Toro RT600 - Driving and Stopping the Machine; Stopping the Machine; Operating the Transmission; Operating the Drive Mode Switch

Note:Movethelevercompletelyforwardorrearward
forthemaximumspeed.
3.Releasethelever.
Note:Theleverisheldinplacefront-to-rearby
frictioninordertomaintainaconstantspeed.
4.ReturnthelevertotheNeutralpositiontostopthe
machine.
Note:Thegrounddrivefootcontroloverridesthe
tractionadjustmentcontrollever.Ifyouusethefoot
pedal,youmustmovethetractionadjustmentcontrol
levertotheNeutralpositiontoreleasetheoverrideand
returnthelevertonormaloperation.
StoppingtheMachine
WARNING
Jumpingonoroffthemachinecancauseaninjury.
Whenyougetonoroffthemachine,alwaysfacethe
machine,usethehandrailsandsteps,moveslowly.
Thismachinehashydrostaticbraking.Whenyouremove
yourfootfromthegrounddrivefootpedalormovethe
utility-tractioncontrolbacktoNeutral,themachinestops.
Alwaysapplytheparkingbrakeafteryoustopthemachine
andbeforeyoustoptheengine.
1.Movetolevelground,ifpossible.
Important:Ifyoumusttemporarilyparkthe
machineonaslopeoranincline,positionthe
machineatarightangletotheslope,withthe
frontofthemachinetowardthebottomofthehill.
Ensurethatthemachineisbehindanobjectthat
willnotmove.
2.Supportorlowerallattachmentstotheground.
3.Settheparkingbrake.
4.Tostoptheengine,refertoStoppingtheEngine(page
26).
5.Attheendoftheworkday,llthefueltankattheend
ofeachworkdaytopreventcondensationandmoisture
inthetank.
OperatingtheTransmission
OperatingtheDriveModeSwitch
Thistoggleswitch(Figure25)controlsthemodeforthe
hydraulicmotorandhas2positions:TransportandWork.
Selectthedesiredoperatingposition.Pushtheswitchto
therear(towardyou)tosettoWorkspeed(W),orpushthe
switchforward(awayfromyou)tosettoTransportspeed(T).
Figure25
1.Drivemodeswitch2.Utility-tractionleverhandle
OperatingtheTransmissionRange
Switch
Thisrockerswitch(Figure26)alsohas2positions:Highand
Lowspeedranges.Theserangesareusedinconjunctionwith
thegroundspeedcontrol.
Presstheswitchtotheright(towardyou)forlowrange,or
presstheswitchtotheleft(awayfromyou)forhighrange.To
shiftthetransmission,stopthemachine(thetractioncontrol
pedalsandutility-controlleverintheNeutralposition)with
thecontrols-in-neutrallightilluminated.
Important:Thetransmissionwillnotshiftbetween
rangesunlessthemachinehasstoppedmoving.
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