Toro Workman Topdresser 1800 - Loading the Hopper

DANGER
Heavyloadsincreasestoppingdistance
andreduceyourabilitytoturnquickly
withouttippingover.
Transportingortopdressingwithafull
loadcancauseshiftingofthesand.
Thisshiftinghappensmostoftenwhile
turning,goingupordownhills,suddenly
changingspeedsorwhiledrivingover
roughsurfaces.Shiftingloadscanlead
totipovers.
Usecautionwhentransportingor
topdressingwithafullload.
Asageneralrule,positiontheweightof
theloadevenlyfromfronttorearand
evenlyfromsidetoside.
Nevertiltthetopdresserbedfor
maintenancewithanymaterialinthe
hopper.Tiltthetopdresserbedonly
whenthehopperisempty.
9.Transporttotheareatobetopdressed.
10.Adjustthemeteringgatetothedesiredrate.
Lockintopositionwiththeblackknob.
11.MovetheshiftleverintoLOrangeposition.
Selectthedesiredforwardspeedandbegin
moving.RefertoSandApplicationRate(page
18).
12.Onvehicleswithserialnumberspriorto
239999999,pulltheremotehydraulicleverback
totheRUNposition.Onvehicleswithserial
numbers240000001andup,lockthehydraulic
liftleverintheforwardposition;themachineis
nowtopdressing.
LoadingtheHopper
1.Usethepreloadweightworksheettocalculate
theweightoftheoperator,passenger(if
present),andmachine:
PreloadWeightWorksheet
Weightof
Operatorkg(lb)
Weightof
Passenger
(ifpresent)(+)kg(+)(lb)
Machine
DryWeight(+)367kg(+)808(lb)
Preload
Weight(=)kg(=)(lb)
2.Usethenhoppermaterialloadworksheetto
calculatetheweightofthematerialyoucanload
intothehopper:
Note:Generally,drysandweighs1602kg/m³
(100lb/ft³)andwetsandweighs1922to2082
kg/m³(120to130lb/ft³).
Note:Themaximummaterialvolumeofthe
hopperis0.5m³(0.67yd³).
HopperMaterialLoadWorksheet
Workman
Vehicle
Rated
Capacitykg
(lb)
Preload
Weight
(-)
kg
(-)(lb)
Hopper
Material
Load
(=)
kg
(=)(lb)
3.Distributethematerialevenlyinthehopperfrom
fronttorearandevenlyfromsidetoside.
Important:Transportingortopdressingwithafull
loadcancauseshiftingofthesand.Thisshifting
happensmostoftenwhileturning,goingupor
downhills,suddenlychangingspeedsorwhile
drivingoverroughsurfaces.Shiftingloadscan
leadtotip-overs.Usecautionwhentransporting
ortopdressingwithafullload.
Important:Heavyloadsincreasestopping
distanceandreduceyourabilitytoturnquickly
withouttippingover.
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