Toro 20373 - Stopping the Engine; Disengaging the Blade; Checking the Blade-Brake Clutch Operation

StoppingtheEngine
Iftheignitionswitchonyourmachine(Figure17)isatoggle
switch(withbothan“I”anda“Stop”),pushtheswitchtothe
Stopposition.Otherwise,holddowntheswitchintheStop
positionuntiltheenginestops.
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Figure17
1.Ignition-toggleswitch
EngagingtheBlade
Whenyoustartyourengine,thebladedoesnotturn.You
mustengagethebladetomow.
1.Pullthecontrol-barlockback(Figure18).
Figure18
2.Pulltheblade-controlbartothehandle(Figure19).
Figure19
3.Holdtheblade-controlbaragainstthehandle(Figure
20).
Figure20
DisengagingtheBlade
Releasetheblade—controlbar(Figure21).
Figure21
Important:Whenyoureleasetheblade-controlbar,
thebladeshouldstopwithin3seconds.Ifitdoesnot
stopproperly,stopusingyourmachineimmediatelyand
contactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
CheckingtheBlade-Brake
ClutchOperation
Checkthecontrolbarbeforeeachusetoensurethatthe
blade-brakeclutchsystemisoperatingproperly.
UsingtheGrassBag
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Youcanusethegrassbagtoperformanadditionaltestto
checktheblade-brakeclutch.
1.Installtheemptygrassbagonthemachine.
2.Starttheengine.
3.Engagetheblade.
Note:Thebagshouldbegintoinate,indicatingthat
thebladeisengagedandrotating.
4.Releasetheblade-controlbar.
Note:Ifthebagdoesnotimmediatelydeate,the
bladeisstillrotating.Theblade-brakeclutchmaybe
deterioratingand,ifignored,couldresultinanunsafe
operatingcondition.Havethemachineinspectedand
servicedbyanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
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