Toro 04044 - Starting and Shutting off the Engine

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1.Fasteners2.Throttlecontrol
3.Adjustthethrottlecontroltothedesiredposition.
4.Tightenthethrottle-controlfasteners.
5.Installthepreviouslyremovedconsolecover.
StartingandShuttingOff
theEngine
Note:Forillustrationsanddescriptionsofthecontrols
referencedinthissection,refertoControls(page14).
StartingtheEngine
Note:Ensurethatthespark-plugwireisinstalledon
thesparkplug.
1.Ensurethatthetractionandreel-driveleversare
intheDisengagedposition.
Note:Theenginewillnotstartifthetraction
leverisintheengagedposition.
2.Movetheon/offswitchtotheONposition.
3.MovethethrottlecontroltotheFASTposition.
4.Openthefuel-shutoffvalveontheengine.
5.Movethechokelevertothehalf-openposition
whenstartingacoldengine.Thechokemaynot
berequiredwhenstartingawarmengine.
6.Pulltherecoilstarterhandleoutuntilpositive
engagementresults,thenpullitvigorouslyto
starttheengine.Openthechokeastheengine
warmsup.
Important:Donotpulltherecoilropeto
itslimitorletgoofthestarterhandlewhen
theropeispulledoutbecausetherope
maybreakortherecoilassemblymaybe
damaged.
ShuttingOfftheEngine
1.Movethetractionandreeldrivecontrolsto
theDISENGAGEDposition,thethrottlecontrolto
SLOW,andtheon/offswitchtoOFF.
2.Pullthemoldedspark-plugwireoffofthespark
plugtopreventthepossibilityofaccidental
startingbeforestoringthemachine.
3.Closethefuel-shutoffvalvebeforestoringor
transportingthemachineinavehicle.
TransportingtheMachine
Note:Donotruntheenginewhiletransportingitin
atransporttrailerbecausedamagecanoccurtothe
machine.
Iftheoptionaltransportwheelsarenotgoingtobe
installed,proceedtostep4.
1.Pushthekickstanddownwithyourfootandpull
uponthehandlesupportuntilthekickstandhas
rotatedforward,overcenter.
2.Installthetransportwheels.
3.Toreleasethekickstand,pulluponthehandle
andlowertherearofthemachineontothe
transportwheels.
4.Ensurethatthetractionandreeldrivecontrols
areintheDISENGAGEDpositionandstartthe
engine.
5.SetthethrottlecontroltoSLOW,tipthefrontof
themachineup,graduallyengagethetraction
drive,andslowlyincreasetheenginespeed.
6.Adjustthethrottletooperatethemachineat
thedesiredgroundspeedandtransportthe
machinetothedesireddestination.
PreparingtoMow
1.Returnthetractioncontrollevertothe
DISENGAGEDposition,thethrottletotheSLOW
position,andshutofftheengine.
2.Pushthekickstanddownwithyourfootandpull
uponthehandlesupportuntilthekickstandhas
rotatedforward,overcenter.
3.Removethetransportwheels.
4.Carefullylowerthemachineoffthekickstand.
Ensurethatthemachineiscarefullyadjustedandthat
itissetevenlyonbothsidesofthereel.Improper
machineadjustmentismagniedintheappearance
oftheclippedturf.Removeallforeignobjectsfrom
theturfpriortomowing.Makesurethateveryone,
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