Toro Groundsmaster 360 - Checking the Engine-Oil Level; Checking the Cooling System; Checking the Hydraulic System; The Safety-Interlock System

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CheckingtheEngine-Oil
Level
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,
checktheoillevelintheenginecrankcase;referto
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel(page52).
CheckingtheCooling
System
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,
checkthecoolingsystem;refertoCheckingthe
CoolingSystem(page23).
CheckingtheHydraulic
System
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,
checkthehydraulicsystem;refertoCheckingthe
HydraulicSystem(page62).
TheSafety-Interlock
System
CAUTION
Ifthesafety-interlockswitchesare
disconnectedordamaged,themachinecould
operateunexpectedly,causingpersonal
injury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlock
switchesdailyandreplaceanydamaged
switchesbeforeoperatingthemachine.
UnderstandingtheSafetyInterlock
System
Thesafety-interlocksystemisdesignedtopreventthe
enginefromstartingunlessthefollowingoccurs:
•Youaresittingontheseatortheparkingbrake
isengaged.
•Thepowertakeoff(PTO)isdisengaged.
•ThetractionpedalisintheNEUTRALposition.
•Theenginetemperatureisbelowthemaximum
operatingtemperature.
Thesafety-interlocksystemisalsodesignedtoshut
offtheenginewhenyoumovethetractionpedalfrom
theNEUTRALpositionwiththeparkingbrakeengaged.
IfyourisefromtheseatwhenthePTOisengaged
thereisa1-seconddelayandthentheengineshuts
off.
TestingtheSafety-Interlock
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Testthesafetyinterlocksystembeforeyouusethe
machineeachtime.Ifthesafetysystemdoesnot
operateasdescribedbelow,haveanauthorizedToro
distributorrepairthesafetysystemimmediately.
1.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake
andmovethePTOtotheONposition.Try
startingtheengine;theengineshouldnotstart.
2.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake
andmovethePTOtotheOFFposition.Press
thetractionpedal.Trystartingtheengine;the
engineshouldnotstart.
3.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,
movethePTOswitchtotheOFFposition,
andallowthetractionpedaltoreturntothe
NEUTRALposition.Nowstarttheengine.While
theengineisrunning,disengagetheparking
brake,engagethePTOandriseslightlyfromthe
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