Toro 30632 - Operating the Blade-Control (PTO) Lever; The Safety-Interlock System

Figure8
1.Throttlecontrol
3.Choke
2.Ignitionswitch
OperatingtheBlade-Control
(PTO)Lever
Theblade-control(PTO)leverengagesanddisengagesthe
powertothemowerblades.
EngagingtheMowerBlades(PTO)
1.Squeezetheoperatorpresencecontrol(OPC)levers
againstthehandles(Figure9).
2.Pushtheblade-control(PTO)leverrmlyforward
untilitlatchesoverthecenter(Figure9).
3.Starttheengineandrepeattheproceduretoengagethe
mowerbladesiftheoperatorpresencecontrol(OPC)
leversarereleased.
DisengagingtheMowerBlades(PTO)
Todisengagetheblades,pulltheblade-controlleverrearward
alltheway(Figure9).TheenginewillstopwhentheOPC
leversarereleasedwiththeblade-controlleverengaged.
Figure9
1.OperatorPresence
Control(OPC)lever
2.Powertake-offlever(PTO)
TheSafety-InterlockSystem
CAUTION
Ifsafety-interlockswitchesaredisconnectedor
damagedthemachinecouldoperateunexpectedly,
causingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches
daily,andreplaceanydamagedswitchesbefore
operatingthemachine.
UnderstandingtheSafety-Interlock
System
Thesafety-interlocksystemisdesignedtopreventtheengine
fromstartingunless:
•Theblade-control(PTO)leverisdisengaged.
•ThemachineisshiftedintotheNeutralposition.
•TheignitionkeyisintheRunposition.
Thesafety-interlocksystemisdesignedtostoptheengine
when:
•Theoperator-presence-control(OPC)leversarereleased
whenthetransmissionorthebladesareengaged.
•TheignitionkeyisturnedtotheOffposition.
•Themachineisshiftedintogearwithoutholdingthe
OPClevers.
•Theblade-control(PTO)leverisengagedwithout
holdingtheOPClevers.
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