Toro Groundsmaster 4000 User Manual

•Keepallmovementonslopesslowandgradual.
Donotsuddenlychangethespeedordirectionof
themachine.
•Donooperatethemachineneardrop-offs,ditches,
embankments,orbodiesofwater.Themachine
couldsuddenlyrolloverifawheelgoesoverthe
edgeortheedgecavesin.Establishasafetyarea
betweenthemachineandanyhazard(2machine
widths).
StartingandShuttingOff
theEngine
StartingtheEngine
Important:Bleedthefuelsystemifanyofthe
followinghaveoccurred:
•Theenginehasshutoffduetolackoffuel.
•Maintenancehasbeenperformeduponthefuel
systemcomponents.
1.Removeyourfootfromthetractionpedaland
ensurethatitisinNEUTRAL.Ensurethatthe
parkingbrakeisengaged.
2.Movethethrottlecontroltothelowidleposition.
3.TurntheignitionkeytotheRUNposition.The
glowindicatorshouldlight.
4.Whentheglowindicatordims,turntheignition
keytotheSTARTposition.
Important:Donotrunthestartermotor
morethan15secondsatatimeorpremature
starterfailuremayresult.Iftheenginefails
tostartafter15seconds,turnthekeyto
theOFFposition,checkthecontrolsand
procedures,wait15additionalseconds,and
repeatthestartingprocedure.
5.Releasethekeyimmediatelywhentheengine
startsandallowittoreturntotheRUNposition.
6.Movethethrottlecontroltothedesiredposition.
Whenthetemperatureislessthan-7°C(20°F),
thestartermotorcanberunfor30secondson
then60secondsofffor2attempts.
Important:Shutofftheengineandallowthe
enginetocoolbeforeyoucheckforoilleaks,
looseparts,orothermalfunctions.
ShuttingOfftheEngine
Important:Allowtheenginetoidlefor5minutes
beforeshuttingitoffafterafull-loadoperation.
Thisallowstheturbochargertocooldownbefore
shuttingofftheengine.Failuretodosomaylead
toturbochargertrouble.
Note:Lowerthemowerdeckstotheground
whenevermachineisparked.Thisrelievesthe
hydraulicloadfromthesystem,preventswearon
systemparts,andalsopreventsaccidentallowering
ofthemowerdecks.
1.MovethethrottlecontrolbackwardtotheSLOW
position.
2.MovethePTOswitchtotheOFFposition.
3.Engagetheparkingbrake.
4.RotatetheignitionkeytotheOFFposition.
5.Removethekeyfromtheswitchtoprevent
accidentalstarting.
UnderstandingSmart
Power
WithToroSmartPower™,theoperatordoesnothave
tolistentotheenginespeedinheavyconditions.
SmartPowerpreventsboggingdowninheavyturf
byautomaticallycontrollingthemachinespeed
andoptimizingcuttingperformance.Theoperator
cansimplysetamaximumgroundspeedthatis
comfortableandmowwithouthavingtomanually
reducethetractionspeedwhenmowinginheavy
conditions.
ReversingFanOperation
Thefanspeediscontrolledbythehydraulic-uid
temperatureandengine-coolanttemperature.A
reversecycleisautomaticallyinitiatedwheneitherthe
enginecoolantorhydraulic-uidtemperaturereaches
acertainpoint.Thisreversalhelpsblowdebrisoffthe
rearscreenandlowertheengineandhydraulic-uid
temperatures.Bysimultaneouslypressingtheright
andleftbuttonsontheInfoCenter,thefancompletes
amanually-initiatedreversecycle.Reversethefan
manuallypriortoleavingtheworkarea,enteringthe
shop,orstoragearea.
UnderstandingAutoIdle
Themachineisequippedwithautoidle,which
automaticallyidlestheenginewhenallthefollowing
functionsarenotused,forapre-determinedtime,
previouslysetintheInfoCenter.
•ThetractionpedalisreturnedtotheNEUTRAL
position.
•ThePTOisdisengaged.
•Noneoftheliftswitchesareactivated.
Whenanyoftheabovefunctionsareinitiated,
themachineautomaticallyreturnstotheprevious
throttleposition.
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Toro Groundsmaster 4000 Specifications

General

Brand	Toro
Model	Groundsmaster 4000
Category	Lawn Mower
Language	English