Toro 30383 - Starting the Engine; Driving the Machine

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1.Parkingbrakelever
StartingtheEngine
1.Sitontheseatandfastentheseatbelt.
2.Ensurethatthemotioncontrolsareintheneutral
lockedposition.
3.Settheparkingbrake;refertoSettingtheParking
Brake.
4.MovethePTO(powertakeoff)switchtotheoff
position(Figure14).
Figure14
1.Ignitionswitch
3.Glowpluglight
2.Throttlecontrol
4.Powertakeoffswitch
(PTO)
5.MovethethrottlelevermidwaybetweentheFast
andSlowpositions(Figure14).
6.TurntheignitionkeyclockwisetotheRunposition
(Figure15).
Theglowpluglightwillturnonfor6seconds.
Figure15
1.Ignitionswitch
3.Run/glowpug
2.Off4.Start
7.Aftertheglowplugindicatorlightgoesout,turn
thekeytotheStartposition.Whentheenginestarts
releasethekey.
Important:Usestartingcyclesofnomorethan
15secondsperminutetoavoidoverheatingthe
startermotor.
Note:Additionalstartingcyclesmayberequired
whenstartingtheengineforthersttimeafterthe
fuelsystemhasbeencompletelydrained.
8.LeavethethrottlemidwaybetweentheSlowand
Fastpositionsuntiltheengineandhydraulicsystem
warmup.
Important:Whenengineisstartedforthe
rsttime,orafteranengineoilchange,oran
overhauloftheengine,transmission,orwheel
motor,operatethemachinewiththethrottle
leverintheSlowpositioninboththeforward
andreversedirectionsforonetotwominutes.
AlsooperatetheliftleverandPTOleverto
ensureproperoperationofallparts.Thenshut
theengineoffandcheckuidlevels,checkfor
oilleaks,looseparts,andanyothernoticeable
malfunctions.
Shuttheengineoffandwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforecheckingforoilleaks,loose
parts,orothermalfunctions.
DrivingtheMachine
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedas
measuredinrpm(revolutionsperminute).Place
thethrottlecontrolintheFastpositionforbest
performance.AlwaysoperateintheFastthrottle
positionwhenrunningpoweredattachments.
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