FlowDividerControl
Thetractionunithydraulics(i.e.,thetractiondrive,
loaderarms,andattachmenttilt)workonaseparate
hydrauliccircuitfromtheauxiliaryhydraulicsfor
poweringattachments;however,thetwosystemsshare
thesamehydraulicpumps.Usingtheowdivider
control(
Figure9),youcanvarythespeedofthe
tractionunithydraulicsbydivertinghydraulicowtothe
auxiliaryhydraulicscircuit.Theowdividerallowsyou
todividetheowofuidinvaryingdegreestoslowthe
tractionunit.Thus,themorehydraulicowyoudivert
totheauxiliaryhydraulics,theslowerthetractionunit
hydraulicswillmove.
Figure9
1.Flowdividercontrol4.10to11o’clockposition
2.Knob5.9o’clockposition
3.12o’clockposition
•Movetheowdividercontroltothetwelveo’clock
positiontoprovidemaximumspeedtothetraction
unithydraulics.
Usethissettingforfastoperationofthetractionunit.
•Movetheowdividercontrolbetweenthetwelve
o’clockandnineo’clockpositionstoslowthe
tractionunithydraulicsandnetunethespeed.
Useasettinginthisrangewithattachments
withhydraulicswhereyouneedtobothrunthe
attachmentandmovethetractionunithydraulics,
suchastheauger,boringunit,hydraulicblade,and
tiller.
•Movethecontroltothenineo’clockpositionto
transferallhydraulicowtotheauxiliaryhydraulics
oftheattachment.
Inthissetting,thetractionunithydraulicswillnot
work.Usethissettingwithhydraulicattachments
thatdonotrequiredthetractionunithydraulics.
Therearecurrentlynoattachmentsthatrequirethe
nineo’clockposition;however,thetrencherdoes
workbestifyousetitclosetonineo’clocksothat
thetractionunitwillcreepslowlywhentrenching.
Note:Theowdividercontrolcanbexedinplace
byturningtheknobonthecontrolclockwiseuntilit
contactsthedial(
Figure9).
ParkingBrake
Thetractionunitisequippedwithaparkingbrake
(Figure10).Rotatethebrakeleverdownwardtosetthe
braketolocktherearwheelswheneverthetractionunit
willbestoppedonahillorleftunattended.Movethe
leverupbeforedrivingthetractionunit.
Figure10
1.Parkingbrakelever—On
position
2.Parkingbrakelever—Off
position
IndicatorLights
Theindicatorlightswarnyouinthecaseofasystem
malfunctionand,inthecaseoftheglowpluglight,
indicatethattheglowplugsareon.Figure11illustrates
thefourindicatorlights.
Figure11
1.Oilpressurelight
3.Enginetemperaturelight
2.Batterylight
4.Glowpluglight
•EngineTemperatureLight
Iftheenginetemperaturelightison,theengineis
overheating.Stoptheengineandallowthetraction
unittocooldown.Checkthecoolantlevelandthe
beltstothefanandwaterpump.Fillthecoolantas
requiredandreplaceanywornorslippingbelts.If
theproblempersists,contactyourAuthorizedToro
Dealerfordiagnosticsandrepair.
•OilPressureLight
Thislightisonforafewsecondswheneveryou
starttheengine.Iftheoilpressurelightisonwhile
theengineisrunning,theengineoilpressureislow.
Stoptheengineandallowthetractionunittocool
down.Checktheoillevelandllthecrankcasewith
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