Toro LT-F3000 - Cutting Unit Operation; Engaging the Cutting Unit Drive; Adjusting Weight Transfer;Traction Assistance

•Whencutting-unitAutoLimitedLiftisenabled,
drivingthemachineinreversecausesthecutting
unitstoautomaticallyraisetothelimited-lift
position.
•Thecuttingunitsreturntotheoatingposition
whendrivingthemachineforward.
Toraisethecuttingunitstothelimited-liftposition,
momentarilypullthelift-controlswitches.
Note:Thecutting-unitdrivesdisengageimmediately,
andthecuttingunitsraisetoapproximately150mm
(6inches)abovegroundlevel.
Auto-limitedliftoperateswiththecuttingunitslowered
androtating.
EngagingtheCuttingUnit
Drive
Thecuttingunitdriveengagesonlywhenyousitin
theoperator’sseat;refertoCheckingtheOperator
PresenceSeatSwitch(page22).
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Figure30
1.ONposition2.OFFposition
EngagingtheCuttingUnitDrive
Pressthetopofthecuttingunitdriveswitchtothe
ONposition(Figure30).
DisengagingAllCuttingUnit
Drives
PressthecuttingunitdriveswitchtotheOFFposition
(Figure30).
LoweringtheCuttingUnits
ThecuttingunitdriveswitchmustbesettotheON
position(Figure30).Operatethelift-controlswitch(s)
inadownwarddirection.Thecuttingunitsrunwhen
thecuttingunitsareapproximately150mm(6inches)
abovegroundlevel.
AdjustingtheWeight
Transfer/Traction
Assistance
Avariablehydraulicweighttransfersystemprovides
improvedtiregripwiththegrasssurface—traction
assistance.
Hydraulicpressurefromthecutting-unitliftsystem
providesaliftingforcethatreducestheweightofthe
cuttingunitsonthegroundandtransferstheweight
downwardtothetires.Thisactionisknownasweight
transfer.
Note:Adjusttheamountofweighttransfertosuit
operatingconditions.
1.Openthehood.
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