Toro TX 427 Series - Starting and Stopping the Engine

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1.Filler-neckcap2.Dipstick
7.Ifthelevelislow,addenoughuidtoraiseittothe
properlevel.
8.Installthecaponthellerneck.
9.Replacetheleftsidescreenandclosethehood.
StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
1.Ensurethattheauxiliaryhydraulicsleverisinneutral.
2.MovethechokeleverforwardtotheONpositionif
youarestartingacoldengine.
3.MovethethrottlelevermidwaybetweenSLOW(turtle)
andFAST(rabbit)positions.
Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequirechoking.
4.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTARTposition.Whenthe
enginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagethestarterformore
than10secondsatatime.Iftheenginefailsto
start,allowa30secondcool-downperiodbetween
attempts.Failuretofollowtheseinstructionscan
burnoutthestartermotor.
5.Aftertheenginestarts,graduallymovethechoke
leverbacktotheOFFposition.Iftheenginestallsor
hesitates,pullthechokeoutagainuntiltheengine
warmsup.
6.Movethethrottlelevertodesiredsetting.
Important:Iftheengineisrunathighspeeds
whenthehydraulicsystemiscold(i.e.,whenthe
ambientairtemperatureisnearfreezingorlower),
hydraulicsystemdamagecouldoccur.When
startingtheengineincoldconditions,allowthe
enginetoruninthemiddlethrottlepositionfor
2to5minutesbeforemovingthethrottletofast
(rabbit).
Note:Ifoutdoortemperatureisbelowfreezing,store
thetractionunitinagaragetokeepitwarmerandaid
instarting.
StoppingtheEngine
1.Movethethrottlelever3/4ofthewaytotheFAST
position.
2.Lowertheloaderarmstotheground.
3.Turntheignitionkeyoff.
Note:Ifyousetthethrottlelowerthanhalfwayto
fast,theenginecontinuestorunfor1secondafter
turningthekeytotheOFFposition,preventingaloud
afterrebang.
Note:Iftheenginehasbeenworkinghardorishot,let
itrunforaminutebeforeturningtheignitionkeyoff.
Thishelpscooltheenginebeforeyoushutitoff.Inan
emergency,youcanshutofftheengineimmediately.
StoppingtheTractionUnit
Tostopthetractionunit,releasethetractioncontrol,move
thethrottlelevertoslow(turtle),lowerloaderarmstothe
ground,andshutofftheengine.Settheparkingbrakeand
removethekey.
CAUTION
Achildoruntrainedbystandercouldattemptto
operatethetractionunitandbeinjured.
Removethekeyfromtheswitchwhenleavingthe
tractionunit,evenifjustforafewseconds.
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