Toro 30381 - Stopping the Machine; Operating the Mower

Note:Thefartheryoumovethetractioncontrol
leversineitherdirection,thefasterthemachinewill
moveinthatdirection.
Figure49
1.Motioncontrol
lever-neutrallocked
position
3.Forward
2.Centerunlockposition
4.Backward
StoppingtheMachine
Tostopthemachine,movethetraction-controlleversto
neutralandtothelockedposition,disengagethepowertake
off(PTO),movethethrottletotheSlowposition,andstop
theengine.
Settheparkingbrakewhenyouleavethemachine;referto
SettingtheParkingBrake.Remembertoremovethekeyfrom
theignitionswitch.
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
attempttomoveoroperatethetractorwhileitis
unattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsettheparking
brakewhenleavingthemachineunattended,even
ifjustforafewminutes.
OperatingtheMower
RaisingandLoweringtheMowerwith
theDeckLiftSwitch
Thedeck-liftswitchraisesandlowersthemowerdeck(Figure
50).Theenginemustberunningforyoutousethislever.
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Figure50
1.Deck-liftswitch
•Tolowerthemowerdeck,pushthedeck-liftswitchdown
(Figure50).
Important:Whenthemowerdeckislowered,itwill
besetinaoat/idleposition.
•Toraisethemoverdeck,pushthedeck-liftswitchup
(Figure50).
Important:Donotcontinuetoholdtheswitchupor
downafterthemowerhasfullyraisedorlowered.Doing
sowilldamagethehydraulicsystem.
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