Toro Greensmaster 3250-D - Starting the Engine; Starting Procedure; Post-Start Checks

speedordirection.Maketurnsslowlyand
gradually.
–Donotoperateamachineunderanyconditions
wheretraction,steering,orstabilityisin
question.
–Removeormarkobstructionssuchasditches,
holes,ruts,bumps,rocks,orotherhidden
hazards.T allgrasscanhideobstructions.
Uneventerraincouldoverturnthemachine.
–Beawarethatoperatingthemachineonwet
grass,acrossslopes,ordownhillmaycause
themachinetolosetraction.Lossoftraction
tothedrivewheelsmayresultinslidinganda
lossofbrakingandsteering.
–Useextremecautionwhenoperating
themachineneardrop-offs,ditches,
embankments,waterhazards,orother
hazards.Themachinecouldsuddenlyrollover
ifawheelgoesovertheedgeortheedge
cavesin.Establishasafetyareabetweenthe
machineandanyhazard.
–Identifyhazardsatthebaseoftheslope.
Iftherearehazards,mowtheslopewitha
pedestrian-controlledmachine.
–Ifpossible,keepthecuttingunitsloweredto
thegroundwhileoperatingonslopes.Raising
thecuttingunitswhileoperatingonslopescan
causethemachinetobecomeunstable.
–Useextremecautionwithgrass-collection
systemsorotherattachments.Thesecan
changethestabilityofthemachineandcause
alossofcontrol.
BreakingintheMachine
Refertotheenginemanualsuppliedwiththe
machineforoilchangeandmaintenanceprocedures
recommendedduringthebreak-inperiod.
Only8hoursofoperationisrequiredforthebreak-in
period.
Sincethersthoursofoperationarecriticaltofuture
dependabilityofthemachine,monitoritsfunctionsand
performancecloselysothatminordifculties,which
couldleadtomajorproblems,arenotedandcanbe
corrected.Inspectthemachinefrequentlyduring
break-inforsignsofoilleakage,loosefasteners,or
anyothermalfunction.
StartingtheEngine
Important:Donotuseetherorothertypesof
startinguid.
Note:Youmayneedtobleedthefuelsystembefore
startingtheengineifanyofthefollowingsituations
haveoccurred:
•Initialstartupofanewengine.
•Theenginehasceasedrunningduetolackoffuel.
•Maintenancehasbeenperformeduponfuel
systemcomponents.
RefertoyourengineOwner’sManual.
1.Sitontheseat,locktheparkingbrake,
disengagetheraise/lowermowcontroland
movethefunctional-controllevertotheNEUTRAL
position.
2.Removeyourfootfromthetractionpedaland
makesurethepedalisintheNEUTRALposition.
3.MovethethrottlelevertotheSLOWposition.
4.Insertthekeyintotheswitchandrotateittothe
ONposition.HolditintheONpositionuntilthe
glow-plug-indicatorlightgoesoff(approximately
6seconds).
5.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTARTposition.
Important:Topreventoverheatingofthe
startermotor,donotengagethestarter
longerthan10seconds.After10secondsof
continuouscranking,wait60secondsbefore
engagingthestartermotoragain.
6.Releasethekeywhentheenginestartsand
allowittomovetotheONposition.
7.Allowtheenginetowarmupforafewminutes
beforeoperating.
Important:Whenstartingtheengineforthe
rsttimeorafteranoverhauloftheengine,
operatethemachineinforwardandreverse
for1to2minutes.Turnthesteeringwheel
totheleftandrighttocheckthesteering
response.Thenshuttheengineoffandwait
forallmovingpartstostop;refertoShutting
OfftheEngine(page25).Checkforoil
leaks,loosepartsandanyothernoticeable
malfunctions.
CheckingtheMachineAfter
StartingtheEngine
1.MovethethrottlelevertotheFASTposition.
2.Movetheraise/lowermowcontrolleverforward
momentarily.
Thecuttingunitsshouldlowerandallthereels
shouldrotate.
Note:Thefunctionlevershouldbeinthe
middle(mow)positionforthereelsrunwhen
loweringthecuttingunits
3.Movetheraise/lowermowcontrollever
rearward.
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