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09/21/2020 at 23:41 • Filed to: Dots, Toro, save the manuals
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"Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available" (whoistheleader2)
09/21/2020 at 23:41 • Filed to: Dots, Toro, save the manuals | 1
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My college uses these Toro Workman HD trucks that could have been made anytime in the last two decades. Considering most of their fleet vehicles are very well maintained and these look a bit rough, I lean towards an older date of manufacture.
They’re pretty neat machines. They’re all 4wd and have a liquid cooled diesel at the rear. Perhaps most curiously of all, they’re all manual.
But what puzzles me is that the gear lever appears to only go forward and backwards like an automatic. How would the gears be laid out? R, N, 1, 2?
What do you guys think? The drivers absolutely are clutching in at stops but I’ve only seen 2 forward gears used I think. Could be 3. Their website isn’t much help though.
https://www.toro.com/en-gb/sports-fields-municipalities/utility-vehicles/workman-hd-series
The John Deere equivalents they also use have a bed that can slide backwards to reveal a flip down second row. They’re never in use but are pretty cool. They’re all automatics though. As are the Polaris Gem electric golf carts used to manage the campus. There’s in interesting mix of small utility vehicles present here.
Forrest
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09/22/2020 at 00:36 |
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Very cool. I am intrigued. And, for reasons I can't really explain, I am quite interested to learn all about the transmission in this thing.
SiennaMan
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09/22/2020 at 00:36 |
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Website claims they'r
e automatic, though I’m not sure what “bi-
directional” means in this context..? Maybe the clutching you see means they could throw it in reverse and go quickly from forwards to backwards?
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Forrest
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09/22/2020 at 00:39 |
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Aha:
“ The Workman 3000 Series utilizes the Toro transaxle which is incorporated into one die cast aluminum housing. The unit has a 3- speed synchromesh transmission for smooth, easy shifting and quiet operation, a high-low range that delivers six distinct work ratios, a manual difflock to kick in extra traction when required, high efficiency spiral bevel differential gears, and an integrated hydraulic strainer and pump. This component is directly coupled to an engine with an automotive type bell housing, and a clutch to complete an all-enclosed power train.”
Source: https://www.customsmobile.com/rulings/docview?doc_id=HQ%20953670&highlight=HQ%20953670
A three speed manual with low range! Practically a Jeep Cj, amirite ?
Jb boin
> SiennaMan
09/22/2020 at 01:02 |
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Could be that you have the same gears going in reverse.
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> SiennaMan
09/22/2020 at 01:14 |
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No, the drivers are clutching between gears and at stops. Maybe these aren't 4wd?
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> Forrest
09/22/2020 at 01:15 |
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Ah, you got it! I had no idea they had hi/low and a diff lock.
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> Forrest
09/22/2020 at 01:16 |
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See the other comments. It's apparently a three speed with hi/low range and diff locks so you really have 6 speeds + 2 reverse I believe.
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SiennaMan
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09/22/2020 at 01:22 |
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The mystery deepens. I'm genuinely curious now what that is all about..
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> SiennaMan
09/22/2020 at 08:41 |
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Yes, it just seems odd to have them set up like that but that's the impression I've gotten from watching them.
shop-teacher
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09/22/2020 at 09:08 |
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That’s a cool little utility vehicle.
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> shop-teacher
09/22/2020 at 09:19 |
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Seems like a nifty and useful little thing. They're used for groundskeeping and also used on the football field.