Toro Groundsmaster 4500-D - Product Overview; Controls

ProductOverview
Controls
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Figure10
1.Brakepedal4.Tractionpedal
2.Pedal-lockinglatch5.Tilt-steeringpedal
3.Parking-brakepedal
TractionPedal
Thetractionpedal(Figure10)controlsforwardand
reverseoperation.Pressthetopofthepedaltomove
forwardandthebottomtomovebackward.Whenthe
cuttingunitsarefullyraised,thepedalcontrolsthe
engineandtractionspeedlikeacar.
Note:Inemergencybrakingsituations,removeyour
footfromthetractionpedalandthenpressthebrake
pedals.Thisisthequickestwaytostopthemachine.
BrakePedals
Thereare2footpedalsthatoperateindividualwheel
brakesforturningassistance,parking,andtoaidin
betterside-hilltraction.Alatchconnectsthepedals
forparking-brakeoperationandtransport(Figure10).
Pedal-LockingLatch
Thepedal-lockinglatchconnectsthepedalstogether
toengagetheparkingbrake(Figure10).
Tilt-SteeringPedal
Totiltthesteeringwheeltowardyou,pressthefoot
pedaldown,pullthesteeringtowertowardyouto
themostcomfortableposition,andreleasethepedal
(Figure10).T omovethesteeringwheelawayfrom
you,pressthefootpedalandreleaseitwhenthe
steeringwheelreachesthedesiredoperatingposition.
Parking-BrakePedal
Toengagetheparkingbrake,(Figure10)connectthe
pedalstogetherwiththepedal-lockinglatchandpush
downontherightbrakepedalwhileengagingthetoe
pedal.Toreleasetheparkingbrake,press1ofthe
brakepedalsuntiltheparkingbrakelatchretracts.
KeySwitch
Thekeyswitch(Figure11)has3positions:OFF,
ON/PREHEAT,andSTART.
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Figure11
1.Liftswitches
(Groundsmaster4700
machineonly)
5.InfoCenter
2.Liftswitch(Groundsmaster
4500and4700machines)
6.Highandlowspeedrange
switch
3.PTOswitch
7.Lightswitch
4.Keyswitch
PTOSwitch
ThePTOswitchhas2positions:OUT(ENGAGE)andIN
(DISENGAGE).PullthePTObuttonouttoengagethe
cutting-unitblades.Pushthebuttonintodisengage
thecutting-unitblades(Figure11).
HighandLowSpeedRangeSwitch
Thisswitch(Figure11)controlsthemachines2speed
ranges;highandlow.
SelecttheH/LAUTOpositiontoallowthemachineto
automaticallyselecthighorlowspeed.
SelecttheLOWpositiontomanuallyoverridetolow
speedonly.
Youcanchangetheswitchpositionatanytime,but
themachinewillonlyswitchbetweenspeedranges
whenthetractionpedalisinneutralandthemachine
isstopped.
Note:T ogettohighspeedintheH/LAUTOposition,
disengagethePTOandfullyraisethecuttingunits.
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