Toro 75500 - Operation; Before Operation; Using the Safety-Interlock System

Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthe
machinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
BeforeOperation
PerformingDaily
Maintenance
Beforestartingthemachineeachday,performthe
EachUse/DailyprocedureslistedinMaintenance
(page23).
UsingtheSafety-Interlock
System
WARNING
Ifthesafety-interlockswitchesare
disconnectedordamaged,themachinecould
operateunexpectedly,causingpersonal
injury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlock
switchesdailyandreplaceanydamaged
switchesbeforeoperatingthemachine.
Understandingthe
Safety-InterlockSystem
Thesafety-interlocksystemisdesignedtopreventthe
machinefromstartingunless:
•Theblade-controlswitch(PTO)isdisengaged.
•Theparkingbrakeisdisengaged.
•Youareseatedintheoperator'sseat.
•Thedrive-modeswitchisintheFORWARDor
NEUTRALposition.
Thesafety-interlocksystemalsoisdesignedto
preventthemowerbladesfromengagingunlessthe
drive-modeswitchisintheFORWARDposition.
TestingtheSafety-Interlock
System
Testthesafety-interlocksystembeforeyouusethe
machineeachtime.Ifthesafetysystemdoesnot
operateasdescribedbelow,haveanAuthorized
ServiceDealerrepairthesafetysystemimmediately.
1.Sitontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,move
thedrive-modeswitchtotheFORWARDposition,
andmovetheblade-controlswitchtotheOFF
position.Trystartingthemachine;themachine
shouldnotstart.
2.Sitontheseat,disengagetheparkingbrake,
movethedrive-modeswitchtotheFORWARD
position,andmovetheblade-controlswitchto
theONposition.Trystartingthemachine;the
machineshouldnotstart.
3.Sitontheseat,disengagetheparkingbrake,
movethedrive-modeswitchtotheREVERSE
position,andmovetheblade-controlswitchto
theOFFposition.Trystartingthemachine;the
machineshouldnotstart.
4.Sitontheseat,disengagetheparkingbrake,
movethedrive-modeswitchtotheFORWARD
position,andmovetheblade-controlswitchto
theOFFposition.Startthemachine.Whilethe
machineisrunning,riseslightlyfromtheseat;
themachineshouldshutoff.
5.Sitontheseat,disengagetheparkingbrake,
movethedrive-modeswitchtotheFORWARD
position,andmovetheblade-controlswitchto
theOFFposition.Startthemachine.Whilethe
machineisrunning,engagetheblade-control
switch,andriseslightlyfromtheseat;themower
bladesandmachineshouldshutoff.
6.Sitontheseat,disengagetheparkingbrake,
movethedrive-modeswitchtotheFORWARD
position,andmovetheblade-controlswitchto
theOFFposition.Startthemachine.Whilethe
machineisrunning,engagetheblade-control
switch,andmovethedrive-modeswitchtothe
REVERSEposition;themowerbladesshould
shutoff.
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