Operator's Manual

StartingtheEngine
1.Ensurethatthebattery-disconnectswitchisin
theONposition.
2.Ensurethattheauxiliary-hydraulicsleverand
traction-controlareintheNEUTRALposition.
3.Movethethrottlelevermidwaybetweenthe
SLOWandFASTpositions.
4.Insertthekeyintothekeyswitchandturnitto
theONposition.
5.Waitfortheglow-plugindicatorlighttostop
blinking.
6.TurnthekeytotheSTARTposition.Whenthe
enginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagethestarterfor
morethan10secondsatatime.Iftheengine
failstostart,wait30secondsforthestarter
tocooldownbetweenattempts.Failureto
followtheseinstructionscouldburnoutthe
startermotor.
7.MovethethrottlelevertotheFASTposition.
Important:Runningtheengineathigh
speedswhenthehydraulicsystemiscold
(i.e.,whentheairtemperatureisator
belowfreezing)coulddamagethehydraulic
system.Whenstartingtheengineincold
conditions,allowittoruninthemiddle
throttlepositionfor2to5minutesbefore
movingthethrottletotheFASTposition.
Note:Iftheoutdoortemperatureisbelow
freezing,storethetractionunitinagarageto
keepitwarmerandtoaidinstarting.
DrivingtheMachine
Note:Enablethetractioncontrolbytogglingthe
traction-enableswitchbeforedrivingthemachine.
Usethetractioncontroltomovethemachine.The
fartheryoumovethetractioncontrolinanydirection,
thefasterthemachinemovesinthatdirection.
Releasethetractioncontroltostopthemachine.
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedas
measuredinrpm(revolutionsperminute).Placethe
throttleleverintheFASTpositionforbestperformance.
Youcan,however,usethethrottlepositiontooperate
atslowerspeeds.
ShuttingOfftheEngine
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,engage
theparkingbrake(ifequipped),andlowerthe
loaderarms.
2.Ensurethattheauxiliaryhydraulicsleverisin
theNEUTRALposition.
3.MovethethrottlelevertotheSLOWposition.
4.Iftheenginehasbeenworkinghardorishot,let
itidleforaminutebeforeturningthekeyswitch
totheOFFposition.
Note:Thishelpstocooltheenginebeforeyou
shutitoff.Inanemergency,youcanshutoff
theengineimmediately.
5.TurnthekeyswitchtotheOFFpositionand
removethekey.
CAUTION
Achildoruntrainedbystandercouldattempt
tooperatethetractionunitandbeinjured.
Removethekeyfromthekeyswitchwhen
leavingthetractionunit,evenifjustforafew
seconds.
UsingAttachments
InstallinganAttachment
Important:UseonlyToro-approvedattachments.
Attachmentscanchangethestabilityandthe
operatingcharacteristicsofthemachine.The
warrantyofthemachinemaybevoidedifyouuse
themachinewithunapprovedattachments.
Important:Beforeinstallingtheattachment,
ensurethatthemountplatesarefreeofanydirtor
debrisandthatthepinsrotatefreely.Ifthepins
donotrotatefreely,greasethem.
1.Positiontheattachmentonalevelsurfacewith
enoughspacebehindittoaccommodatethe
machine.
2.Starttheengine.
3.Tilttheattachmentmountplateforward.
4.Positionthemountplateintotheupperlipofthe
attachmentreceiverplate(Figure24).
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