Toro TX 700 - Starting the Engine; Driving the Machine; Shutting off the Engine; Using Attachments

–Alwaysassumethemachineischargedifyou
strikeanelectricalorcommunicationline.Do
notattempttoleavethemachine.
•Leakinggasisbothammableandexplosiveand
maycauseseriousinjuryordeath.Donotsmoke
whileoperatingthemachine.
StartingtheEngine
1.Ensurethatthebattery-disconnectswitchisin
theONposition.
2.Ensurethatthetraction-controlisintheNEUTRAL
position.
3.MovethethrottlelevertotheSLOWposition.
4.Insertthekeyintothekeyswitchandturnitto
theONposition.
5.Waitfortheglow-plugindicatorlighttostop
blinking.
6.TurnthekeytotheSTARTposition.Whenthe
enginestarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagethestarterfor
morethan10secondsatatime.Iftheengine
failstostart,wait30secondsforthestarter
tocooldownbetweenattempts.Failureto
followtheseinstructionscouldburnoutthe
startermotor.
7.MovethethrottlelevertotheFASTposition.
8.Enablethetractioncontrolbytogglingthe
traction-enableswitchbeforedrivingthe
machine.
StartinginColdWeather
Iftheoutdoortemperatureisbelowfreezing,store
thetractionunitinagaragetokeepitwarmerandto
aidinstarting.
Whenstartingtheengineincoldconditions(i.e.,when
theairtemperatureisatorbelowfreezing),allowitto
runintheSLOWthrottlepositionfor8minutesbefore
movingthethrottletotheFASTpositionorengaging
theauxiliaryhydraulics.
Important:Runningtheengineathighspeeds
whenthehydraulicsystemiscoldcoulddamage
thehydraulicsystem.
DrivingtheMachine
Note:Enablethetractioncontrolbytogglingthe
traction-enableswitchbeforedrivingthemachine.
Usethetractioncontroltomovethemachine.The
fartheryoumovethetractioncontrolinanydirection,
thefasterthemachinemovesinthatdirection.
Releasethetractioncontroltostopthemachine.
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedas
measuredinrpm(revolutionsperminute).Placethe
throttleleverintheFASTpositionforbestperformance.
Youcan,however,usethethrottlepositiontooperate
atslowerspeeds.
ShuttingOfftheEngine
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,engage
theparkingbrake(ifequipped),andlowerthe
loaderarms.
2.Ensurethattheauxiliaryhydraulicsleverisin
theNEUTRALposition.
3.MovethethrottlelevertotheSLOWposition.
4.Iftheenginehasbeenworkinghardorishot,let
itidleforaminutebeforeturningthekeyswitch
totheOFFposition.
Note:Thishelpstocooltheenginebeforeyou
shutitoff.Inanemergency,youcanshutoff
theengineimmediately.
5.TurnthekeyswitchtotheOFFpositionand
removethekey.
CAUTION
Achildoruntrainedbystandercouldattempt
tooperatethetractionunitandbeinjured.
Removethekeyfromthekeyswitchwhen
leavingthetractionunit,evenifjustforafew
seconds.
UsingAttachments
InstallinganAttachment
Important:UseonlyToro-approvedattachments.
Attachmentscanchangethestabilityandthe
operatingcharacteristicsofthemachine.The
warrantyofthemachinemaybevoidedifyouuse
themachinewithunapprovedattachments.
Important:Beforeinstallingtheattachment,
ensurethatthemountplatesarefreeofanydirtor
debrisandthatthepinsrotatefreely.Ifthepins
donotrotatefreely,greasethem.
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