Toro Groundsmaster 5910 - Engine and Cutting Unit Operation; Starting and Shutting Off Engine

surveyingthesite.Alwaysusecommonsense
andgoodjudgmentwhenperformingthissurvey.
•Reviewtheslopeinstructionslistedbelowfor
operatingthemachineonslopesandtodetermine
whetheryoucanoperatethemachineinthe
conditionsonthatdayandatthatsite.Changes
intheterraincanresultinachangeinslope
operationforthemachine.
•Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningthemachineon
slopes.Avoidmakingsuddenchangesinspeedor
direction.Maketurnsslowlyandgradually.
•Donotoperateamachineunderanyconditions
wheretraction,steering,orstabilityisinquestion.
•Removeormarkobstructionssuchasditches,
holes,ruts,bumps,rocks,orotherhiddenhazards.
Tallgrasscanhideobstructions.Uneventerrain
couldoverturnthemachine.
•Beawarethatoperatingthemachineonwet
grass,acrossslopes,ordownhillmaycausethe
machinetolosetraction.Lossoftractiontothe
drivewheelsmayresultinslidingandalossof
brakingandsteering.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatingthemachine
neardrop-offs,ditches,embankments,water
hazards,orotherhazards.Themachinecould
suddenlyrolloverifawheelgoesovertheedge
ortheedgecavesin.Establishasafetyarea
betweenthemachineandanyhazard.
•Identifyhazardsatthebaseoftheslope.
Iftherearehazards,mowtheslopewitha
pedestrian-controlledmachine.
•Ifpossible,keepthecuttingunit(s)loweredtothe
groundwhileoperatingonslopes.Raisingthe
cuttingunit(s)whileoperatingonslopescancause
themachinetobecomeunstable.
•Useextremecautionwithgrass-collectionsystems
orotherattachments.Thesecanchangethe
stabilityofthemachineandcausealossofcontrol.
StartingtheEngine
1.Ensurethattheparkingbrakeisengaged.
2.Removeyourfootfromthetractionpedaland
ensurethatitisintheNEUTRALposition.
3.TurntheignitionkeytotheRUNposition.
4.Whentheglowindicatordims,turntheignition
keytotheSTARTposition.
5.Releasethekeyimmediatelywhentheengine
startsandallowittoreturntotheRUNposition.
6.Allowtheenginetowarmupatlowspeed
(withoutload)for3to5minutes,thenactuate
thethrottleswitchtoattainthedesiredengine
speed.
Important:Thestartermotorautomatically
disengagesafter30secondstoprevent
prematurestartermotorfailure.Iftheengine
failstostartafter30seconds,turnthekey
totheOFFposition,checkthecontrolsand
proceduresagain,wait2minutes,andrepeat
thestartingprocedure.
Note:Whenthehydraulic-uidtemperature
isbelow4°C(40°F),themachineoperatesin
awarm-upmode;limitingtheenginespeed
to1,650rpmandpreventingtraction-drive
operationinHighrange.Whentheuid
temperaturereaches4°C(40°F),thewarm-up
modedisables.
ShuttingOfftheEngine
1.SetthethrottleswitchtotheLOW-IDLEposition.
2.MovethePTOswitchtotheOFFposition.
3.Engagetheparkingbrake.
4.RotatetheignitionkeytotheOFFposition.
5.Removethekeyfromtheswitchtoprevent
accidentalstarting.
Important:Allowtheenginetoidlefor5minutes
beforeshuttingitoffafterafull-loadoperation.
Failuretodosomayleadtoturbo-charger
complications.
RaisingorLoweringthe
CuttingUnits
RaisingtheCuttingUnits
1.Whilesittingintheoperator’sseat,startthe
engine.
Note:Wheneveryouarerunningthemachine
atunder2,000rpm(e.g.,whenyouarerunning
theengineatlowidleortransportingthe
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