Operator's Manual

ManualsBrandsToro ManualsVehiclesWorkman HDX Utility Vehicle with Bed

•Checktheuidandengineoillevelsregularly

andbealertforindicationsofoverheatinginany

componentofthevehicle.

•Afterstartingacoldengine,letitwarmupforabout

15secondsbeforeshiftingintogear.

•Avoidracingtheengine.

•Toensureoptimumperformanceofthebrake

system,burnish(break–in)thebrakesbeforeuse.

Toburnishthebrakes,bringthevehicleuptofull

speed,applythebrakestorapidlystopthevehicle

withoutlockingupthetires.Repeatthis10times,

waiting1minutebetweenstopstoavoidoverheating

thebrakes.Thisismosteffectiveifthevehicleis

loadedwith1000lb(454kg).

•Varyvehiclespeedsduringoperation.Avoid

excessiveidling.Avoidfaststartsandquickstops.

•Abreak–inoilfortheengineisnotrequired.The

originalengineoilisthesametypespeciedfor

regularoilchanges.

•RefertotheMaintenancesectionforanyspecial

lowhourchecks.

CheckingtheInterlockSystem

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily

Thepurposeoftheinterlocksystemistopreventthe

enginefromcrankingorstartingunlesstheclutchpedal

ispressed.

CAUTION

Ifsafetyinterlockswitchesaredisconnectedor

damagedthemachinecouldoperateunexpectedly

causingpersonalinjury.

•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.

•Checktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches

dailyandreplaceanydamagedswitchesbefore

operatingthemachine.

Note:RefertoAttachmentOperator’sManualfor

proceduresoncheckingtheattachmentinterlock

system.

VerifyingtheClutchInterlockSwitch

1.Sitontheoperator’sseatandengagetheparking

brake.MovetheshiftlevertotheNeutralposition.

Note:Theenginewillnotcrankifthehydrauliclift

leverislockedintheforwardposition.

2.Withoutpressingtheclutchpedal,rotatethe

ignitionkeyclockwisetotheStartposition.

Iftheenginecranksorstarts,thereisamalfunction

intheinterlocksystemthatmustberepairedbefore

operatingthevehicle.

VerifyingtheHydraulicLiftLever

InterlockSwitch

1.Sitontheoperator’sseatandengagetheparking

brake.MovetheshiftlevertotheNeutralposition

andensurethatthehydraulicliftleverisinthe

centerposition.

2.Pressclutchpedal.

3.Movethehydraulicliftleverforwardandrotatethe

ignitionkeyclockwisetothestartposition.

Ifenginecranksorstarts,thereisamalfunctionin

theinterlocksystemthatmustberepairedbefore

operatingvehicle.

OperatingCharacteristics

Thevehicleisdesignedwithsafetyinmind.Ituses

familiarautomotivestylecontrols,includingthesteering

wheel,brakepedal,clutchpedal,acceleratorpedal,and

gearshifter.Itisimportanttoremember,however,that

thisvehicleisnotapassengercar.Itisaworkvehicle

andisdesignedforoffroaduseonly.

WARNING

TheWorkmanvehicleisanoff–highway

vehicleonly,andisnotdesigned,equipped,or

manufacturedforuseonpublicstreets,roadsor

highways.

Thevehiclehasspecialtires,lowgearratios,alocking

differential,andotherfeaturesthatgiveitextratraction.

Thesefeaturesaddtotheversatilityofthevehiclebut,

theycanalsogetyouintodangeroussituations.You

mustkeepinmindthatthevehicleisnotarecreation

vehicle,itisnotanallterrainvehicle,and,itisdenitely

notmeantforstuntdrivingorhorsingaround.Itisa

workvehicle,notaplayvehicle.Childrenshouldnotbe

allowedtooperatethevehicle.Anyonewhooperates

thevehiclemustbeproperlytrained.

Thedriverandpassengershouldalwaysusetheseat

belts.

Ifyouarenotexperiencedatdrivingthevehicle,

practicedrivingitinasafeareaawayfromotherpeople.

Besureyouarefamiliarwithallthevehicle’scontrols,

particularlythoseusedforbraking,steering,and

transmissionshifting.Learnhowyourvehiclehandles

ondifferentsurfaces.Youroperatingskillswillimprove

withexperience,butasinoperatinganyvehicle,take

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