Toro Titan MX4800 - The Safety-Interlock System; Driving Forward or Backward

DisengagingtheBlade-ControlSwitch
(PTO)
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TheSafety-InterlockSystem
WARNING
Ifsafety-interlockswitchesaredisconnectedor
damagedthemachinecouldoperateunexpectedly
causingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches
dailyandreplaceanydamagedswitchesbefore
operatingthemachine.
UnderstandingtheSafety-Interlock
System
Thesafety-interlocksystemisdesignedtopreventtheengine
fromstartingunless:
•Theparkingbrakeisengaged.
•Thebladesaredisengaged.
•Themotion-controlleversareintheneutral-lockposition.
Thesafety-interlocksystemalsoisdesignedtostoptheengine
whenthecontrolleversareoutoftheneutral-lockposition
withtheparkingbrakeonorifyourisefromtheseatwhen
thebladesareengaged.
TestingtheSafety-InterlockSystem
Testthesafety-interlocksystembeforeyouusethemachine
eachtime.Ifthesafetysystemdoesnotoperateasdescribed
below,haveanAuthorizedServiceDealerrepairthesafety
systemimmediately.
1.Whilesittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrakeand
movetheblade-controlswitchtoOn.Trystartingthe
engine;theengineshouldnotcrank.
2.Whilesittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrakeand
movetheblade-controlswitchtoOff.Moveeither
motion-controllever(forwardorreverse).Trystarting
theengine;theengineshouldnotcrank.Repeatwith
theothermotion-controllever.
3.Whilesittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,
movetheblade-controlswitchtoOff,andlockthe
motion-controlleversinneutral.Starttheengine.
Whiletheengineisrunning,releasetheparkingbrake,
engagetheblade-controlswitch,andriseslightlyfrom
theseat;theengineshouldstop.
4.Whilesittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,
movetheblade-controlswitchtoOff,andlockthe
motion-controlleversinneutral.Starttheengine.
Whiletheengineisrunning,centerthemotion
controls;theengineshouldstop.
DrivingForwardorBackward
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedasmeasured
inrpm(revolutionsperminute).Placethethrottlecontrolin
thefastpositionforbestperformance.Alwaysoperateinthe
fullthrottlepositionwhenmowing.
CAUTION
Machinecanspinveryrapidly.Operatormaylose
controlofmachineandcausepersonalinjuryor
damagetomachine.
•Usecautionwhenmakingturns.
•Slowthemachinedownbeforemakingsharp
turns.
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