Toro 4045 - Engine and Machine Operation Checks; Checking Engine Oil Level; Checking Cooling System Coolant Level; Checking Hydraulic Fluid Level

CheckingtheEngine-oilLevel
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,checktheoil
levelintheenginecrankcase;refertoCheckingtheEngine-oil
Level(page88).
CheckingtheCoolingSystem
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,checkthe
coolingsystem;refertoCheckingtheCoolantLevelinthe
Radiator(page101).
CheckingtheHydraulic-uidLevel
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,check
thehydraulic-uidlevel;refertoCheckingtheHydraulic
Fluid(page106).
StartingandStoppingtheEngine
Tostarttheengine,completethefollowing:
1.Openthefronthood;refertoOpeningtheFront
Hood(page81).
2.TurnthebatterydisconnectswitchtotheOnposition;
refertoBattery-disconnectSwitch(page46).
3.Closeandlatchthehood.
4.Openthedoorontherearcontrolpanel.
5.TurntheignitionkeytotheRunposition.
Note:IftheWait-to-Startlightilluminates,waituntil
itturnsoffbeforeproceeding.
6.TurntheignitionkeytotheStartpositionuntilthe
enginestarts,thenreleaseit.
Tostoptheengine,turntheignitionkeytotheOffposition.
Inanemergency,youcanalsostoptheengineandall
processesbypressingtheEngine-stopbuttononeitherthe
drivependantorthecontrolpanel.
DrivingtheMachine
1.Startthemachine,andensurethatthestake-down
augersareremovedfromtheground.
2.Ensurethattherearstabilizersareretractedand
thatthethrustframeisraisedoffthegroundinthe
horizontalposition.
3.Walkaroundthemachinetoensurethatnooneisnear
it.
Note:Ensurethatallbystandersareclearofthearea
whereyouwillbemovingthemachine.
4.Connectthedrivependanttotherightreceptacleon
thebottomoftherearcontrolpanel.
5.Withthependantinhand,walkatleast6feettothe
sideofthemachine.
Note:Besuretokeepthissafedistancewhenever
movingthemachine.
6.Pressandholdtheoperatorpresencebuttononthe
drivependant.
7.Usethespeedswitchonthependanttoincreaseor
decreasetheenginespeedasdesired.
8.Setthedesiredtravelspeedusingthespeedswitch.
9.Usethejoysticktomovethemachineasdesired.
Note:Formoreinformationonthedrivependant,refer
toDrivePendant(page43).
LoadingandUnloadingtheMachine
WARNING
Movingamachineofthissizeonatrailerover
publicroadscarriesriskstothosearoundthe
machineifitshouldcomeloose,beinvolvedinan
accident,hitalowhangingstructure,etc.
•Followthetie-downproceduresdescribedin
thissectionwhenmovingthemachine.
•Followalllocaltrafcregulationsgoverningthe
haulingoflargeequipment.Thismanualcannot
adequatelycoveralllawsandsafetyregulations;
itisyourresponsibilitytoknowandfollowthe
lawsandregulationsthatpertaintoyou.
WARNING
Themachinecanslipandfallfromatrailerorramp,
crushinganyonecaughtbeneathitandcausing
seriousinjuryordeath.
•Keepallbystandersawayfromthemachineand
trailer.
•Ensurethatthetrailerandramparenotslippery
andarefreeofice,grease,oil,etc.
•Movethemachineontotherampatslowspeed
withtheengineatslowspeed.
•Ensurethatyouhavethemachinecenteredon
therampandtrailer.
1.Ensurethattherampandthetrailerortruckbedcan
supporttheweightofthemachine.
2.Ensurethattheupperfrontandrearpipe-holderpins
andthelowerfrontandrearpipe-holderpinsare
installed(Figure67).
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