Operator's Manual

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StartingtheEngine

1.Standontheplatform(ifequippedonyour

machine).

2.Ensurethattheauxiliaryhydraulicsleverisin

theNEUTRALposition.

3.Movethechokeleverfullyforwardifyouare

startingacoldengine.

Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequire

choking.

4.Movethethrottlelevermidwaybetweenthe

SLOWandFASTpositions.

5.Insertthekeyintothekeyswitchandturnitto

theSTARTposition.Whentheenginesstarts,

releasethekey.

Important:Donotengagethestarterfor

morethan10secondsatatime.Iftheengine

failstostart,wait30secondsforthestarter

tocooldownbetweenattempts.Failureto

followtheseinstructionscouldburnoutthe

startermotor.

6.Aftertheenginestarts,graduallymovethe

chokeleverbacktotheOFFposition.Ifthe

enginestallsorhesitates,movethechoke

forwardagainuntiltheenginewarmsup.

7.Movethethrottlelevertothedesiredsetting.

Important:Runningtheengineathigh

speedswhenthehydraulicsystemiscold

(i.e.,whentheairtemperatureisator

belowfreezing)coulddamagethehydraulic

system.Whenstartingtheengineincold

conditions,allowittoruninthemiddle

throttlepositionfor2to5minutesbefore

movingthethrottletotheFASTposition.

Note:Iftheoutdoortemperatureisbelow

freezing,storethemachineinagaragetokeep

itwarmerandtoaidinstarting.

DrivingtheMachine

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.Movethethrottlelever3/4ofthewaytothe

FASTposition.

Note:Ifyousetthethrottlelowerthanhalfway

totheFASTposition,theenginemaycontinueto

runfor1secondafterturningthekeytotheOFF

position,preventingaloudafter-rebang.

4.Iftheenginehasbeenworkinghardorishot,let

itidleforaminutebeforeturningthekeyswitch

totheOFFposition.

Note:Thishelpstocooltheenginebeforeyou

shutitoff.Inanemergency,youcanshutoff

theengineimmediately.

5.TurnthekeyswitchtotheOFFpositionand

removethekey.

CAUTION

Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey

moveorattempttooperatethemachinewhile

itisunattended.

Alwaysremovethekeyandengagethe

parkingbrakewhenleavingthemachine

unattended.

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(Figure15).

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