Toro Groundsmaster 30345 - Brakes

operatingpositionandpushtheleverforwardtolock
theadjustment.
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Figure16
1.Tilt-steeringcontrol
CAUTION
Raisingthedeckcanexposeyoutorotating
blades,andcontactwithrotatingbladescan
causeseriousinjury.
Neverraisethedeckwhilethebladesare
rotating.
Brakes
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Figure17
1.Parking-brakeknob
3.Left-brakepedal
2.Right-brakepedal
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Figure18
1.Left-brakepedal
3.Lockarm
2.Right-brakepedal
ServiceBrakes
Theleftandrightbrakepedals(Figure17)connect
totheleftandrightfrontwheels.Sincebothbrakes
workindependentlyofeachother,youcanusethe
brakestoturnsharplyortoincreasetractionif1
wheeltendstoslipwhileoperatingoncertainslope
conditions.However,youcandamagewetgrassor
softturfwheneveryouusethebrakestoturnsharply.
Tostopthemachinequickly,pressbothbrakepedals
together.Alwayslockthebrakestogetherwhen
transportingthemachine(Figure18).
ParkingBrake
Wheneveryoushutofftheengine,engagetheparking
braketopreventthemachinefromaccidentally
moving.T oengagetheparkingbrake,pushthelock
arm(Figure18)ontheleftbrakepedalsothatitlocks
togetherwiththerightpedal.Thenpushdownfullyon
bothpedals,pulltheparkingbrakeknobout(Figure
17),andreleasethepedals.Toreleasetheparking
brake,pressbothpedalsuntiltheparking-brakeknob
retracts.Beforestartingtheengine,releasethelock
armfromtheleftbrakepedalsothatbothpedalswork
independentlywitheachfrontwheel.
IgnitionSwitch
Theignitionswitchhas3positions:OFF,ON/PREHEAT,
andSTART.
LiftSwitch
Theliftswitch(Figure19)raisesandlowersthedeck.
Pressingtheswitchforward,intotheDETENTposition,
lowersthedeckandallowsthedecktooat.Pressing
theswitchbackwardraisesthedeck.Raisethe
deckwheneveryoutransportthemachinebetween
locations.Lowerthedeckwheneveryouarenotusing
themachine.
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