After Operation; After Operation Safety; Pushing The Machine By Hand - Toro TimeCutter 5000C Operator's Manual

After Operation

After Operation Safety

General Safety
•
Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operator's position. Allow the machine to cool
before servicing, adjusting, fueling, cleaning, or
storing it.
•
Clean grass and debris from the cutting unit,
muffler, drives, grass catcher, and engine
compartment to help prevent fires. Clean up oil or
fuel spills.
•
Shut off the fuel and remove the key before storing
or transporting the machine.
Pushing the Machine by
Hand
Important:
Always push the machine by hand.
Do not tow the machine, because towing may
damage it.
This machine has an electric-brake mechanism,
and to push the machine, the key must be in the
position. The battery needs to be charged and
RUN
functioning to disengage the electric brake.
Pushing the Machine
1. Park the machine on a level surface, disengage
the blade-control switch, and move the
motion-control levers outward to the P
position.
2. Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3. Locate the bypass levers on the frame on both
sides of the engine.
4. Move the bypass levers forward through the key
hole and down to lock them in place
Note:
Do this for each lever.
WARNING
Contact with hot surfaces may cause
personal injury.
Keep your hands, feet, face, clothing
and other body parts away the engine,
muffler and other hot surfaces.
5. Turn the ignition key on and disengage the
parking brake by moving 1 motion-control lever
out of the P
ARK
Note:
Do not start the machine.
27
(Figure
position.
ARK
27).