Checking The Safety Interlock; Lowering The Tines; Changing The Tine Depth Setting; Locking/Unlocking The Tine Depth Setting - Toro 29516 Operator's Manual

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Checking the Safety
Interlock
Important:
Ensure that the operator safety
mechanisms are connected and are fully function
prior to use.
Note:
If the machine does not pass either of the tests
that follow, Do not operate the machine. Contact
your authorized Toro distributor.
Checking the Engine Starting
Circuit
Note:
The state parking brake interlock you are
checking is shown in bold.
Engage the parking brake
Check Parking Brake Interlock
Note:
The state parking brake interlock you are
checking is shown in bold.
Disengage the parking brake

Lowering the Tines

DANGER
The rotating tines under the engine deck are
dangerous. Tine contact can cause serious
injury or kill you.
Do not put hands or feet under the machine
when the engine is running.
1.
Set throttle to the F
2.
Tap the switch once to display the tine
engagement depth setting; adjust if necessary.
3.
Lower the tines by pressing on the tine ground
engagement foot switch.
4.
Stand on the switch and move the motion-control
levers forward to aerate.
Note:
You can adjust the foot rocker bar,
located behind the tine ground engagement foot
The starter rotates
The starter should not
rotate
position.
AST
switch for your comfort. To adjust it, loosen the
foot rocker bar hardware, slide the bar forward
or rearward, and tighten the hardware.
Changing the Tine Depth
Setting
1.
Stop the machine and engage the parking brake.
2.
Press the multi-function switch to activate the
display.
3.
Cycle the key switch between the R
and the O
position 5 times. The tine depth
FF
setting indicator (triangle) on the display will
begin to flash.
4.
Tap the multi-function switch up or down to
set the aeration depth. Tap the bottom of the
multi-function switch to lower the tine depth to
remove a longer plug. Tap the top of the switch
to raise the tine depth to remove a shorter plug.
Note:
The ideal plug depth is 2.5 to 3 inches (6.4
to 7.6 cm). Adjust the controls to adapt to the soil
conditions.
Locking/Unlocking the Tine
Depth Setting
The settings can be locked or left unlocked.
To lock the setting, Turn the ignition key from the
O
to the O
position 5 times. The LED status
FF
N
light illuminates in the tine engagement display
(reference
Figure
To unlock the setting, press and hold the bottom
of the switch for 1 second. The LED status light
turns off.
Switch the key to the O
are finished.

Raising the Tines

1.
Remove your foot from the tine ground
engagement foot switch
2.
Turn the ignition key from the O
O
position.
FF
Important:
The tines are rotating when the
motion-control lever is moved out of the neutral
position.
22
UN
10).
or S
position when you
FF
TART
position to the
N
position

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