Toro TX 427 Series - Using Attachments

UsingAttachments
Important:Ifyouareusinganattachmentwitha
serialnumberof200999999orearlier,themanualfor
theattachmentmaycontaininformationspecictothe
useoftheattachmentwithothertractionunits,suchas
settingsfortheowdividercontrolandspeedselector
leverandtheuseofacounterweightonthetractionunit.
ThesesystemsarebuiltintotheTX,andyoushould
ignoreanyreferencestothem.
InstallinganAttachment
Important:UseonlyToro-approvedattachments.
Attachmentscanchangethestabilityandtheoperating
characteristicsofthetractionunit.Thewarrantyofthe
tractionunitmaybevoidedifusedwithunapproved
attachments.
Important:Beforeinstallingtheattachment,ensure
thatthemountplatesarefreeofanydirtordebrisand
thatthepinsrotatefreely.Ifthepinsdonotrotatefreely,
greasethem.
1.Positiontheattachmentonalevelsurfacewithenough
spacebehindittoaccommodatethetractionunit.
2.Starttheengine.
3.Tilttheattachmentmountplateforward.
4.Positionthemountplateintotheupperlipofthe
attachmentreceiverplate(Figure20).
Figure20
1.Mountplate2.Receiverplate
5.Raisetheloaderarmswhiletiltingbackthemountplate
atthesametime.
Important:Theattachmentshouldberaised
enoughtocleartheground,andthemountplate
shouldbetiltedallthewayback.
6.Shutofftheengine.
7.Engagethequick-attachpins,ensuringthattheyare
fullyseatedinthemountplate(Figure21).
Important:Ifthepinsdonotrotatetothe
engagedposition,themountplateisnotfully
alignedwiththeholesintheattachmentreceiver
plate.Checkthereceiverplateandcleanitif
necessary.
Figure21
1.Quick-attachpins(shown
inengagedposition)
3.Engagedposition
2.Disengagedposition
WARNING
Ifyoudonotfullyseatthequick-attachpins
throughtheattachmentmountplate,the
attachmentcouldfalloffthetractionunit,
crushingyouorbystanders.
Ensurethatyourquick-attachpinsarefully
seatedintheattachmentmountplate.
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