Toro Greensmaster Flex 2120 - Checking the Operation of the Interlock Switches

CheckingtheOperationof
theInterlockSwitches
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
CAUTION
Ifthesafetyinterlockswitchesare
disconnectedordamaged,themachinecould
operateunexpectedly,causingpersonal
injury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlock
switchesdailyandreplaceanydamaged
switchesbeforeoperatingthemachine.
Checkingthe
Operator-Presence-Control(OPC)
InterlockSwitch
1.Pushthekickstanddownwithyourfootandpull
uponthehandlesupportuntilthekickstandhas
rotatedforward,overcenter.
2.Starttheengine.
3.WiththeOPCreleased,attempttoengage
thetractionlever(Figure27).Thetraction
levershouldnotengage.Ifthetractionlever
engages,theinterlocksystemneedsservice.
Correcttheproblembeforeoperatingthe
machine;refertoServicingtheTraction-Interlock
Switch(page34).
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Figure27
1.Operator-presencecontrol
(OPC)
3.Brakelever
2.Tractionlever
4.WiththeOPCpressedandthetractionlever
engaged,releasetheOPC(Figure27).The
tractionlevershoulddisengage.Ifthetraction
leverdoesnotdisengage,theinterlocksystem
needsservice.Correcttheproblembefore
operatingthemachine;refertoServicingthe
Traction-InterlockSwitch(page34).
5.WiththeOPCpressedandtheshiftlever
movedtotheleft,engagethetractionandreel
driveandreleasetheOPC(Figure27).The
tractionlevershoulddisengage.Ifthetraction
leverdoesnotdisengage,theinterlocksystem
needsservice.Correcttheproblembefore
operatingthemachine;refertoServicingthe
Traction-InterlockSwitch(page34)orServicing
theTraction-InterlockSwitch(page34).
6.WiththeOPCpressedandtheshiftlevermoved
tothelefttoengagethetractionandreeldrive,
movetheshiftlevertotherighttodisengagethe
reeldrive(Figure27).Thereeldriveshould
disengage.Ifthereeldrivedoesnotdisengage,
theinterlocksystemneedsservice.Correctthe
problembeforeoperatingthemachine;referto
ServicingtheTraction-InterlockSwitch(page
34).
7.Carefullylowerthemachineoffthekickstand.
CheckingtheTraction-Interlock
Switch
1.Pushthekickstanddownwithyourfootandpull
uponthehandlesupportuntilthekickstandhas
rotatedforward,overcenter.
2.WiththeOPCpressed,thetractionlever
engaged,andtheenginecontrolsinthestarting
position(Figure27),attempttostarttheengine.
Theengineshouldnotstart.Iftheenginestarts,
theinterlockswitchneedsservice.Correctthe
problembeforeoperatingthemachine;referto
ServicingtheTraction-InterlockSwitch(page
34).
3.Carefullylowerthemachineoffthekickstand.
CheckingtheBrake-Interlock
Switch
1.Pushthekickstanddownwithyourfootandpull
uponthehandlesupportuntilthekickstandhas
rotatedforward,overcenter.
2.Withthetractionleverdisengaged,theservice
brakeengaged,andtheenginecontrolsin
thestartingposition(Figure27),attemptto
starttheengine.Theengineshouldstart.If
theenginedoesnotstart,theinterlockswitch
needsservice.Correcttheproblembefore
operatingthemachine;refertoServicingthe
Brake-InterlockSwitch(page34).
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