Toro Groundsmaster 7200 Series - Driving the Machine; Driving Precautions; Driving Procedure

DrivingtheMachine
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedas
measuredinrpm(revolutionsperminute).Place
thethrottlecontrolintheFASTpositionforbest
performance.AlwaysoperateintheFASTthrottle
positionwhenrunningpoweredattachments.
CAUTION
Themachinecanturnveryrapidly.Youmay
losecontrolofitandcausepersonalinjuryor
damagethemachine.
•Usecautionwhenmakingturns.
•Slowthemachinedownbeforemaking
sharpturns.
1.Releasetheparkingbrake.
Note:Theengineshutsoffifyoumovethe
motion-controlleversoutoftheNEUTRAL-LOCK
positionwiththeparkingbrakeengaged.
2.Movetheleverstothecenter,unlockedposition.
3.Drivethemachineasfollows:
•Tomovestraightforward,slowlypushthe
motion-controlleversforward(Figure21).
•Tomovestraightrearward,slowlypullthe
motion-controlleversrearward(Figure21).
•Toturn,slowthemachinebypullingbackon
bothleversandthenpushforwardonthe
leverontheoppositesidefromwhichyou
wanttoturn(Figure21).
•Tostop,pullthemotion-controlleverstothe
NEUTRALposition.
Note:Thefartheryoumovethemotion-control
leversineitherdirection,thefasterthemachine
movesinthatdirection.
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Figure21
1.Motion-control
lever—NEUTRAL-LOCK
position
4.Backward
2.Center,unlockedposition5.Frontofthemachine
3.Forward
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