Toro 30412 Groundsmaster 4000-D User Manual

startafter15seconds,turnthekeytotheOff
position,recheckthecontrolsandprocedures,
wait15additionalseconds,andrepeatthe
startingprocedure.
Whenthetemperatureislessthan20°F(-75C),
preheatglowplugstwicepriortoinitialcranking
attempt.Thestartermotorcanberunfor30
secondsonthen60secondsofffor2attempts.
5.Tostoptheengine,movethethrottlecontrol
backwardtotheSlowposition,movethePTOlever
totheOffposition,settheparkingbrake,androtate
theignitionkeytoOff.Removethekeyfromthe
switchtopreventaccidentalstarting.
Important:Allowenginetoidlefor5minutes
beforeshuttingitoffafterafullloadoperation.
Failuretodosomayleadtoturbo-chargertrouble.
EngineCoolingFanOperation
Theenginecoolingfanswitchhasthreepositionsfor
controllingtheoperationofthefan.Thethreepositions
areR,AutoandF.Thefanhastheabilitytoreverse
toblowdebrisoffoftherearscreen.Undernormal
operatingconditions,theswitchshouldbeintheAuto
position.InAuto,thefanspeedwillbecontrolledby
thecoolanttemperatureandwillautomaticallyreverse
toblowdebrisoffoftherearscreen.Areversecycle
isautomaticallyinitiatedwheneitherthecoolantor
hydraulictemperaturereachesacertainpoint.By
pressingthefanswitchforwardintotheRposition,the
fanwillcompleteamanuallyinitiatedreversecycle.This
positionisspringloadedmeaningthattheswitchwill
returntotheAutopositionafterbeingpressedintothe
Rposition.Bypressingtheswitchbackwardsintothe
Fposition,thereversingfunctionofthefanisturned
off.Thefanwillonlyrunintheforwarddirectionwith
itsspeedbeingcontrolledbythecoolanttemperature.
Thispositionwouldbepreferredwhenitisundesirable
toblowdebrisoutofthebackofthemachine.
CheckingtheInterlock
Switches
Ifsafetyinterlockswitchesaredisconnected
ordamagedthemachinecouldoperate
unexpectedlycausingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlock
switchesdailyandreplaceanydamaged
switchesbeforeoperatingthemachine.
Themachinehasinterlockswitchesintheelectrical
system.Theseswitchesaredesignedtostoptheengine
whentheoperatorgetsoffoftheseatwhenthetraction
pedalisdepressed.However,theoperatormaygetoff
oftheseatwhiletheengineisrunningandthetraction
pedalisinneutral.Althoughtheenginewillcontinue
torunifthePTOleverisdisengagedandthetraction
pedalisreleased,itisstronglyrecommendedthatthe
enginebestoppedbeforerisingfromtheseat.
Tochecktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches,
performthefollowingprocedure:
1.Drivethemachineslowlytoalarge,relativelyopen
area.Lowerthecuttingunit,stoptheengine,and
applytheparkingbrake.
2.Sitontheseatanddepressthetractionpedal.Try
tostarttheengine.Theengineshouldnotcrank.
Iftheenginecranks,thereisamalfunctioninthe
interlocksystemthatshouldbecorrectedbefore
beginningoperation.
3.Sitontheseatandstarttheengine.Risefromthe
seatandmovethePTOlevertoOn.ThePTO
shouldnotengage.IfthePTOengages,thereisa
malfunctionintheinterlocksystemthatshouldbe
correctedbeforebeginningoperation.
4.Sitontheseat,engagetheparkingbrakeandstart
theengine.Movethetractionpedaloutofthe
neutralposition.Theengineshouldkill.Ifthe
enginedoesnotkill,thereisamalfunctioninthe
interlocksystemthatshouldbecorrectedbefore
beginningoperation.
PushingorTowingthe
Machine
Inanemergency,themachinecanbemovedforwardby
actuatingthebypassvalveinthevariabledisplacement
hydraulicpumpandpushingortowingthemachine.
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Toro 30412 Groundsmaster 4000-D Specifications

General

Brand	Toro
Model	30412 Groundsmaster 4000-D
Category	Lawn Mower
Language	English