Toro Groundsmaster 4000 User Manual

UsingCruiseControl
Thecruise-controlswitchlocksinthepedalpositionto
maintainthedesiredgroundspeed.Pressingtherear
oftheswitchturnsthecruisecontroloff,themiddle
positionoftheswitchenablesthecruise-control
function,andthefrontoftheswitchsetsthedesired
groundspeed.
Note:Pressingeitherthebrakepedalormovingthe
tractionpedalintotheREVERSEposition,for1second,
alsodisengagesthepedalposition.
CuttingGrasswiththe
Machine
Note:Cuttinggrassataratethatloadstheengine
promotesDPFregeneration.
1.Movethemachinetothejobsite.
2.Wheneverpossible,settheengine-speedswitch
tohighidle.
3.EngagethePTOswitch.
4.Graduallymovethetractionpedalforwardand
slowlydrivethemachineoverthemowingarea.
5.Oncethefrontofthecuttingunitsareoverthe
mowingarea,lowerthecuttingunits.
6.Cutgrasssothatthebladescancutand
dischargeclippingsatahighratewhile
producingagoodqualityofcut.
Note:Ifthecuttingrateistoohigh,thequality
ofcutmaydeteriorate.Reducetheground
speedofthemachineorreducethewidthofcut
toregainhighidleenginespeed.
7.Whenthecuttingunitsareoverthefaredgeof
themowingarea,liftthecuttingunits.
8.Performatear-shapedturntoquicklylineupfor
yournextpass.
DieselParticulateFilter
Regeneration
Thedieselparticulatelter(DPF)ispartoftheexhaust
system.Thediesel-oxidationcatalystoftheDPF
reducesharmfulgassesandthesootlterremoves
sootfromtheengineexhaust.
TheDPFregenerationprocessusesheatfromthe
engineexhausttoincineratethesootaccumulatedon
thesootlter,convertingthesoottoash,andclears
thechannelsofthesootltersothatlteredengine
exhaustowsouttheDPF .
Theenginecomputermonitorstheaccumulationof
sootbymeasuringthebackpressureintheDPF .If
thebackpressureistoohigh,sootisnotincinerating
inthesootlterthroughnormalengineoperation.T o
keeptheDPFclearofsoot,rememberthefollowing:
•Passiveregenerationoccurscontinuouslywhile
theengineisrunning—runtheengineatfull
enginespeedwhenpossibletopromoteDPF
regeneration.
•Ifthebackpressureistoohigh,theengine
computersignalsyouthroughtheInfoCenter
whenadditionalprocesses(assistandreset
regeneration)arerunning.
•Allowtheassistandresetregenerationprocessto
completebeforeshuttingofftheengine.
Operateandmaintainyourmachinewiththefunction
oftheDPFinmind.Engineloadathighidle
enginespeedgenerallyproduceadequateexhaust
temperatureforDPFregeneration.
Important:Minimizetheamountoftimethatyou
idletheengineoroperatetheengineatlow-engine
speedtohelpreducetheaccumulationofsootin
thesootlter.
CAUTION
Theexhausttemperatureishot(approximately
600°C(1112°F)duringDPFparked
regenerationorrecoveryregeneration.Hot
exhaustgascanharmyouorotherpeople.
•Neveroperatetheengineinanenclosed
area.
•Makesurethattherearenoammable
materialsaroundtheexhaustsystem.
•Nevertouchahotexhaustsystem
component.
•Neverstandnearoraroundtheexhaust
pipeofthemachine.
DPFSootAccumulation
•Overtime,theDPFaccumulatessootinthesoot
lter.Thecomputerfortheenginemonitorsthe
sootlevelintheDPF.
•Whenenoughsootaccumulates,thecomputer
informsyouthatitistimetoregeneratethediesel
particulatelter.
•DPFregenerationisaprocessthatheatstheDPF
toconvertthesoottoash.
•Inadditiontothewarningmessages,thecomputer
reducesthepowerproducedbytheengineat
differentsoot-accumulationlevels.
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Toro Groundsmaster 4000 Specifications

General

Brand	Toro
Model	Groundsmaster 4000
Category	Lawn Mower
Language	English