Toro 30318 - Engine Operation and PTO Engagement; Engine Starting and Stopping; Engaging Mower Blades (PTO)

Figure 18
1. Upper control bar 3. Fixed bar
2. Parking brake lever-set
position
Releasing the Parking Brake
1. Pull rearw ard on the upper control bar . Lo w er
the parking brak e loc k to the released position.
2. Gradually release the upper control bar .
Starting and Stopping the
Engine
Starting the Engine
1. Mak e sure that the spark plug wire(s) are
installed on the spark plug(s) and the fuel v alv e
is open.
2. Mo v e the shift lev er to neutral, set the parking
brak e , and tur n ignition k ey to r un.
3. Mo v e the throttle control to the c hok e position
before star ting a cold engine .
Note: A w ar m or hot engine usually does not
require any c hoking . T o star t a w ar m engine ,
mo v e throttle control to the fast position.
4. Grasp the recoil star ter handle fir mly and pull
out until positi v e eng ag ement results; then pull
it vig orously to star t engine and allo w rope to
recoil slo wly .
Important: Do not pull r ecoil r ope to its
limit or let go of the star ter handle when
r ope is pulled out because r ope may br eak
or r ecoil assembl y may be dama ged.
Stopping the Engine
1. Mo v e the throttle lev er to the slo w position
( Figure 19 ).
2. Let engine idle for 30 to 60 seconds before
tur ning the ignition k ey to of f .
3. T ur n the ignition k ey to of f ( Figure 19 ).
Figure 19
1. Throttle lever 2. Ignition key
4. Set the parking brak e and remo v e k ey .
5. Pull wire off spark plug(s) to prev ent possibility
of accidental star ting before storing mac hine .
6. Close the fuel shut off v alv e before storing
mac hine .
Important: Mak e sur e fuel shut of f v alv e
is closed bef or e transpor ting or storing
machine, as fuel leaka ge may occur .
Operating the Mower Power
Take Off (PTO)
T he po w er tak e off switc h (PTO) in conjunction
with the blade control bail eng ag es and diseng ag es
po w er to the electric clutc h and mo w er blades .
Engaging the Mower Blades (PTO)
1. R elease the upper control bar to stop the
mac hine ( Figure 20 ).
2. T o eng ag e blade , squeeze blade control bail
ag ainst the upper control bar ( Figure 20 ).
3. Pull the po w er tak e off switc h (PTO) up and
release . Hold the blade control bail ag ainst the
upper control bar while operating .
4. R e peat the procedure to eng ag e the mo w er
blades if the blade control bail is released.
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