Toro Workman 3200 project...anyone have one of these?

[sandman2234]

One of the first ones I went after was a sprayer unit. A big tank with outrigger wings but it doesn't have the pto unit. It runs off the mid mounted pto, to run the pump if I am correct. It is still out back awaiting it's trip to TN where it belongs. It has the cylinders for the bed, but the bed isn't there, only a tank. Access to the engine compartment on that one is via little doors built into the sides of the tank mount. You can lift the tank up manually, as it is hinged like the beds are, but it doesn't have the provisions to use the hydraulic cylinders to raise the bed. (strange, since the lift cylinders are there going to waste!) The guy that bought it wanted the carburetor, so the carb on it is bad. He bought it with the transmission already sold. I went to Lakeland Florida and picked up another that had a good transmission, split the cost with TN friend. He gets motor/tranny and I get the bed/frame. I had illusions of making a trailer out of the bed/frame and pulling it behind another Toro, using the rear hydraulics to raise and lower the bed on the trailer. When I got to Lakeland, the bed was in pretty bad shape, so I wasn't sure if I wanted to put that much work into it. Now the cylinders, hydraulic pump and linkages from that one will go to make the KY Industrial a dump bed. (it was manual raise, no cylinders). If one doesn't have the lift cylinders, then the hydraulic pump is different, only rated at 1000 psi instead of 2800, which is enough to run the power steering.
None of the ones I have seen, cab or open station have seat adjustments and use the same seats. If you are short or long legged, I guess they expect you to use a pillow behind you so you can reach the pedals! Adjustment would be nice, as I am almost a foot taller than my bride, and She always has to adjust the seat in anything we drive.
I had my pickup truck in the shop to get painted before we went on vacation, and it still isn't ready. That messed up a lot of the plans we had to move Toro parts between here and TN as we were both making trips, and our paths crossed in LA. Probably going to require me to make a trip to TN to take him the parts Toro, so he can adapt the hydraulics. Governor will get replaced at the time also.
I am not sure how much difference the hi-lo makes, but I am sure it helps a lot with heavy loads in tight areas. Probably should ask my TN buddy, because he has my 3 speed up there, and also owns a couple of ones with the hi-lo, although none of the running ones he has are Mitsubishi engines. (His Mitsubishi engine Toro has compression issues).
David from jax

 

[sandman2234]

Just curious, does your Toro Workman have the high gear lockout key switch? If it does, do you have the key for it? I have never come across one and would love to have one.
Your bed also has something that isn't very common...A tailgate! I have never actually seen one, much less in as good of shape as yours!
Have you seen one with the 120v generator?
David from jax

 

[dfkrug]

My Workman has the high range lockout switch, but it is disabled and the key is missing. That, plus the governor lead me to believe that Toro was trying to keep these machines from going too fast around the golf course. Employees will do some crazy things...

As for the dump bed, mine is over 300# and very sturdy. It has a Toro bedliner, and stake pockets if you want to use stakes.

I pulled of the RR wheel to replace the tire. One lug nut was missing, and I could see the orphaned stud was not sticking out from the drum very far. Pulled the drum (with gear-puller).

Toro does not use pressed-in wheel studs; they use bolts! 9/16-20. So the one with the missing lug nut had worked its way loose, and collided with one of the brake shoe springs. The shoe adjuster on this side, as well as the one on the other side, are not turning. No visible rust. Gonna leave it alone.

I really struggled today, getting the new rear tire bead to seat. Nothing was working so I about gave up. Then I decided: before I go to a tire mounter, I am gonna try fire.

I have not been very successful with this method in the past, but this time, it worked. Starter fluid plus propane torch. Not for the timid.

 

[sandman2234]

I tend to use straps around the center of the tire to collapse it, so the beads will seat easier. Have not ever had to resort to fire, but there may come a time. They make an inflatable strap to put around the middle of the tire and then inflate it.
The bed on yours is the same as mine, except yours appears in better shape, and yours has a tailgate! My red Toro cab has a shop built bed on it, mostly made of aluminum, with a few steel structural parts underneath. I doubt it is as strong as the original Toro bed, but it will do for most loads.
Frozen self adjuster's are a common thing. I would have pulled it and added some penetrating oil, maybe heat... to get it free. Saves having to pull it down later when the brakes get out of adjustment. Brake issues seem to be pretty common on these Toro's. My White/Yellow cab had no brakes at all when my buddy unloaded it. He has sense gotten them to working welll enough to stop it, but it will need further work in a short time.
There are no 4x4 models anywhere near me for sale, and haven't been for as long as I have been looking for parts or complete vehicles. The Tank sprayers are a lot more common. I am curious as to how the pump is powered on one of them. I was under the impression that they were powered from a mid vehicle pto pump, with an eletric clutch to start and stop it. After you saying it was powered by the pto, I wondered if it was powered by the rear pto? The Toro Spray vehicle we have has the transmission missing, as it was removed before the guy we got it from bought it to get a good carburetor. So if it had a rear pto (like a tractor has), we wouldn't know, because those mount on top of the transmission.
Note to self, always use all the lug nuts, and don't move Toro till all are in place! Thanks for that tidbit!
David from jax

 

[dfkrug]

Well, it is about ready to sell.

I fabricated brackets and installed the 2-piece seats I bought from India (about $150). They look good and feel adequate. I was looking at over $600 to buy them from Toro. Plus the missing brackets.

Seats look a little funky but do serve, plus they are built on steel pans, instead of the OEM plywood.

I wonder what I can sell this unit for on the left coast. Works well, but the diff lock is very hard to engage. Shifting is not smooth, but you get used to it. No 4x4, sadly. Purrs.

 

[dfkrug]

I love this machine.

I put a ton of dirt into it, then went and dumped it. The hydraulic dump that uses 2 cylinders had no problem lifting. And power steering is great.

Traction is a challenge for any unpaved hills, however. Even with the new tires I installed. Needs 4x4 around here.

 

[sandman2234]

My Bride thinks I have lost my mind, but in reality I am thinking of her. She picks up limbs and things around the yard and drags them to the street. A Toro Workman makes that an easy job! We are looking at a mound of dirt on the property across the street, and a "pond" created by raising a driveway and not putting a drainage pipe under it. I considered hauling dirt from the pile to that area, but a bucket at a time takes a lot of time. I will probably use the FEL to load the Toro Workman and let it do all the work of going back and forth, since it will carry more than a bucket load at a time! Just makes sense....
Have you driven your Toro Workman without power steering? Darn near impossible!!!
David from jax

 

[dfkrug]

Have you driven your Toro Workman without power steering? Darn near impossible!!!

I shoulda tried that. Since the hyd pump runs off the same shaft that drives the cooling fan, it was about the last thing I hooked up before taking it for its first drive, post repairs.

 

[sandman2234]

Power steering and good brakes are what a friend of mine told me was needed for a Toro to be operational in his neck of the woods! He unloaded my Toro Commercial Workman and found out that the seller hasn't been completely honest in his description when it came to what worked on it. The fact that his land is either uphill or downhill, with almost none at level!
Davi from jax

 

[Xfaxman]

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