Toro 74390 - Testing the Safety Interlock System; Stopping the Engine; Driving

Figure15
1.Controlpanel2.Bladecontrolswitch—On
position
DisengagingtheBlades
PushdownonthebladecontrolswitchtomoveittotheOff
positionanddisengagetheblades(Figure16).
Figure16
1.Controlpanel2.Bladecontrolswitch—Off
TestingtheSafetyInterlock
System
Testthesafetyinterlocksystembeforeyouusethemachine
eachtime.Ifthesafetysystemdoesnotoperateasdescribed
below,haveanAuthorizedServiceDealerrepairthesafety
systemimmediately.
1.Whilesittingontheseat,withthecontrolleversinpark
position,andmovethebladecontrolswitchtoOn.Try
startingtheengine;theengineshouldnotcrank.
2.Whilesittingontheseat,movethebladecontrol
switchtoOff.Moveeithermotioncontrollevertothe
center,unlockedposition.Trystartingtheengine;the
engineshouldnotcrank.Repeatwiththeothermotion
controllever.
3.Whilesittingontheseat,movethebladecontrolswitch
toOff,andlockthemotioncontrolleversinthepark
position.Starttheengine.Whiletheengineisrunning,
engagethebladecontrolswitch,andriseslightlyfrom
theseat;theengineshouldstop.
4.Whilesittingontheseat,movethebladecontrolswitch
toOff,andlockthemotioncontrolleversinthepark
position.Starttheengine.Whiletheengineisrunning,
movethemotioncontrolleverstothecenter,unlocked
position,engagethebladecontrolswitch,andrise
slightlyfromtheseat;theengineshouldstop.
StoppingtheEngine
CAUTION
Enginedamagecanoccuriftheengineisstopped
suddenlyfromhighspeedloadedoperation.
Reducetheenginespeedtoidleforoneminute
beforeshuttingtheengineoff.
1.Disengagethebladesbymovingthebladecontrol
switchtoOff(Figure16).
2.MovethethrottlelevertotheSlowposition(Figure
13).
3.Keeptheenginerunningforoneminute.
4.TurntheignitionkeytoOff(Figure14)andremove
thekey.
Driving
Drivingthemachinebenetsfromanunderstandingof
whatzeroturnradiusmowermeans.Thedrivewheelsturn
independently,poweredbyhydraulicmotorsoneachaxle;
henceonesidecanturninreversewhiletheotherturns
forwardcausingthemachinetospinratherthanturn.This
vastlyimprovesthemachinemaneuverabilitybutmayrequire
someadjustmentiftheoperatorisunfamiliar.
WARNING
Themachinecanspinveryrapidly.Theoperator
maylosecontrolofthemachineandcausepersonal
injuryordamagetothemachine.
•Usecautionwhenmakingturns.
•Slowthemachinedownbeforemakingsharp
turns.
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