Toro Groundsmaster 3310 Series User Manual

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AdjustingtheWeight
TransferoftheAttachment
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
Performthisprocedureonlyifyouareinstalling
anattachmentotherthanthestandardrotary
cuttingunits(e.g.,snowthrower,blade,orail).
Youcanchangethehydraulicpressureusedto
transfertheweightoftheattachmenttothetraction
unitbyadjustingtheweight-transfervalveofthe
hydraulicmanifold.Forbestperformance,adjustthe
weight-transfervalvesothatanybouncingmotionof
theattachmentisminimaloveruneventerrain,but
alsoadjustthevalvesothattheattachmentdoesnot
rideheavilyoveratterrainorlowertooquickly.
•Toimprovethecontour-trackingperformanceof
theattachmentasyouoperatethemachineover
uneventerrain,decreasetheweight-transfer
(hydraulic)pressureatthehydraulicmanifold.
Note:Iftheattachmentcastersortheleading
edgeofthesnowthroweroatabovetheground,
thehydraulicpressureoftheweighttransfervalve
istoohigh.
•Whenyouarecuttingatturf,whenthecutting
unitisscalpingthegrass,ifthequalityofcutis
unevenfromsidetoside,ortheleadingedgeofa
snowthrowerisscrapingtooheavily,increasethe
weight-transferpressureatthehydraulicmanifold.
Note:Increasingweight-transferpressurealso
transferstheweightfromtheattachmenttothe
wheelsofthetractionunit,therebyimprovingthe
tractionofthetractionunit.
Adjusttheweight-transferpressureasfollows:
1.Operatethemachinefor10minutes.
Note:Thiswillwarmthehydraulicuid.
2.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe
attachment,engagetheparkingbrake,shutoff
theengine,andremovethekeyfromtheswitch.
3.Locatetheliftmanifoldfromunderthemachine
(Figure16).
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Figure16
4.Connectapressuregaugetothetestport
(labeledG1;refertoFigure17).
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Figure17
1.Hydraulicmanifold3.Testport(G1)
2.Weight-transferspool(LC)
5.Atthesideoftheliftmanifold,removethecap
fromthetestport(labeledG1;refertoFigure
17).
6.Loosenthejamnutattheendofthe
weight-transferspool(labeledLC;refertoFigure
17).
7.Starttheengine,setthethrottletoHIGHIDLE.
8.Useahex-socketwrenchtoadjustthe
counterbalancevalveoftheweight-transfer
spooluntilthegaugeindicatesthedesired
pressure;refertothefollowingtablefor
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Toro Groundsmaster 3310 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Toro
Model	Groundsmaster 3310 Series
Category	Lawn Mower
Language	English