Toro 31230N - Stopping the Machine; Operating the Mower; The Safety Interlock System

StoppingtheMachine
Tostopthemachine,releasethetractionpedaltotheneutral
position.
Settheparkingbrakewheneveryouleavethemachine.
Remembertoremovethekeyfromtheignitionswitch.
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
attempttomoveoroperatethetractorwhileitis
unattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsettheparking
brakewhenleavingthemachineunattended,even
ifjustforafewminutes.
OperatingtheMower
RaisingandLoweringtheMower
Thedeckliftswitchraisesandlowersthemowerdeck(Figure
11).Theenginemustberunningforyoutousethisswitch.
Figure11
1.Deckliftswitch
•Tolowerthemowerdeck,pushtheswitchforward.
•Toraisethemowerdeck,pushtheswitchrearward.
Important:Donotcontinuetoholdtheswitchback
afterthemowerhasfullyraised.Doingsowilldamage
thehydraulicsystem.
EngagingthePowerTakeOff(PTO)
Thepowertakeoff(PTO)switchstartsandstopsthemower
bladesandsomepoweredattachments.
1.Iftheengineiscold,allowtheenginetowarmup5to
10minutesbeforeengagingthePTO.
2.Whileseatedintheseat,makesurethetractionpedalis
intheneutralpositionandtheengineisatfullthrottle.
3.PulluponthePTOswitchtoengageit(Figure12).
Figure12
1.PTOswitch
DisengagingthePTO
Todisengage,pushthePTOswitchtotheoffposition.
TheSafetyInterlockSystem
CAUTION
Ifthesafetyinterlockswitchesaredisconnectedor
damagedthemachinecouldoperateunexpectedly
causingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches
dailyandreplaceanydamagedswitchesbefore
operatingthemachine.
UnderstandingtheSafetyInterlock
System
Thesafetyinterlocksystemisdesignedtopreventtheengine
fromstartingunless:
•Youaresittingontheseatortheparkingbrakeisengaged.
•Thepowertakeoff(PTO)isdisengaged.
•Thetractionpedalisintheneutralposition
•Theenginetemperatureisbelowthemaximumoperating
temperature.
Thesafetyinterlocksystemalsoisdesignedtostoptheengine
whenthetractionpedalismovedfromtheneutralposition
withtheparkingbrakeengaged.Ifyourisefromtheseat
whenthePTOisengagedthereisa1seconddelayandthen
theenginestops.
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