Operator's Manual
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.TheuidlevelshouldbeuptotheFulllineonthe
reservoir(Figure24).
Figure24
1.Brakeuidreservoir
3.Iftheuidlevelislow,cleantheareaaroundthe
cap,removethereservoircap,andllthereservoir
totheproperlevel.Donotoverll.
Note:Youcanremovethehoodaccesstothereservoir
fromthefrontofthemachine(Figure25).
Figure25
1.Brakeuidreservoir
Pre–startingChecks
Safeoperationbeginsbeforetakingthevehicleoutfor
aday’swork.Youshouldchecktheseitemseachtime:
•Checkthetirepressure.
Note:Thesetiresaredifferentthancartires,they
requirelesspressuretominimizeturfcompaction
anddamage.
•Checkalluidlevelsandaddtheappropriate
amountofTorospecieduids,ifanyarefound
tobelow .
•Checkthefrontoftheradiator.Removeanydebris
andcleantheradiatorscreen.
•Checkthebrakepedaloperation.
•Checktoseethatthelightsareworking.
•Turnthesteeringwheeltotheleftandrightto
checkthesteeringresponse.
•Stoptheengineandwitformovingpartstostop,
thencheckforoilleaks,looseparts,andanyother
noticeablemalfunctions.
Ifanyoftheaboveitemsarenotcorrect,notifyyour
mechanicorcheckwithyoursupervisorbeforetaking
thevehicleoutfortheday.Yoursupervisormaywant
youtocheckotheritemsonadailybasis,soaskwhat
yourresponsibilitiesare.
StartingtheEngine
1.Sitontheoperator’sseatandengagetheparking
brake.
2.DisengagethePTOandhighowhydraulics(ifso
equipped)andmovethehandthrottlelevertothe
Offposition(ifsoequipped).
3.MovetheshiftlevertotheNeutralpositionand
presstheclutchpedal.
4.Ensurethatthehydraulicliftleverisinthecenter
position.
5.Keepyourfootoffoftheacceleratorpedal.
Note:Iftheengineisooded—fullypressthe
acceleratorpedalandholdittotheooruntilthe
enginestarts.Neverpumptheacceleratorpedal.
6.Insertkeyintoignitionswitchandrotateitclockwise
tostarttheengine.Releasekeywhenenginestarts.
Important:Topreventoverheatingofthe
startermotor,donotengagestarterlongerthan
15seconds.After15secondsofcontinuous
cranking,wait60secondsbeforeengaging
startermotoragain.
DrivingtheVehicle
1.Releasetheparkingbrake.
2.Fullypresstheclutchpedal.
3.Movethegearshiftleverto1stgear.
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