Toro Z Master G3 - Driving and Control Operations

TheSafetyInterlockSystem
Ifsafetyinterlockswitchesaredisconnected
ordamagedthemachinecouldoperate
unexpectedlycausingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlock
switchesdailyandreplaceanydamaged
switchesbeforeoperatingthemachine.
UnderstandingtheSafetyInterlock
System
Thesafetyinterlocksystemisdesignedtopreventthe
enginefromstartingunless:
•Theparkingbrakeisengaged.
•Thebladecontrolswitch(PTO)isdisengaged.
•Themotioncontrolleversareintheneutrallocked
position
Thesafetyinterlocksystemalsoisdesignedtostopthe
enginewhenthetractioncontrolsaremovedfromthe
lockedpositionwiththeparkingbrakeengagedorif
yourisefromtheseatwhenthePTOisengaged.
Thehourmeterhassymbolstonotifytheuserwhenthe
interlockcomponentisinthecorrectposition.When
thecomponentisinthecorrectposition,atrianglewill
lightupinthecorrespondingsquare.
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1.Triangleslightupwhentheinterlockcomponentsareinthe
correctposition
TestingtheSafetyInterlockSystem
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Testthesafetyinterlocksystembeforeyouusethe
machineeachtime.Ifthesafetysystemdoesnot
operateasdescribedbelow,haveanAuthorizedService
Dealerrepairthesafetysystemimmediately.
1.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrakeand
movethebladecontrolswitch(PTO)toon.Try
startingtheengine;theengineshouldnotcrank.
2.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrakeand
movethebladecontrolswitch(PTO)tooff.Move
eithermotioncontrollever(outofneutrallocked
position).Trystartingtheengine;theengineshould
notcrank.Repeatforothercontrollever.
3.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,move
thebladecontrolswitch(PTO)tooffandmove
themotioncontrolleverstoneutrallockposition.
Nowstarttheengine.Whiletheengineisrunning,
releasetheparkingbrake,engagethebladecontrol
switch(PTO)andriseslightlyfromtheseat;the
engineshouldstop.
4.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,move
thebladecontrolswitch(PTO)tooffandmove
themotioncontrolleverstoneutrallockposition.
Nowstarttheengine.Whiletheengineisrunning,
centereithermotioncontrolandmove(forwardor
reverse);theengineshouldstop.Repeatforother
motioncontrol.
5.Sittingontheseat,disengagetheparkingbrake,
movethebladecontrolswitch(PTO)tooffand
movethemotioncontrolleverstoneutrallock
position.Trystartingtheengine;theengineshould
notcrank.
DrivingForwardorBackward
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedas
measuredinrpm(revolutionsperminute).Place
thethrottlecontrolinthefastpositionforbest
performance.Alwaysoperateinthefullthrottle
positionwhenmowing.
Machinecanspinveryrapidly.Operatormay
losecontrolofmachineandcausepersonal
injuryordamagetomachine.
•Usecautionwhenmakingturns.
•Slowthemachinedownbeforemaking
sharpturns.
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