Using The Backfill Blade - Toro 25450A Operator's Manual

Note: You must sit in the operator seat before you
move the machine; otherwise, the machine will not
move.
Note: The utility-traction lever controls the speed of
the machine. The farther that you move the lever from
the Neutral position, the faster the machine moves.
Important: Control the speed of the machine
travel with the utility-traction lever, not the throttle.
5. Check the indicator display frequently.

Using the Backfill Blade

Important: Operate the controls while sitting in the
operator seat.
Use the backfill blade to return the spoils into the
trench. You control the backfill blade with the
backfill-blade/vibratory-plow joystick. Use the joystick,
trigger, and thumb switch as shown in
1. Lower the blade (joystick)
2. Raise the blade (joystick)
3. Tilt the blade left (joystick)
4. Tilt the blade right
(joystick)
1. Switch the machine to the backfill blade function by
pressing button 5 on the command center until the
icon for the backfill blade appears
Figure 53.
Figure 53
5. Turn the blade left
(left-thumb control)
6. Turn the blade right
(right-thumb control)
7. Float the blade (trigger)
(Figure 54).
1. Button 5—backfill blade/vibratory plow selection
(backfill-blade icon shown)
2. To operate the backfill blade, do the following:
•
To lower the backfill blade: Move the joystick
forward (Figure
•
To raise the backfill blade: Move the joystick
rearward (Figure
1. Lower the backfill blade
•
To tilt the backfill blade down on the left: Move the
joystick left—toward you
•
To tilt the backfill blade down on the right: Move
the joystick right—away from you
Figure 57).
1. Down—left
40
Figure 54
55).
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Figure 55
2. Raise the backfill blade
(Figure 53 and
(Figure 53
Figure 56
2. Down—right
Figure 56).
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