Toro Greensmaster TriFlex 3320 - Starting the Engine

–Parkthemachineonlevelground.
–Disengagethepowertake-offandlowerthe
attachments.
–Engagetheparkingbrake.
–Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
–Waitforallmovingpartstostop.
RolloverProtectionSystem
(ROPS)Safety
•DonotremovetheROPSfromthemachine.
•Ensurethattheseatbeltisattachedandthatyou
canreleaseitquicklyinanemergency.
•Alwayswearyourseatbelt.
•Checkcarefullyforoverheadobstructionsanddo
notcontactthem.
•KeeptheROPSinsafeoperatingconditionby
thoroughlyinspectingitperiodicallyfordamage
andkeepingallthemountingfastenerstight.
•ReplaceadamagedROPS.Donotrepairoralter
it.
SlopeSafety
•Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedtolossofcontrol
androlloveraccidents,whichcanresultinsevere
injuryordeath.Youareresponsibleforsafeslope
operation.Operatingthemachineonanyslope
requiresextracaution.
•Evaluatethesiteconditionstodetermineifthe
slopeissafeformachineoperation,including
surveyingthesite.Alwaysusecommonsense
andgoodjudgmentwhenperformingthissurvey.
•Reviewtheslopeinstructions,listedbelow,for
operatingthemachineonslopes.Beforeyou
operatethemachine,reviewthesiteconditionsto
determinewhetheryoucanoperatethemachine
intheconditionsonthatdayandatthatsite.
Changesintheterraincanresultinachangein
slopeoperationforthemachine.
–Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningthemachine
onslopes.Avoidmakingsuddenchangesin
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
RefertotheengineOwner’sManualsuppliedwiththe
machineforoilchangeandmaintenanceprocedures
recommendedduringthebreak-inperiod.
Only8hoursofoperationisrequiredforthebreak-in
period.
Sincethersthoursofoperationarecriticaltofuture
dependabilityofthemachine,monitoritsfunctionsand
performancecloselysothatminordifculties,which
couldleadtomajorproblems,arenotedandcanbe
corrected.Inspectthemachinefrequentlyduring
break-inforsignsofoilleakage,loosefasteners,or
anyothermalfunction.
StartingtheEngine
Note:Inspecttheareasbeneaththecuttingunitsto
ensurethattheyareclearofdebris.
1.Sitontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,
disengagetheraise/lowermowcontroland
movethefunctional-controllevertotheNEUTRAL
position.
2.EnsurethatthetractionpedalisintheNEUTRAL
positionandthatyoufootisoffthepedal.
3.Ifyouarestartingacoldengine,movethechoke
totheONposition.
4.MovethethrottlelevertotheHALFTHROTTLE
position.
5.Insertandrotatetheignitionkeyclockwiseuntil
theenginestarts.
6.Aftertheenginestarts,adjustthechoketorun
theenginesmoothly.Assoonaspossible,open
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