Toro 30473 - Product Overview; Controls

WARNING
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshort
againstmetalcomponents,causingsparks.
Sparkscancausethebatterygassesto
explode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,
donotallowthebatteryterminalstotouch
anymetalpartsofthemachine.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsof
themachine.
9.Installthebatteryintothemachineandsecureit.
Note:Thebatteryshouldnotmoveorwigglewhen
pushed.
10.Installthepositivecable(red)tothepositive(+)
terminalandtheninstallthenegativecable(black)to
thenegative(-)terminalofthebattery.
WARNING
Incorrectbatterycableroutingcoulddamage
themachineandcables,causingsparks.
Sparkscancausethebatterygassesto
explode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Alwaysdisconnectthenegative(black)
batterycablebeforedisconnectingthe
positive(red)cable.
•Alwaysconnectthepositive(red)battery
cablebeforeconnectingthenegative
(black)cable.
WARNING
Connectingcablestothewrongpostcould
damagetheelectricalsystemandresultin
personalinjury.
Important:Routethebatterycablesawayfrom
anysharpedgesormovingparts.
11.Slidetherubberbootoverthepositiveterminalto
preventapossibleshortfromoccurring.
ProductOverview
Controls
Becomefamiliarwithallthecontrolsbeforeyoustartthe
engineandoperatethemachine(Figure5).
Figure5
1.Ignitionswitch
5.Oil-pressurewarninglight
2.Engine-coolant-temperature
warninglight
6.Charge-indicatorlight
3.Glow-pluglight
7.Throttlelever
4.Power-takeoff(PTO)
switch
8.Hourmeter
Motion-ControlLevers
Themotion-controlleverscontroltheforwardandrearward
motionsaswellastheturningofthemachine.Referto
DrivingtheMachine(page17).
IgnitionSwitch
Theignitionswitchhas3positions:OFF,ON/PREHEAT,and
START.
ThrottleLever
Thethrottlelevercontrolsthespeedoftheengine,thespeed
oftheblades,and,inconjunctionwithmotion-controllevers,
thegroundspeedofthemachine..Movingthethrottlelever
forwardtowardtheFASTpositionincreasestheenginespeed.
MovingitrearwardtowardtheSLOWpositiondecreasesthe
enginespeed.Alwaysrunthemachinewiththethrottleinthe
FASTpositionwhencuttinggrass.
Power-Takeoff(PTO)Switch
Thepower-takeoff(PTO)switchstartsandstopsthemower
blades.
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