Toro TX 1300 - Starting and Driving the Machine; Starting the Engine; Starting in Cold Weather; Driving the Machine

Themachinecouldsuddenlyrolloverifatrack
goesovertheedgeortheedgecavesin.Maintain
asafedistancebetweenthemachineandany
hazard.
•Donotremoveoraddattachmentsonaslope.
•Donotparkthemachineonahillsideorslope.
UtilityLineSafety
•Ifyoustrikeautilityline,dothefollowing:
–Shutoffthemachineandremovethekey.
–Removeallindividualsfromtheworkarea.
–Immediatelycontacttheproperemergencyand
utilityauthoritiestosecurethearea.
–Ifyoudamageaber-opticcable,donotlook
intotheexposedlight.
•Donotleavetheoperator’splatformifthemachine
ischargedwithelectricity.Youwillbesafeaslong
asyoudonotleavetheplatform.
–T ouchinganypartofthemachinemayground
you.
–Donotallowanotherindividualtotouchor
approachthemachinewhencharged.
–Alwaysassumethemachineischargedifyou
strikeanelectricalorcommunicationline.Do
notattempttoleavethemachine.
•Leakinggasisbothammableandexplosiveand
maycauseseriousinjuryordeath.Donotsmoke
whileoperatingthemachine.
StartingtheEngine
1.Ensurethatthebattery-disconnectswitch
isintheONposition;refertoUsingthe
Battery-DisconnectSwitch(page51).
2.Ensurethatthetraction-controlisintheNEUTRAL
position.
3.Insertthekeyintothekeyswitchandturnitto
theONposition.
4.TurnthekeytotheSTARTposition.Whenthe
enginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagethestarterfor
morethan10secondsatatime.Iftheengine
failstostart,wait30secondsforthestarter
tocooldownbetweenattempts.Failureto
followtheseinstructionscouldburnoutthe
startermotor.
StartinginColdWeather
Iftheoutdoortemperatureisbelowfreezing,storethe
machineinagaragetokeepitwarmerandtoaidin
starting.
Themachinesoftwaremayautomaticallylimitthe
enginerpmifthecoolantisextremelycold.After
startingtheengine,waituntilthesnowakeicon
andcoldhydraulicuidwarningdisappearfromthe
Infocenterbeforeincreasingthethrottleandengaging
theauxiliaryhydraulics.
Important:Runningtheengineathighspeeds
whenthehydraulicsystemiscold(i.e.,whenthe
airtemperatureisatorbelowfreezing)could
damagethehydraulicsystem.
DrivingtheMachine
Usethetractioncontrolstomovethemachine.The
fartheryoumovethetractioncontrolsinanydirection,
thefasterthemachinemovesinthatdirection.
Releasethetractioncontrolstostopthemachine.
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedas
measuredinrpm(revolutionsperminute).Runthe
engineathighthrottleforbestperformance.
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