Toro e-Dingo 500 - Storage; Storage Safety; Storing the Machine; Battery Storage Requirements

Storage
StorageSafety
•Shutoffthemachine,removethekey,waitforall
movingpartstostop,andallowthemachineto
coolbeforestoringit.
•Donotstorethemachinenearames.
StoringtheMachine
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceandlower
theloaderarms.
2.Shutoffthemachineandremovethekey.
3.Removedirtandgrimefromtheexternalparts
oftheentiremachine.
Important:Washthemachineusingmild
detergentandwater.Avoidexcessiveuse
ofwater,especiallynearthecontrolpanel,
hydraulicpumps,andmotors.
4.Greasethemachine;refertoGreasingthe
Machine(page29).
5.Torquethewheellugnuts;refertoCheckingthe
Wheel-LugNuts(page31).
6.Checkthehydraulicuidlevel;refertoChecking
theHydraulic-FluidLevel(page35).
7.Checkandtightenallfasteners.Repairor
replaceanyworn,damaged,ormissingparts.
8.Paintallscratchedorbaremetalsurfaceswith
paintavailablefromyourAuthorizedService
Dealer.
9.Storethemachineinaclean,drygarageor
storagearea.Removethekeyfromthekey
switchandkeepitinamemorableplace.
10.Forprolongedstorage,followthebattery
storagerequirements;refertoBatteryStorage
Requirements(page38).
11.Coverthemachinetoprotectitandkeepitclean.
BatteryStorage
Requirements
Note:Youdonotneedtoremovethebatteriesfrom
themachineforstorage.
Refertothetemperaturelimitsforstorageinthe
followingtable:
TemperatureLimitsforStorage
StorageTemperatureAppropriateStorageTime
45°to55°C(113°to131°F)
1week
25°to45°C(77°to113°F)
3weeks
-20°to25°C(-4°to77°F)
52weeks
Important:Temperaturesoutsideoftheseranges
willdamageyourbatteries.
Thetemperaturethatthebatteriesarestored
atwillaffecttheirlong-termlife.Storagefor
longperiodsoftimeatextremetemperatures
willreducethebatterylife.Fortemperatures
above25°C(77°F),onlystorethemachineforthe
appropriateamountoftimeindicatedinthetable.
•Beforeyoustorethemachine,chargeordischarge
thebatteriesbetween40%to60%(54.3Vto
57.3V).
Note:A50%chargeisoptimaltoensurea
maximumbatterylife.Whenthebatteriesare
chargedto100%beforestorage,thebatterylife
shortens.
Ifyouanticipatethatthemachinewillbestored
foralongerperiodoftime,chargethebatteries
toaround60%.
•Forevery6monthsofstorage,checkthe
battery-chargelevelandensurethatitisbetween
40%to60%.Ifthechargeisbelow40%,charge
thebatteriesbetween40%to60%.
•Youcanuseamultimetertocheckthechargelevel
whenthemachineisoff.Refertothefollowing
tablefortheamountofvoltagethatisequaltothe
chargelevel:
Voltage
ChargeLevel
57.3V
60%
55.4V
50%
54.3V
40%
•Afterchargingthebatteries,disconnectthe
batterychargerplugfrompowerduringstorageto
minimizethedischargingofthebatteries.
•Ifyouleavethechargerplugconnectedtopower,
itwillshutoffafterthebatteriesarefullycharged
anddoesnotturnbackonunlessthechargerplug
isdisconnectedandreconnected.
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