Toro Groundsmaster 3400 - Operator-Presence Control System

Important:Therollbarisanintegralsafetydevice.
Keeptherollbarintheraisedpositionwhenoperating
themower.Lowertherollbartemporarilyonlywhen
absolutelynecessary.
Understandingthe
Operator-PresenceControl
Note:Theengineshutsoffwhenyouleavetheseatwithout
engagingtheparkingbrake.
EngineStartLockout:Theenginestartsonlywhenthe
forward/reversetravelpedalisintheNEUTRALposition,the
cuttingunitswitchisintheOFFposition,andtheparking
brakeisengaged.Whenthesecircumstancesaresatised,
theenginestarts.
EngineRunInterlock:Whiletheengineisrunning,you
muststayseatedbeforereleasingtheparkingbrake.
CuttingUnitDriveLockout:Thecuttingunitsonlyengage
whenyouareseated.Thecuttingunitsdisengagewhenyou
risefromtheseatformorethan1second.Toengagecutting
unit,youmustreturntotheseatandmovethecuttingunit
driveswitchtotheOFFpositionbeforemovingitbackto
theONposition.
Note:Ifyourisefromtheseatforabriefmomentduring
normalwork,thecuttingunitisnotaffected.
Youcanstarttheengineonlywiththecutting-unitswitchin
theOFFposition.
WARNING
Donotoperatethemoweriftheoperator-presence
controlsarenotfunctioning.
Al w ays replacepartsthatarenotfunctioningand
checkthattheyfunctioncorrectlybeforeoperating
themower.
CAUTION
Ifthesafety-interlockswitchesaredisconnectedor
damaged,themachinecouldoperateunexpectedly,
causingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches
dailyandreplaceanydamagedswitchesbefore
operatingthemachine.
UsingthePlatform-Latching
Mechanism
Donotoperatethemowerwithoutrstcheckingthatthe
platform-latchingmechanismisfullyengagedandingood
workingorder.
ReleasingthePlatform
1.Movethelockinghandletowardthefrontofthemower
untilthelatchhooksclearthelockingbar.
2.Raisetheplatform.Thegasspringwillprovide
assistance.
SecuringthePlatform
1.Lowertheplatformcarefully.Thegasspringprovides
assistance.
2.Movethelockinghandletowardsthefrontofthe
mowerastheplatformnearsthefullyloweredposition.
Note:Thisensuresthatthelatchhooksclearthe
lockingbar.
3.Lowertheplatformandmovethelockinghandle
towardstherearofthemoweruntilthelatchhooks
engagethelockingbar.
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CheckingtheWheelNut
Torque
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Torquethewheelnutsto200N∙m(148ft-lb)forthefront
axle,and54N∙m(40ft-lb)fortherearaxle.
WARNING
Failuretomaintainpropertorqueofthewheelnuts
couldresultinpersonalinjury.
Ensurethatthewheelnutsaretightenedtothe
propertorque.
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