Toro Groundsmaster 4100-D 30411 - Operating Characteristics

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1.Reversefour-wheeldrivepressuretestport
JackingPoints
•Onthefrontofthemachineontheframeonthe
insideofeachdrivetire
•Ontherearofthemachineatthecenteroftheaxle
TieDowns
•Oneachsideoftheframebythesidecuttingunit
liftarms
•Frontcenteroftheoperator’splatform
•Therearbumper
OperatingCharacteristics
Practicedrivingthemachinebecauseithasahydrostatic
transmissionanditscharacteristicsaredifferentthan
manyturfmaintenancemachines.Somepointsto
considerwhenoperatingthetractionunit,cutting
unit,orotherimplementsarethetransmission,engine
speed,loadonthecuttingbladesorotherimplement
components,andtheimportanceofthebrakes.
Tomaintainenoughpowerforthetractionunitand
implementwhileoperating,regulatethetractionpedal
tokeeptheengineRPMhighandsomewhatconstant.
Agoodruletofollowistodecreasethegroundspeed
astheloadontheimplementincreases,andincreasethe
groundspeedastheloaddecreases.
Therefore,allowthetractionpedaltomovebackward
astheengineRPMdecreases,anddepressthepedal
slowlyastheRPMincreases.Bycomparison,when
drivingfromoneworkareatoanother,withnoload
andcuttingunitraised,havethethrottleintheFast
positionanddepressthetractionpedalslowlybutfully
toattainmaximumgroundspeed.
Theowdividerenhancestractiondriveperformance
incompromisedoperatingconditions.Theowdivider
isforuseinlowspeedrangeonly.Whenapproaching
anareaknowntocausewheelspin,depressandhold
owdividerswitchuntilcompletelypastthearea.If
atirespinswhileclimbingormaneuveringonslopes,
depressswitchandslowlydriveoutofarea.Ifboth
afrontandrearwheelspins,thesteeringbrakecan
befeatheredtotransferthetorquefromthespinning
wheelstooppositefrontwheel.
Anothercharacteristictoconsideristheoperation
ofthepedalsthatareconnectedtothebrakes.The
brakescanbeusedtoassistinturningthemachine.
However,usethemcarefully,especiallyonsoftor
wetgrassbecausetheturfmaybetornaccidentally.
Anotherbenetofthebrakesistomaintaintraction.
Forexample,insomeslopeconditions,theuphillwheel
slipsandlosestraction.Ifthissituationoccurs,depress
theuphillturnpedalgraduallyandintermittentlyuntil
theuphillwheelstopsslipping,thus,increasingtraction
onthedownhillwheel.
Useextracarewhenoperatingthemachineonslopes.
Makesurethattheseatlatchisproperlysecuredandthe
seatbeltisbuckled.Driveslowlyandavoidsharpturns
onslopestopreventrollovers.Forsteeringcontrol,the
cuttingunitmustbeloweredwhengoingdownhill.
Thisproductisdesignedtodriveobjectsinto
thegroundwheretheyloseenergyquickly
ingrassareas.However,carelessoperation,
combinedwithterrainangle,ricochets,or
improperlypositionedsafetyguardcanleadto
thrownobjectinjuries.
•Whenapersonorpetappearssuddenlyinor
nearthemowingarea,
stop mo wing .
•Donotresumemowinguntiltheareais
cleared.
Beforestoppingtheengine,disengageallcontrolsand
movethethrottletoSlow.MovingthethrottletoSlow
reduceshighengineRPM,noise,andvibration.Turn
thekeytoOfftostoptheengine.
Beforetransportingthemachine,raisethecuttingunits
andsecurethetransportlatches(Figure31).
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