Toro TimeCutter SS 5425 - After Operation; After Operation Safety; Pushing the Machine by Hand; Transporting the Machine

AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthecuttingunits,mufers,
andenginecompartmenttohelppreventres.Cleanup
oilorfuelspills.
•Shutoffthefuelbeforestoringortransportingthe
machine.
•Disengagethedrivetotheattachmentwheneveryouare
transportingornotusingthemachine.
•Usefull-widthrampsforloadingthemachineintoa
trailerortruck.
•Tiethemachinedownsecurelyusingstraps,chains,cable,
orropes.Bothfrontandrearstrapsshouldbedirected
downandoutwardfromthemachine.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringthemachinein
anyenclosure.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwherethereis
anopename,spark,orpilotlight,suchasonawater
heateroronotherappliances.
PushingtheMachinebyHand
Important:Alwayspushthemachinebyhand.Donot
towthemachine,becausedamagetothehydraulicdrive
systemmayoccur.
Thismachinehasanelectric-brakemechanism.Topushthe
machine,turntheignitionkeytotheRUNposition.The
batterymustbechargedandfunctioningtodisengagethe
electricbrake.
PushingtheMachine
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengagethe
blade-controlswitch.
2.Movethemotion-controlleversoutwardtothePARK
position,shutofftheengine,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Locatethebypassleversontheframeonbothsidesof
theengine.
4.Movethebypassleversforwardthroughthekeyhole
anddowntolocktheminplace(Figure28).
Note:Dothisforeachlever.
5.Movethemotion-controlleversinwardtothe
NEUTRALpositionandturntheignitionkeytothe
RUNposition.
Note:Donotstartthemachine.
Note:Youcannowpushthemachinebyhand.
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Figure28
1.Bypass-leverlocations
3.Leverpositionforpushing
themachine
2.Leverpositionfor
operatingthemachine
6.Whennished,turnthekeytotheSTOPpositionto
avoiddrainingthebatterycharge.
Note:Ifthemachinefailstomove,theelectricbrake
maystillbeengaged.Youcanreleasetheelectricbrakeif
necessary;refertoReleasingtheElectricBrake(page41).
OperatingtheMachine
Movethebypassleversrearwardthroughthekeyholeand
downtolocktheminplaceasshowninFigure28.
Note:Dothisforeachlever.
TransportingtheMachine
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthemachine.
Ensurethatthetrailerortruckhasallnecessarybrakes,
lighting,andmarkingasrequiredbylaw .Pleasecarefullyread
allthesafetyinstructions.Knowingthisinformationcould
helpyou,yourfamily,pets,orbystandersavoidinjury.
WARNING
Drivingonthestreetorroadwaywithout
turnsignals,lights,reectivemarkings,ora
slow-moving-vehicleemblemisdangerousandcan
leadtoaccidents,causingpersonalinjury.
Donotdrivethemachineonapublicstreetor
roadway.
1.Ifyouareusingatrailer,connectittothetowing
vehicleandconnectthesafetychains.
2.Ifapplicable,connectthetrailerbrakes.
3.Loadthemachineontothetrailerortruck.
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