Toro Groundsmaster 4100 - Adjusting the Transport Speed; Understanding the Operating Characteristics of the Machine

AdjustingtheTransport
Speed
Supervisor(ProtectedMenu)
Thisfeatureallowsthesupervisortosetthemaximum
transportspeedinincrementsof5%between30
and100%,atwhichtheoperatorcantransport(high
range).
RefertoSettingtheMaximumAllowedTransport
Speed(page36)fortheproceduretosetthetransport
speed.
Operator
Thisfeatureallowstheoperatortoadjustthe
maximumtransportspeed(highrange)withinthe
supervisorspre-adjustedsettings.Wheninthe
InfoCentersplashormainscreen,pressthemiddle
button(
icon)toadjustthespeed.
Note:Whenswitchingbetweenlowandhighranges,
thesettingstransferbasedontheprevioussetting.
Thesettingsareresetwhenthemachineisturnedoff.
Note:Youcanalsousethisfeatureinconjunction
withcruisecontrol.
Understandingthe
OperatingCharacteristics
oftheMachine
Practicedrivingthemachine,becauseithasa
hydrostatictransmissionanditscharacteristicsare
differentthanmanyturf-maintenancemachines.
Somepointstoconsiderwhenoperatingthetraction
unit,mowerdeck,orotherimplementsarethatthe
transmission,enginespeed,loadonthemower
bladesorotherimplementcomponentsaffectmachine
performance.
WithToroSmartPower™,youdonotneedtolistento
theenginespeedinheavyconditions.SmartPower
preventsboggingdowninheavyturfbyautomatically
controllingthemachinespeedandoptimizingcutting
performance.
Youcanusethebrakestoassistinturningthe
machine.However,usethemcarefully,especially
onsoftorwetgrass,becausetheturfmaybetorn
accidentally.Anotherbenetofthebrakesisto
maintaintraction.Forexample,insomeslope
conditions,theuphillwheelslipsandlosestraction.
Ifthissituationoccurs,presstheuphillbrakepedal
graduallyandintermittentlyuntiltheuphillwheelstops
slipping,whichincreasestractiononthedownhill
wheel.
TractionAssistisautomaticandrequiresnooperator
input.Whenawheelstartstoslip,owisautomatically
splitbetweenthefrontandrearwheelstominimize
wheelslipandlossoftraction.
Useextracarewhenoperatingthemachineonslopes.
EnsurethattheROPSisintheraisedposition,the
seatlatchisproperlysecured,andtheseatbeltis
buckled.Driveslowlyandavoidsharpturnsonslopes
topreventrollovers.Forsteeringcontrol,themower
deckmustbeloweredwhengoingdownhill.
Beforeshuttingofftheengine,disengageallcontrols
andchangethethrottletotheSLOWposition.
ChangingthethrottletotheSLOWpositionreduces
high-enginespeed,noise,andvibration.Turnthekey
totheOFFpositiontoshutofftheengine.
Beforetransportingthemachine,raisethemower
decksandsecurethetransportlatches(Figure68).
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