconds—thefan
completesamanuallyinitiatedreversecycle.Reverse
thefanwhentherearscreeniscloggedorpriorto
movingthemachineintotheshoporastoragearea.
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