Toro LT-F3000 - Ignition and Parking Brake Operation; Engine Speed and Cutting Unit Lift Controls; Service and Emergency Brakes

KeySwitch
Usethekeyswitchtocontroltheengineandpowerto
certainelectricalcomponents.
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1.Key
4.Intakeheater/runposition
2.Keyswitch
5.Startposition
3.Shutoffposition(stop)
Cutting-Unit-DriveSwitch
Usethecuttingunitdrivetorunorshutoffthecutting
units(Figure4).
Note:Alwaysputthecutting-unit-driveswitchinthe
OFFpositionwhendrivingthemachinebetweenjob
sites.
Lift-ControlSwitches
Usethelift-controlswitchestoraiseandlowerthe
cuttingunits(Figure4).
Engine-SpeedSwitch
Usetheengine-speedswitchtocontrolthespeedof
theengine.
Theengine-speedswitch(Figure4)has2modesto
changetheenginespeed.
Momentarilytaptheswitchtochangetheengine
speedby100rpmincrements.
Pressandholdtheswitchforwardtochangethe
enginetoHIGH-IDLE.
Pressandholdtheswitchrearwardtochangethe
enginetoLOW-IDLE.
Parking-BrakeSwitch
WARNING
Theparkingbrakeaffectsthefrontwheels
only,andmaynotkeepthemachinefrom
rollingdownaslope.Themachinecould
moveunintentionally.
Donotparkthemachineonaslope.
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1.Lockingbutton2.Parking-brakeswitch
•Toengagetheparkingbrake,slidethesmall
lockingbuttononthetopoftheswitchbackand
presstheswitchforward(Figure6).
Note:Theparkingbrakeicondisplaysinthe
InfoCenter.
•Todisengagetheparkingbrake,presstheswitch
back.
ServiceBrake
Thehydraulictransmissionprovidesthemachine
withservice-brakeeffect.Whenyoureleasethe
forwardorreversetravelpedalsorreduceengine
speed,thetransmissionproducesservice-brakeeffect
andgroundspeedslowsorstopsthemachine.T o
increasethetransmission-brakingeffect,pushthe
transmissionpedalintotheNEUTRALposition.Only
thefrontwheelsprovideservicebrakeeffect.
DANGER
Theservicebrakingsystemdoesnotkeep
themachinefromrollingwhenparked.The
machinecouldmoveunintentionally.
Engagetheparkingbrakewhenyouparkthe
machine.
EmergencyBrake
Iftheservicebrakeisdamagedorineffective,shutoff
theengine,engagetheparkingbrakeremovethekey,
andhavethemachinerepaired.
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