Toro TXL 2000 - Starting the Engine

•Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedtolossofcontrol
andtip-overaccidents,whichcanresultinsevere
injuryordeath.Operatingthemachineonany
slopeoruneventerrainrequiresextracaution.
•Establishyourownproceduresandrulesfor
operatingonslopes.Theseproceduresmust
includesurveyingthesitetodeterminewhich
slopesaresafeformachineoperation.Always
usecommonsenseandgoodjudgmentwhen
performingthissurvey.
•Slowdownanduseextracareonhillsides.Ground
conditionscanaffectthestabilityofthemachine.
•Avoidstartingorstoppingonaslope.Ifthe
machinelosestraction,proceedslowly,straight
downtheslope.
•Avoidturningonslopes.Ifyoumustturn,turn
slowlyandkeeptheheavyendofthemachine
uphill.
•Keepallmovementsonslopesslowandgradual.
Donotmakesuddenchangesinspeedor
direction.
•Ifyoufeeluneasyoperatingthemachineona
slope,donotdoit.
•Watchforholes,ruts,orbumps,asuneventerrain
couldoverturnthemachine.Tallgrasscanhide
obstacles.
•Usecautionwhenoperatingonwetsurfaces.
Reducedtractioncouldcausesliding.
•Evaluatetheareatoensurethatthegroundis
stableenoughtosupportthemachine.
•Usecautionwhenoperatingthemachinenearthe
following:
–Drop-offs
–Ditches
–Embankments
–Bodiesofwater
Themachinecouldsuddenlyrolloverifatrack
goesovertheedgeortheedgecavesin.Maintain
asafedistancebetweenthemachineandany
hazard.
•Donotremoveoraddattachmentsonaslope.
•Donotparkthemachineonahillsideorslope.
UtilityLineSafety
•Ifyoustrikeautilityline,dothefollowing:
–Shutoffthemachineandremovethekey.
–Removeallindividualsfromtheworkarea.
–Immediatelycontacttheproperemergencyand
utilityauthoritiestosecurethearea.
–Ifyoudamageaber-opticcable,donotlook
intotheexposedlight.
•Donotleavetheoperator’splatformifthemachine
ischargedwithelectricity.Youwillbesafeaslong
asyoudonotleavetheplatform.
–Touchinganypartofthemachinemayground
you.
–Donotallowanotherindividualtotouchor
approachthemachinewhencharged.
–Alwaysassumethemachineischargedifyou
strikeanelectricalorcommunicationline.Do
notattempttoleavethemachine.
•Leakinggasisbothammableandexplosiveand
maycauseseriousinjuryordeath.Donotsmoke
whileoperatingthemachine.
StartingtheEngine
1.Ensurethatthebattery-disconnectswitch
isintheONposition;refertoUsingthe
Battery-DisconnectSwitch(page39).
2.Ensurethatthetraction-controlisintheNEUTRAL
position.
3.Insertthekeyintothekeyswitchandturnitto
theONposition.
4.TurnthekeytotheSTARTposition.Whenthe
enginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagethestarterfor
morethan10secondsatatime.Iftheengine
failstostart,wait30secondsforthestarter
tocooldownbetweenattempts.Failureto
followtheseinstructionscouldburnoutthe
startermotor.
Important:Runningtheengineathigh
speedswhenthehydraulicsystemiscold
(i.e.,whentheairtemperatureisator
belowfreezing)coulddamagethehydraulic
system.Whenstartingtheengineincold
conditions,allowittorunatmid-throttlefor
2to5minutesbeforeincreasingittohigh
throttle.
Note:Iftheoutdoortemperatureisbelow
freezing,storethemachineinagaragetokeep
itwarmerandtoaidinstarting.
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