Toro 12004TC User Manual

Figure26
1.Tailgatelatch
2.Toclosethetailgatelatches,liftthehandlesupward
andslidethemtowardtheoutsideofthevehicle.
3.Pushthelatchhandlesdownwardtosecurethelatch
andtailgate.
BreakinginaNewVehicle
Toprovideproperperformanceandlongvehiclelife,
followtheseguidelinesfortherst100operatinghours:
•Checktheuidandengineoillevelsregularlyandbe
alertforindicationsofoverheatinginanycomponent
ofthevehicle.
•Afterstartingacoldengine,letitwarmupforabout
15secondsbeforeaccelerating.
•Avoidhardbrakingsituationsfortherstseveral
hoursofnewvehiclebreak-inoperation.Newbrake
liningsmaynotbeatoptimumperformanceuntil
severalhoursofusehascausedthebrakestobecome
burnished(broken-in).
•Varythevehiclespeedduringoperation.Avoidfast
startsandquickstops.
•Abreak-inoilforengineisnotrequired.Original
engineoilisthesametypespeciedforregularoil
changes.
•RefertotheMaintenancesectionforanyspeciallow
hourchecks.
•Checkthefrontsuspensionpositioningandadjustit
ifnecessary;refertoAdjustingtheFrontSuspension
inDriveSystemMaintenance,page33.
LoadingtheCargoBox
Thecapacityofthecargoboxis13ft
3
(0.37m
3
).The
amount(volume)ofmaterialthatcanbeplacedinthe
boxwithoutexceedingthevehicleloadratingscanvary
greatlydependingonthedensityofthematerial.For
example,alevelboxofwetsandweighs1500lb(680kg),
whichexceedstheloadratingby300lb(136kg).But
alevelboxofwoodweighs650lb(295kg),whichis
undertheloadrating.
Seethetablebelowforloadvolumelimitswithvarious
materials:
MaterialMax.cargoboxcapacity
(onlevelground)
Gravel,dry3/4full(approx.)
Gravel,wet1/2full(approx.)
Sand,dry3/4full
Sand,wet1/2full
WoodFull
BarkFull
Earth,packed
3/4full(approx.)
TransportingtheVehicle
Formovingthevehiclelongdistances,atrailershould
beused.Makesurethatthevehicleissecuredtothe
trailer.RefertoFigure27andFigure28forthelocation
ofthetie-downpoints.
Looseseatsmayfalloffofthevehicleandtrailer
whentransportingandlandonanothervehicle
orbecomeanobstructionontheroad.
Removetheseatsormakesurethattheseats
aresecurelyfastenedinthedetents.
Figure27
1.Tiedownpoints
TowingtheVehicle
Incaseofanemergency,thevehiclecanbetowedfora
shortdistance.However,wedonotrecommendthisas
astandardprocedure.
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Toro 12004TC Specifications

General

Brand	Toro
Model	12004TC
Category	Utility Vehicle
Language	English