Tiller

TXL 2000 Tool Carrier

Model No. 22542-Serial No. 318000001 and Up

Introduction

This tiller is intended to be used on a Toro tool carrier for breaking through hard soil conditions on residential or commercial properties. Using this product for purposes other than its intended use could prove dangerous to you and bystanders.

Read this information carefully to learn how to operate and maintain your product properly and to avoid injury and product damage. You are responsible for operating the product properly and safely.

Visit www.Toro.com for product safety and operation training materials, accessory information, help finding a dealer, or to register your product

Whenever you need service, genuine Toro parts, or additional information, contact an Authorized Service Dealer or Toro Customer Service and have the model and serial numbers of your product ready. Figure 1 identifies the location of the model and serial numbers on the product. Write the numbers in the space provided.

Important: With your mobile device, you can scan the QR code on the serial number decal (if equipped) to access warranty, parts, and other product information.

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Figure 1

  1. Model and serial number location

This manual identifies potential hazards and has safety messages identified by the safety-alert symbol (Figure 2), which signals a hazard that may cause serious injury or death if you do not follow the recommended precautions.

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Figure 2

  1. Safety-alert symbol

This manual also uses 2 words to highlight information. Important calls attention to special mechanical information and Note emphasizes general information worthy of special attention.

Warning

CALIFORNIA

Proposition 65 Warning

Use of this product may cause exposure to chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.

Safety

Danger

There may be buried utility lines in the work area. Digging into them may cause a shock or an explosion.

Have the property or work area marked for buried lines and do not dig in marked areas. Contact your local marking service or utility company to have the property marked (for example, in the US, call 811 or in Australia, call 1100 for the nationwide marking service).

General Safety

Always follow all safety instructions to avoid serious injury or death.

  • Do not transport an attachment with the arms raised or extended; always transport the attachment close to the ground, with the loader arms retracted; refer to Transport Position.

  • Have the property or work area marked for buried lines and other objects, and do not dig in marked areas.

  • Read and understand the content of this Operator’s Manual before starting the engine.

  • Use your full attention while operating the machine. Do not engage in any activity that causes distractions; otherwise, injury or property damage may occur.

  • Never allow children or untrained people to operate the machine.

  • Keep your hands and feet away from the moving components and attachments.

  • Do not operate the machine without the guards and other safety protective devices in place and working on the machine.

  • Keep bystanders and pets a safe distance away from the machine.

  • Stop the machine, shut off the engine, and remove the key before servicing, fueling, or unclogging the machine.

Improperly using or maintaining this machine can result in injury. To reduce the potential for injury, comply with these safety instructions and always pay attention to the safety-alert symbol Graphic, which means Caution, Warning, or Danger—personal safety instruction. Failure to comply with these instructions may result in personal injury or death.

You can find additional safety information where needed throughout this Operator’s Manual.

Slope Safety

  • Operate the machine up and down slopes with the heavy end of the machine uphill. Weight distribution changes with attachments. This attachment makes the front of machine the heavy end.

  • Keep the attachment in the lowered position with the loader arms retracted when on slopes. Raising the attachment or extending the loader arms on a slope affects the stability of the machine.

  • Slopes are a major factor related to loss of control and tip-over accidents, which can result in severe injury or death. Operating the machine on any slope or uneven terrain requires extra caution.

  • Establish your own procedures and rules for operating on slopes. These procedures must include surveying the site to determine which slopes are safe for machine operation. Always use common sense and good judgment when performing this survey.

  • Slow down and use extra care on hillsides. Ground conditions can affect the stability of the machine.

  • Avoid starting or stopping on a slope. If the machine loses traction, proceed slowly, straight down the slope.

  • Avoid turning on slopes. If you must turn, turn slowly and keep the heavy end of the machine uphill.

  • Keep all movements on slopes slow and gradual. Do not make sudden changes in speed or direction.

  • If you feel uneasy operating the machine on a slope, do not do it.

  • Watch for holes, ruts, or bumps, as uneven terrain could overturn the machine. Tall grass can hide obstacles.

  • Use caution when operating on wet surfaces. Reduced traction could cause sliding.

  • Do not operate the machine near drop-offs, ditches, embankments, or bodies of water. The machine could suddenly roll over if a wheel or track goes over the edge or the edge caves in. Maintain a safe distance between the machine and any hazard.

  • Do not remove or add attachments on a slope.

  • Do not park the machine on a hillside or slope.

Tiller Safety

  • Keep bystanders at least 15 m (50 feet) away from the machine.

  • Run the tiller so that debris is thrown away from the traction unit.

  • Keep away from the rotating tines while operating the tiller.

  • After striking a foreign object, shut off the engine, remove the key, thoroughly inspect the attachment for any damage, and repair the damage before starting and operating the attachment.

  • Always lower the attachment each time you shut off the machine or leave the operating position.

Maintenance and Storage Safety

  • Check fasteners at frequent intervals for proper tightness to ensure that the equipment is in safe operating condition.

  • Refer to the Operator’s Manual for important details if you store the attachment for an extended period of time

  • Maintain or replace safety and instruction labels, as necessary.

Safety and Instructional Decals

Graphic

Safety decals and instructions are easily visible to the operator and are located near any area of potential danger. Replace any decal that is damaged or missing.
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125-6128

  1. High pressure fluid hazard, injection into the body—read the Operator’s Manual before performing maintenance.
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133-8061

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  1. Warning—read the Operator’s Manual.
  2. Cutting hazard of the foot, tiller; cutting/dismemberment hazard of the hand, tiller—wait for all moving parts to stop; stay away from moving parts.
  3. Thrown object hazard—keep bystanders away.

Product Overview

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Figure 3

  1. Attachment-mount plate
  2. Motor
  3. Tine

Note: Specifications and design are subject to change without notice.

Overall width180 cm (71 inches)
Tilling width137 cm (54 inches)
Overall depth81 cm (32 inches)
Tilling depth15 cm (6 inches)
Height71 cm (28 inches)
Rotor diameter56 cm (22 inches)
Weight387 kg (854 lb)
Number of tines28

To ensure optimum performance and continued safety certification of the machine, use only genuine Toro replacement parts and accessories. Replacement parts and accessories made by other manufacturers could be dangerous, and such use could void the product warranty.

Operation

Determine the left and right sides of the machine from the normal operating position.

Installing and Removing the Attachment

Refer to the Operator’s Manual for the traction unit for the installation and removal procedure.

Important: Before installing the attachment, position the machine on a level surface, ensure that the mount plates are free of any dirt or debris, and ensure that the pins rotate freely. If the pins do not rotate freely, grease them.

Note: Always use the traction unit to lift and move the attachment.

Warning

If you do not fully seat the quick-attach pins through the attachment mount plate, the attachment could fall off the machine, crushing you or bystanders.

Ensure that the quick-attach pins are fully seated in the attachment mount plate.

Warning

Hydraulic fluid escaping under pressure can penetrate skin and cause injury. Fluid injected into the skin must be surgically removed within a few hours by a doctor familiar with this form of injury; otherwise, gangrene may result.

  • Ensure that all hydraulic-fluid hoses and lines are in good condition and all hydraulic connections and fittings are tight before applying pressure to the hydraulic system.

  • Keep your body and hands away from pinhole leaks or nozzles that eject high-pressure hydraulic fluid.

  • Use cardboard or paper to find hydraulic leaks; never use your hands.

Caution

Hydraulic couplers, hydraulic lines/valves, and hydraulic fluid may be hot. If you contact hot components, you may be burned.

  • Wear gloves when operating the hydraulic couplers.

  • Allow the machine to cool before touching hydraulic components.

  • Do not touch hydraulic fluid spills.

Starting the Tiller

  1. Start the traction unit engine and set the throttle to HIGH IDLE.

  2. Engage the auxiliary hydraulics.

  3. Slowly lower the tiller to the ground.

  4. Move the traction unit forward or backward as desired.

    Note: For the rotor to operate effectively, rotate it in the same direction that the traction unit is moving. The direction of the rotor rotation is controlled by the traction unit hydraulic controls; refer to the following table.

    Important: Disengage the auxiliary hydraulics and wait for the rotor to stop completely before changing the rotor direction.

    Rotor DirectionTravel Direction
    GraphicGraphic
    GraphicGraphic

Transport Position

When transporting the attachment, keep it as close to the ground as possible, no more than 15 cm (6 inches) above the lowest position. Tilt it rearward.

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Figure 4

  1. No more than 15 cm (6 inches) above the lowest position
  2. Tilt the attachment rearward.

Operating Tips

  • Clean the area of trash, branches, and rocks before tilling to prevent equipment damage.

  • Mow and remove tall grass and weeds before tilling to minimize grass and weeds wrapping around the rotor.

  • Always begin tilling with the slowest ground speed possible. Increase speed if conditions permit.

  • Always use full throttle (maximum engine speed).

  • If the rotor stalls, slow down the travel speed or decrease the rotor depth by raising the rotor

  • Do not till under wet conditions; soil stuck to the rotor and teeth decreases performance.

  • You may need to make multiple passes when working in sod or compacted soil.

  • Till in long, straight passes. Do not make turns while the tiller is in the ground, as equipment damage may result.

  • Avoid excessive tilling of the soil, as finely tilled soil does not absorb moisture easily and puddles of water may form.

  • When tilling hard packed, very dry, or virgin soil, raise the tiller so only the very top of the soil is penetrated. On succeeding passes the depth may be lowered.

  • Run the tiller so that the dirt is thrown away from you.

  • Wait for the tiller to stop before changing the rotation direction.

  • If a rock or other obstruction gets into the tiller tines, reverse the rotation direction to dislodge it.

Maintenance

Determine the left and right sides of the machine from the normal operating position.

Caution

If you leave the key in the switch, someone could accidently start the engine and seriously injure you or other bystanders.

Remove the key from the switch before you perform any maintenance.

Recommended Maintenance Schedule(s)

Maintenance Service IntervalMaintenance Procedure
Before each use or daily
  • Grease the bearings(immediately after every washing).
  • Check the tines and tine bolts(replace as required).
  • Check the hydraulic lines for leaks, loose fittings, kinked lines, loose mounting supports, wear, weather, and chemical deterioration.(Make necessary repairs before operating.)
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    Before storage
  • Grease the bearings
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    Greasing the Tiller

    Maintenance Service IntervalMaintenance Procedure
    Before each use or daily
  • Grease the bearings(immediately after every washing).
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    Before storage
  • Grease the bearings
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    Grease immediately after every washing.

    Grease Type: General-purpose grease

    1. Park the machine on a level surface and disengage the auxiliary hydraulics.

    2. Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait for all moving parts to stop before leaving the operating position.

    3. Grease the rotor bearing shown in Figure 5.

    4. Wipe up any excess grease.

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    Figure 5

    Replacing the Tiller Tines

    Maintenance Service IntervalMaintenance Procedure
    Before each use or daily
  • Check the tines and tine bolts(replace as required).
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    Note: Worn or dull tines degrade the performance of the tiller.

    1. Park the machine on a level surface and disengage the auxiliary hydraulics.

    2. Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait for all moving parts to stop before leaving the operating position.

    3. Note the direction that the tiller tine is oriented.

    4. Remove the bolt (5/8 x 1-3/4 inch), nut (5/8 inch), and tine (Figure 6).

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      Figure 6

      1. Bolt (5/8 x 1-3/4 inch)
      2. Tine
      3. Nut (5/8 inch)

    5. Clean dirt and debris from the tine pocket.

    6. Install the new tine, orienting it the same direction as the old tine (Figure 6).

    7. Torque the bolt to 183 to 223 N∙m (135 to 165 ft-lb).

    Replacing the Rotor Assembly

    Removing the Rotor Assembly

    1. Remove the tiller from the traction unit.

    2. Use a hoist to lay the tiller back on the attachment plate.

    3. Remove the nut (5/8 inch) and bolt (5/8 x 4 inches) securing the drive adapter to the rotor assembly (Figure 7).

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      Figure 7

      1. Bolt and nut
      2. Drive adapter

    4. Remove the 4 nuts (9/16 inch) securing the motor mount (Figure 8). Remove the mount with the motor.

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      Figure 8

      1. Nut—9/16 inch (4)
      2. Motor mount

    5. Support the rotor assembly using a hoist and remove the 4 locknuts (5/8 inch), 4 washers, and 4 bolts (5/8 x 2-1/2 inches) securing the bearing guard and bearing on each end of the rotor assembly (Figure 9).

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      Figure 9

      1. Locknut, washer, and bolt (4)
      2. Bearing guard and bearing

    6. Remove the rotor assembly.

    Installing the Rotor Assembly

    1. Install the rotor assembly with the 2 bearing guards and bearings using 4 locknuts (5/8 inch), 4 washers, and 4 bolts (5/8 x 2-1/2 inches) for both sets of guards and bearings (Figure 9). Torque the bolts to 183 to 224 N∙m (135 to 165 ft-lb).

    2. Using 4 nuts (9/16 inch), install the rotor mount and motor (Figure 8). Torque the nuts to 127 to 157 N∙m (94 to 116 ft-lb).

    3. Secure the drive adapter to the rotor assembly using a nut (5/8 inch) and bolt (5/8 x 4 inches) as shown in Figure 7. Torque the bolt to 183 to 224 N∙m (135 to 165 ft-lb)

    Checking the Hydraulic Lines

    Maintenance Service IntervalMaintenance Procedure
    Before each use or daily
  • Check the hydraulic lines for leaks, loose fittings, kinked lines, loose mounting supports, wear, weather, and chemical deterioration.(Make necessary repairs before operating.)
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    Warning

    Hydraulic fluid escaping under pressure can penetrate skin and cause injury. Fluid injected into the skin must be surgically removed within a few hours by a doctor familiar with this form of injury; otherwise, gangrene may result.

    • Keep your body and hands away from pinhole leaks or nozzles that eject high-pressure hydraulic fluid.

    • Use cardboard or paper to find hydraulic leaks; never use your hands.

    Storage

    1. Before long-term storage, wash the attachment with mild detergent and water to remove dirt and grime.

    2. Paint all scratched or bare metal surfaces.

      Note: Paint is available from your Authorized Service Dealer.

    3. Store the attachment in a clean, dry garage or storage area. Cover it to protect it and keep it clean.

      Important: Store the tiller on a pallet or concrete. Do not store it on the ground.

    Troubleshooting

    ProblemPossible CauseCorrective Action
    The tiller does not operate.
    1. A hydraulic coupler is not completely connected.
    2. One or more hydraulic couplers are damaged.
    3. There is an obstruction in a hydraulic hose.
    4. The auxiliary valve on the traction unit is not opening.
    5. There is an obstruction in the tiller (e.g., rock or root).
    6. A drive chain is broken.
    7. A drive chain is loose.
    8. A hydraulic valve is not working properly.
    9. A drive motor is not working properly.
    1. Check and tighten all couplers.
    2. Check the couplers and replace any that are damaged.
    3. Find and remove the obstruction.
    4. Repair the auxiliary valve.
    5. Find and remove the obstruction.
    6. Repair or replace the chain.
    7. Adjust the chain tension.
    8. Replace or repair the hydraulic valve.
    9. Replace or repair the drive motor.