Toro Groundsmaster 3310 Series - Slope Safety; Understanding the Diesel-Particulate Filter and Regeneration

•Lowerafoldingrollbartemporarilyonlywhen
necessary.Donotweartheseatbeltwhenthe
rollbarisfoldeddown.
•Beawarethatthereisnorolloverprotectionwhen
afoldedrollbarisinthedownposition.
•Checktheareathatyouwillbemowingandnever
folddownafoldingrollbarinareaswherethere
areslopes,drop-offs,orwater.
SlopeSafety
•Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedtolossofcontrol
androlloveraccidents,whichcanresultinsevere
injuryordeath.Youareresponsibleforsafeslope
operation.Operatingthemachineonanyslope
requiresextracaution.
•Evaluatethesiteconditionstodetermineifthe
slopeissafeformachineoperation,including
surveyingthesite.Alwaysusecommonsense
andgoodjudgmentwhenperformingthissurvey.
•Reviewtheslopeinstructionslistedbelowfor
operatingthemachineonslopesandtodetermine
whetheryoucanoperatethemachineinthe
conditionsonthatdayandatthatsite.Changes
intheterraincanresultinachangeinslope
operationforthemachine.
•Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningthemachineon
slopes.Avoidmakingsuddenchangesinspeedor
direction.Maketurnsslowlyandgradually.
•Donotoperateamachineunderanyconditions
wheretraction,steering,orstabilityisinquestion.
•Removeormarkobstructionssuchasditches,
holes,ruts,bumps,rocks,orotherhiddenhazards.
Tallgrasscanhideobstructions.Uneventerrain
couldoverturnthemachine.
•Beawarethatoperatingthemachineonwet
grass,acrossslopes,ordownhillmaycausethe
machinetolosetraction.Lossoftractiontothe
drivewheelsmayresultinslidingandalossof
brakingandsteering.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatingthemachine
neardrop-offs,ditches,embankments,water
hazards,orotherhazards.Themachinecould
suddenlyrolloverifawheelgoesovertheedge
ortheedgecavesin.Establishasafetyarea
betweenthemachineandanyhazard.
•Identifyhazardsatthebaseoftheslope.
Iftherearehazards,mowtheslopewitha
pedestrian-controlledmachine.
•Ifpossible,keepthecuttingunit(s)loweredtothe
groundwhileoperatingonslopes.Raisingthe
cuttingunit(s)whileoperatingonslopescancause
themachinetobecomeunstable.
•Useextremecautionwithgrass-collectionsystems
orotherattachments.Thesecanchangethe
stabilityofthemachineandcausealossofcontrol.
Understandingthe
Diesel-ParticulateFilter
andRegeneration
Thediesel-particulatelter(DPF)removessootfrom
theengineexhaust.
TheDPFregenerationprocessusesheatfromthe
engineexhaustthatisincreasedbythecatalystto
reduceaccumulatedsootintoash.
TokeeptheDPFclean,rememberthefollowing:
•Runtheengineatfullenginespeedwhenpossible
topromoteDPFself-cleaning.
•Usethecorrectengineoil.
•Minimizetheamountoftimethatyouidlethe
engine.
•Useonlyultralowsulfurdieselfuel.
Operateandmaintainyourmachinewiththefunction
oftheDPFinmind.Engineunderloadgenerally
producesadequateexhausttemperatureforDPF
regeneration.
Important:Minimizetheamountoftimethatyou
idletheengineoroperatetheengineatlow-engine
speedtohelpreducetheaccumulationofsootin
theDPF .
CAUTION
Theexhausttemperatureishot(approximately
600°C(1,112°F)duringDPFregeneration.Hot
exhaustgascanharmyouorotherpeople.
•Donotoperatetheengineinanenclosed
area.
•Ensurethattherearenoammable
materialsaroundtheexhaustsystem.
•Ensurethatthehotexhaustgasdoesnot
contactsurfacesthatmaybedamagedby
heat.
•Donottouchahotexhaustsystem
component.
•Donotstandnearoraroundtheexhaust
pipeofthemachine.
UnderstandingtheRegeneration
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•Parkedorrecoveryregeneration
icon-regenerationisrequested.
•Performtheregenerationimmediately.
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