Toro Z Master 3000 SERIES - Using the Drive Wheel Release Valves; Using the Side Discharge; Loading the Machine

UsingtheDriveWheelRelease
Valves
WARNING
Handsmaybecomeentangledintherotatingdrive
componentsbelowtheenginedeck,whichcould
resultinseriousinjury.
Stoptheengine,removethekey,andallowall
movingpartstostopbeforeaccessingthedrive
wheelreleasevalves.
WARNING
Theengineandhydraulicdriveunitscanbecome
veryhot.Touchingahotengineorhydraulicdrive
unitscancausesevereburns.
Allowtheengineandhydraulicdriveunitstocool
completelybeforeaccessingthedrivewheelrelease
valves.
Thedrivewheelreleasevalvesarelocatedinthebackofeach
hydraulicdriveunit,undertheseat.
Note:Makesurethereleasevalvesareinthefullyhorizontal
positionwhenoperatingthemachineorseveredamagetothe
hydraulicsystemcanoccur.
1.DisengagethePTO(bladecontrolswitch)andturnthe
ignitionkeytooff.Movetheleverstoneutrallocked
positionandapplyparkingbrake.Removethekey.
2.Rotatethereleasevalveleversverticallytopushthe
machine.Thisallowshydraulicoiltoby-passthepump
enablingthewheelstoturn(Figure36).
3.Disengageparkingbrakebeforepushing.
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Figure36
1.Verticaltopushthe
machine
2.Horizontaltorunthe
machine
4.Rotatethereleasevalvelevershorizontallytorunthe
machine(Figure36).
UsingtheSideDischarge
Themowerhasahingedgrassdeectorthatdisperses
clippingstothesideanddowntowardtheturf.
DANGER
Withoutagrassdeector,dischargecover,or
completegrasscatcherassemblymountedin
place,youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryor
death.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfrom
themower,becausethegrassdeector
routesmaterialdowntowardtheturf.Ifthe
grassdeectoriseverdamaged,replaceit
immediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemower.
•Nevertrytoclearthedischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoumovethepowertakeoff
(blade-controlswitch/PTO)totheoffposition,
rotatetheignitionkeytooffandremovethekey.
•Makesurethatthegrassdeectorisinthedown
position.
LoadingtheMachine
Useextremecautionwhenloadingthemachineontoatrailer
ortruck.Onefull-widthrampthatiswideenoughtoextend
beyondthereartiresisrecommendedinsteadofindividual
rampsforeachsideofthemachine(Figure37).Thelower
rearsectionofthemachineframeextendsbackbetweenthe
rearwheelsandservesasastopfortippingbackward.Having
afull-widthrampprovidesasurfacefortheframemembers
tocontactifthemachinestartstotipbackward.Ifitisnot
possibletouseonefull-widthramp,useenoughindividual
rampstosimulateafull-widthcontinuousramp.
Therampshouldbelongenoughsothattheanglesdonot
exceed15degrees(Figure37).Asteeperanglemaycause
mowercomponentstogetcaughtasthemachinemovesfrom
theramptothetrailerortruck.Steeperanglesmayalsocause
themachinetotipbackward.Ifloadingonornearaslope,
positionthetrailerortrucksothatitisonthedownside
oftheslopeandtherampextendsuptheslope.Thiswill
minimizetherampangle.Thetrailerortruckshouldbeas
levelaspossible.
Important:Donotattempttoturnthemachinewhile
ontheramp;youmaylosecontrolanddriveofftheside.
Avoidsuddenaccelerationwhendrivinguparampand
suddendecelerationwhenbackingdownaramp.Both
maneuverscancausethemachinetotipbackward.
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