Toro 74960 - Using the Fuel-Shutoff Valve; Using the Drive-Wheel-Release Valves; Loading the Machine

UsingtheFuel-Shutoff
Valve
Thefuel-shutoffvalveislocatedundertheseat.Move
theseatforwardtoaccessit.
Closethefuel-shutoffvalvefortransport,maintenance,
andstorage.
Ensurethatthefuel-shutoffvalveisopenwhen
startingtheengine.
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Figure37
1.ONposition2.OFFposition
Usingthe
Drive-Wheel-Release
Valves
WARNING
Handsmaybecomeentangledintherotating
drivecomponentsbelowtheenginedeck,
whichcouldresultinseriousinjury.
Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andallow
allmovingpartstostopbeforeaccessingthe
drive-wheel-releasevalves.
WARNING
Theengineandhydraulic-driveunitscan
becomeveryhot.Touchingahotengineor
hydraulic-driveunitscancausesevereburns.
Allowtheengineandhydraulic-driveunits
tocoolcompletelybeforeaccessingthe
drive-wheel-releasevalves.
Thedrive-wheel-releasevalvesarelocatedinthe
backofeachhydraulic-driveunit,undertheseat.
Note:Makesurethatthereleasevalvesareinthe
fullyhorizontalpositionwhenoperatingthemachine
orseveredamagetothehydraulicsystemcanoccur.
1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),turn
theignitionkeytotheOFFposition,movethe
leverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCKposition,engagethe
parkingbrake,andremovethekey.
2.Rotatetherelease-valveleversverticallytopush
themachine(Figure38).
Note:Thisallowshydraulicuidtobypassthe
pumpenablingthewheelstoturn.
3.Disengagetheparkingbrakebeforepushing
themachine.
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Figure38
1.Verticaltopushthe
machine
2.Horizontaltorunthe
machine
4.Rotatetherelease-valvelevershorizontallyto
runthemachine(Figure38).
LoadingtheMachine
Useextremecautionwhenloadingorunloading
machinesontoatraileroratruck.Useafull-width
rampthatiswiderthanthemachineforthisprocedure.
Backuptherampanddriveforwarddowntheramp
(Figure39).
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