Toro Groundsmaster 3400 - Starting;Stopping Engine and Slope Safety

–Waitforallmovingpartstostop.
•Donotoperatethemachinewhenthereistheriskof
lightning.
•Donotusethemachineasatowingvehicle.
•Useaccessories,attachments,andreplacementparts
approvedbyTheToro®Companyonly.
RolloverProtectionSystem(ROPS)
Safety
•DonotremovetheROPSfromthemachine.
•Ensurethattheseatbeltisattachedandthatyoucan
releaseitquicklyinanemergency.
•Checkcarefullyforoverheadobstructionsanddonot
contactthem.
•KeeptheROPSinsafeoperatingconditionbythoroughly
inspectingitperiodicallyfordamageandkeepingallthe
mountingfastenerstight.
•ReplaceadamagedROPS.Donotrepairoralterit.
MachineswithaFoldableRollBar
•Alwaysusetheseatbeltwiththerollbarintheraised
position.
•TheROPSisanintegralsafetydevice.Keepafoldingroll
barintheraisedandlockedposition,andusetheseat
beltwhenoperatingthemachinewiththerollbarinthe
raisedposition.
•Lowerafoldingrollbartemporarilyonlywhennecessary.
Donotweartheseatbeltwhentherollbarisfolded
down.
•Beawarethatthereisnorolloverprotectionwhena
foldedrollbarisinthedownposition.
•Checktheareathatyouwillbemowingandneverfold
downafoldingrollbarinareaswherethereareslopes,
drop-offs,orwater.
SlopeSafety
•Slowdownthemachineanduseextracareonhillsides.
Travelupanddownonhillsides.Turfconditionscan
affectthestabilityofthemachine.
•Avoidturningthemachineonslopes.Ifyoumustturnthe
machine,turnitslowlyandgraduallydownhill,ifpossible.
•Donotturnthemachinesharply.Usecarewhenreversing
themachine.
•Useextracarewhileoperatingthemachinewith
attachments;theycanaffectthestabilityofthemachine.
StartingandShuttingOffthe
Engine
Important:Youmustbleedthefuelsystembefore
startingtheengineifyouarestartingtheengineforthe
rsttime,theenginehasshutoffduetolackoffuel,or
youhaveperformedmaintenanceonthefuelsystem;
refertoBleedingtheFuelSystem(page35).
WARNING
Beforestartingtheenginecheckthat:
•YouhavereadandunderstoodtheSafety
Precautionssectioninthismanual.
•Theareaisclearofbystanders.
•Thecuttingunitdriveisdisengaged.
•Theparkingbrakeisengaged.
•Thetravelcontrolpedalsareinneutral.
Important:Thismachineisttedwithanengine-start
lockout,refertoUnderstandingtheOperator-Presence
Control(page21).
StartingaColdEngine
1.Sitintheseat,keepyourfootoffthetractionpedalsto
ensuretheyareintheNEUTRALposition,engagethe
parkingbrake,andsetthethrottletothe70percent
fullthrottleposition.
2.TurntheignitionkeytotheONposition(I)andcheck
thattheengineoilpressureandbattery-charge-warning
lightsilluminate.
3.TurntheignitionkeytothePREHEATposition(II)and
ensurethepre-heatindicatorlightison.Holditfor5
secondstoheattheglowplugs.
4.Afterpreheatingtheglowplugs,turnkeytotheSTART
position(III)andholdittostarttheengine.
Note:Cranktheenginefornolongerthan15seconds.
5.ReleasetheignitionkeybacktotheONposition(I)
whentheenginestarts.
6.Runtheengineatlowidlespeeduntilitwarmsup.
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