Toro Reelmaster 5410-D - Machine Operation Characteristics; Traction Pedal Usage and VPS Feature

cavesin.Establishasafetyareabetweenthe
machineandanyhazard.
–Identifyhazardsatthebaseoftheslope.
Iftherearehazards,mowtheslopewitha
pedestrian-controlledmachine.
–Ifpossible,keepthecuttingunitsloweredto
thegroundwhileoperatingonslopes.Raising
thecuttingunitswhileoperatingonslopescan
causethemachinetobecomeunstable.
Understandingthe
OperatingCharacteristics
oftheMachine
•Thismachinehasanautomotive-stylethrottlethat
iscontrolledbythetractionpedal.
•Thismachinedoesnothaveaseparatethrottle
switchorthrottlelever.
•Whenyouremoveyourfootfromthetraction
pedal,themachinedynamicallybrakestoastop.
•Thepedalcontrolsareoptimizedtoprovidea
reactiveyetstableresponse,allowingyouto
maintainconsistentcontroloverroughterrain,
whilestillallowingforquick,smoothbraking.
•Whiletransporting,thetractionpedalwilloperate
similartoacarandchangetheengineandtraction
speeddependentonthetractionpedalposition.
•Whenmowing,theenginespeedwillautomatically
raisetohighidle.
•Iftheengineisatlowidle,performingafunction
likeliftingthecuttingunitsorpressingthetraction
pedalraisestheenginespeedtoaminimum
workingspeed,providingenoughpowerto
efcientlyperformthefunction.
•ThemaximumspeedssetinthePINprotected
menusettingsaresetbythesupervisortolimitthe
machine’smaximumtractionspeed.
•Theachievabletractionpedaluse,cruisecontrol,
andpedalstoptractionspeedsarealllimitedby
themaximumspeedssetinthePINprotected
menu.
OperatingtheMachine
•Ifanobstacleisintheway,liftthecuttingunitsor
mowaroundit.
•Whentransportingthemachinebetweenwork
areas,shutoffthePTO,andraisethecutting
unitstothefullyupwardposition.Thisallowsthe
tractionpedaltooperatelikeacar.
•Alwaysdriveslowlyinroughareas.
PracticeOperatingtheMachine
•Togetfamiliarwiththefeaturesofthemachine,
practiceoperatingthemachine.
•Liftthecuttingunits,disengagetheparkingbrake,
presstheforwardtractionpedal,andcarefully
drivetoanopenarea.
•Practicedrivingthemachine,becauseithasa
hydrostatictransmissionanditsfeaturescandiffer
fromotherturf-maintenancemachines.
•Practicemovingforwardandreverse,andstarting
andstoppingthemachine.T ostopthemachine,
removeyourfootfromthetractionpedalandletit
returntoNEUTRAL.
Note:Whengoingdownhillinthemachine,you
mayneedtousethereversepedaltostop.
•Practicedrivingaroundobstacleswiththecutting
unitsupanddown.Becarefulwhendriving
betweennarrowobjectssothatyoudonotdamage
themachineorcuttingunits.
UsingtheTractionPedal
Thispedalcontrolstheforwardandreversespeed
ofthemachineandthedynamicbrakingwhenyou
returnittoneutral.
•Thismachinehasanautomotive-stylethrottle
—theenginespeedandthemachinespeed
respondtothepedalmovement.
•Whiletransporting,thetractionpedalwilloperate
similartoacarandchangetheengineandtraction
speeddependentonthetractionpedalposition.
•Whilemowing,theengineautomaticallyraisesto
highidletooptimizemowingperformance,andthe
tractionpedalonlycontrolstractionspeed.
•Thefurtheryoupushthepedalforwardorreverse,
thefasterthemachinemoves.
•Tocontrolthemachinetoasmoothstopwhile
transportingormowing,useyourfoottoreturnthe
tractionpedaltoneutralatyourdesiredrate.
•Toengagemaximumbraking,removeyourfoot
fromthetractionpedal,allowingittoreturnto
neutral.Themachinedynamicallybrakestoa
stop.
Thistractionsystemallowsyoutocustomizethe
accelerationsettingsforoperatorcomfortandcourse
conditions.RefertoAccessingProtectedMenus
(page31)forchangingthesettings.
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