Toro Z Master G3 - Positioning the Seat; Using the Drive Wheel Release Valves

•Allowsincreasedgroundspeedinheavyconditions.
•ThispositionissimilartothebenetsoftheToro
SFSmower.
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PositioningtheSeat
Theseatcanmoveforwardandbackward.Positionthe
seatwhereyouhavethebestcontrolofthemachine
andaremostcomfortable.
Toadjust,movetheleversidewaystounlockseat
(Figure34).
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UsingtheDriveWheelRelease
Valves
Handsmaybecomeentangledintherotating
drivecomponentsbelowtheenginedeck,which
couldresultinseriousinjury.
Stoptheengine,removethekey,andallowall
movingpartstostopbeforeaccessingthedrive
wheelreleasevalves.
Theengineandhydraulicdriveunitscan
becomeveryhot.Touchingahotengineor
hydraulicdriveunitscancausesevereburns.
Allowtheengineandhydraulicdriveunitsto
coolcompletelybeforeaccessingthedrive
wheelreleasevalves.
Thedrivewheelreleasevalvesarelocatedinthebackof
eachhydraulicdriveunit,undertheseat.
Note:Makesurethereleasevalvesareinthefully
horizontalpositionwhenoperatingthemachineor
severedamagetothehydraulicsystemcanoccur.
1.DisengagethePTO(bladecontrolswitch)andturn
theignitionkeytooff.Movetheleverstoneutral
lockedpositionandapplyparkingbrake.Remove
thekey.
2.Rotatethereleasevalveleversverticallytopushthe
machine.Thisallowshydraulicoiltoby-passthe
pumpenablingthewheelstoturn(Figure35).
3.Disengageparkingbrakebeforepushing.
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