any toro groundsmaster fans on here?

jrsavoie · May 1, 2023

Somebody recommended a good Toro parts place in Florida - CL Equipment 813-238-0956

He's calling back tomorrow.

Sounds like he has the part.

He's very knowledgeable on the older Toro machines.

Xfaxman · Aug 14, 2023

Xfaxman said:
This month I added a tractor canopy that I found on craigslist.

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Update. It got customized by some low tree limbs:

But now it does better keeping the late afternoon sun out of my eyes.

koshari · Sep 16, 2023

wife just got one of these 322ds,

Xfaxman · Sep 16, 2023

koshari said:
wife just got one of these 322ds,

What is on the front?

koshari · Sep 16, 2023

72" deck

koshari · Sep 16, 2023

has anyone extended grease lines from under the deck spindles to a spot thats easier to get the gun on them?

koshari · Sep 17, 2023

Bit of deck patching.

jrsavoie · Sep 17, 2023

koshari said:
has anyone extended grease lines from under the deck spindles to a spot thats easier to get the gun on them?

I've definitely thought about it.
I still haven't done the quick connect on the drive shaft. Had the part since I posted about it.

Cutting the groove seems to be the holdup

koshari · Sep 17, 2023

jrsavoie said:
I've definitely thought about it.
I still haven't done the quick connect on the drive shaft. Had the part since I posted about it.

Cutting the groove seems to be the holdup

yea the quck(er) connect kit looks like a good addition, i just replaced the bolts, and have never seize in the new ones so they are easier to get off and on, the left hand ones were all belled over ar the bolt head from being lose anyway,

Btwoodman · Nov 12, 2023

Hi, im working on a new to me toro 328d 4x4. I have been going through the shop manual trying to get mine to start. I bought it knowing a mouse had chewed some wiring under the control panel. Previous city mechanic made some attempts to fix it and gave up.

My question is can I run a starter trigger wire with a momentary switch without risking damaging anything? Read on to see Why I’m considering this.

Key on I have lights on the control panel. I can hear the fuel pump running . When I turn the key to start I hear relays click and it doesn’t crank. I’ve spent some intimate time with the schematic and my meter and I’ve concluded there are wires damaged that I can’t see potentially safety feature wires. The seat and pto switch checks out. I’ve tried jumping them and their relays. Since none of that helped I turned the motor over by hand, just to rule out a seized motor. It spins freely. I pulled the starter for a bench test and it spins as well. The starter looks like a the oem gear reduction type. I have cleaned every contact to provide adequate voltage to the starter.

laurencen · Nov 12, 2023

you should be able to run power to the starter solinoid and the motor should crank, if similar to the one I have the fuel shutoff is normally open so it will run, when you turn the key off the fuel shutorr engages for a short duration to shut motor down at which time it releases.

jrsavoie · Nov 12, 2023

I had a similar issue on my 220D.
I don't know if you know or not, but the glow plugs also come on with the key in the start position.

There should be no problem using a momentary switch to engage the starter solenoid

Btwoodman · Nov 15, 2023

A new trigger wire and momentary switch did the trick. I really wanted to tie it into the key switch but I couldn’t make that happen. It took 5-6 cranking sessions of about 10 seconds each. I saw smoke at the first try so I was confident I wouldn’t have to bleed the fuel system. It starts easily now. Thanks for the suggestions.

I do have a cracked weld here. Has anyone else had that spot break? It rattles bad that’s on my to do list asap. It looks to have been welded/repaired there before. I’ve had bad welds before maybe that’s all it is.

laurencen · Nov 15, 2023

yes just grind it out and reweld easy job cover the motor best you can from any spatter

Btwoodman · Nov 18, 2023

Some progress.
I ran the trigger wire. Welded the spot. It would start consistently. I was confident about the wiring now. I cleaned and painted the plate under the control panel and replaced the fuse block. This area was nasty from being a mice cocoon. After that my fuel pump was mia, no 12v at the plug.

So this is my question. I had a few no starts, or start and die immediately. I do now have the fuel pump working but it still starts and dies fast. Do I need to bleed air from the fuel system? Should I be treating this like it ran out of fuel?

thanks again for the help

Btwoodman · Nov 18, 2023

The fuse block was nasty even after cleaning it. Wires corroded and falling out.

laurencen · Nov 19, 2023

my machine has a fuel shutoff solinoid that is normally open, when you start machine fuel will flow when you shut down the solinoid is activated for a short time to kill the motor, after that delay it releases,

a bad starter switch can cause the fuel solinoid to activate when the keyswitch is released fron start to run, check if the solinoid is closing when it dies

jrsavoie · Nov 19, 2023

Btwoodman said:
Some progress.
I ran the trigger wire. Welded the spot. It would start consistently. I was confident about the wiring now. I cleaned and painted the plate under the control panel and replaced the fuse block. This area was nasty from being a mice cocoon. After that my fuel pump was mia, no 12v at the plug.

So this is my question. I had a few no starts, or start and die immediately. I do now have the fuel pump working but it still starts and dies fast. Do I need to bleed air from the fuel system? Should I be treating this like it ran out of fuel?

thanks again for the help

All diesel engines should have the air bled out of the fuel systems.
Air is hard on injection pumps and injectors

Btwoodman · Nov 28, 2023

My toro running problem was a bad pto switch or circuit. It checked good with my meter. But didn’t always allow the fuel pump to run. It also only allowed the toro to idle, I couldn’t move the unit or operate it. A jumper confirmed it was that circuit.

Btwoodman · Dec 14, 2023

Well I thought I had it. It starts effortlessly and operates the blade. I got the seat reinstalled hoped on it and any go peddle kills it. I’m sure it’s the safety function I can hear solenoid click fast and it dies.

Is there another safety function I’m missing? I have satisfied pto,seat and parking brake. I’ve tried jumping them and different combos for entertainment.