CheckingthePTOSafety-Interlock
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Beforedoingthefollowingchecks,performthe
following:
1.Sitintheoperator’sseat.
2.Engagetheparkingbrake.
3.Movethetractionpedaltoneutral.
4.DisengagethePTO.
5.Starttheengine.
6.Disengagetheparkingbrake.
Checktheoperationofthesafety-interlockswitches
byensuringthefollowing:
PTOInterlockTable
Conditions
Result
PTOswitchintheONposition
andthemowerdeckrunning
Operatorrisesslightlyfrom
theseat
Theengineandthemower
deckshouldshutoff.
PTOswitchintheONposition
andthemowerdeckrunning
Raisethehopper
Themowerdeckshouldshut
off.
CheckingtheBack-UpAlarm
Safety-InterlockSystem
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Checktheoperationofthesafety-interlockswitches
byensuringthefollowing:
Back-UpAlarmTable
Conditions
Result
KeyintheRUNposition
Tractionpedalinreverse
Theback-upalarmshould
sound.
AddingFuel
Useonlyclean,freshdieselfuelorbiodieselfuelswith
low(<500ppm)orultralow(<15ppm)sulfurcontent.
Theminimumcetaneratingshouldbe40.Purchase
fuelinquantitiesthatcanbeusedwithin180days
toensurefuelfreshness.
Fueltankcapacity:41L(10.8USgallons)
Usesummer-gradedieselfuel(No.2-D)at
temperaturesabove-7°C(20°F)andwinter-grade
(No.1-DorNo.1-D/2-Dblend)belowthat
temperature.Usingwinter-gradefuelatlower
temperaturesprovideslowerashpointandcoldow
characteristicswhichwilleasestartingandreduce
fuellterplugging.
Usingsummer-gradefuelabove-7°C(20°F)will
contributetowardlongerfuelpumplifeandincreased
powercomparedtowinter-gradefuel.
Important:Donotusekeroseneorgasoline
insteadofdieselfuel.Failuretoobservethis
cautionwilldamagetheengine.
BiodieselReady
Thismachinecanalsouseabiodieselblendedfuel
ofuptoB20(20%biodiesel,80%petrodiesel).The
petrodieselportionshouldbeloworultralowsulfur.
Observethefollowingprecautions:
•Thebiodieselportionofthefuelmustmeet
specicationASTMD6751orEN14214.
•TheblendedfuelcompositionshouldmeetASTM
D975orEN590.
•Ifyouspillbiodieselfuelblends,thefuelmay
damagepaintedsurfaces.
•UseB5(biodieselcontentof5%)orlesserblends
incoldweather.
•Monitortheseals,hoses,andgasketsincontact
withfuelastheymaydegradeovertime.
•Expectfuellterpluggingforatimeafterconverting
tobiodieselblends.
•ContactyourauthorizedTorodistributorifyou
wantmoreinformationonbiodiesel.
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