Toro 31598N - Starting and Stopping the Engine

•Neverraisethemowerdeckwiththebladesrunning.
•Stopthemachineandinspectthebladesafterstrikingan
objectorifthereisanabnormalvibrationinthemachine.
Makeallnecessaryrepairsbeforeresumingoperation.
•Stopthebladeswheneveryouarenotmowing,especially
whilecrossinglooseterrainsuchasgravel.
•Slowdownandusecautionwhenmakingturnsand
crossingroadsandsidewalkswiththemachine.Always
yieldtheright-of-way.
•Turnontheashingwarninglightsonthemachine
wheneveryoutravelonapublicroad,exceptwheresuch
useisprohibitedbylaw.
•Disengagethedrivetotheattachmentandshutoffthe
enginebeforeaddingfuelandadjustingtheheightofcut.
•Reducethethrottlesettingbeforestoppingtheengine
and,iftheenginehasafuel-shutoffvalve,shutoffthe
fuelwhenyouhavenishedoperatingthemachine.
•Neverrunanengineinanareawhereexhaustgasesare
enclosed.
•Neverleavearunningengineunattended.
•Beforeleavingtheoperatingposition,dothefollowing:
–Stopthemachineonlevelground.
–Disengagethepowertake-offandlowerthe
attachments.
–Settheparkingbrake.
–Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
–Waitforallmovingpartstostop.
•Donotchangethegovernorsettingsonoroverspeed
theengine.Operatingtheengineatexcessivespeedmay
increasethepotentialforpersonalinjury.
•Donotusethemachineasatowingvehicle.
•UseaccessoriesandattachmentsapprovedbyTheToro®
Companyonly.
RolloverProtectionSystem(ROPS)
Safety
•DonotremovetheROPSfromthemachine.
•Ensurethattheseatbeltisattachedandthatyoucan
releaseitquicklyintheeventofanemergency.
•AlwayswearyourseatbeltwhentheROPSisup.
•Checkcarefullyforoverheadclearances,suchasbranches,
doorways,andelectricalwires,beforedrivingthemachine
underthem.Donotcontactthem.
•KeeptheROPSinsafeoperatingconditionbythoroughly
inspectingitperiodicallyfordamageandkeepingallthe
mountingfastenerstight.
•ReplaceadamagedROPS.Donotrepairorreviseit.
•AnyalterationstoaROPSmustbeapprovedbyThe
Toro®Company.
SlopeSafety
•Slowdownthemachineanduseextracareonhillsides.
Travelintherecommendeddirectiononhillsides.Turf
conditionscanaffectthestabilityofthemachine.
•Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningthemachineona
slope.Ifthetireslosetraction,disengagetheblade(s)and
proceedslowlystraightdowntheslope.
•Donotturnthemachinesharply.Usecarewhenreversing
themachine.
•Whenoperatingthemachineonaslope,alwayskeepall
cuttingunitslowered.
•Avoidturningthemachineonslopes.Ifyoumustturn,
turnslowlyandgraduallydownhill,ifpossible.
•Useextracarewhileoperatingthemachinewith
attachments;theycanaffectthestabilityofthemachine.
StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
1.Ensurethattheparkingbrakeisengaged.
2.Removeyourfootfromthetractionpedalandensure
thatitisintheNEUTRALposition.
3.SetthethrottleswitchtotheLOW-IDLEposition.
4.TurntheignitionkeytotheRUNposition.
5.Whentheglowindicatordims,turntheignitionkeyto
theSTARTposition.
6.Releasethekeyimmediatelywhentheenginestartsand
allowittoreturntotheRUNposition.
7.Allowtheenginetowarmupatlowspeed(without
load)for3to5minutes,thenactuatethethrottleswitch
toattainthedesiredenginespeed.
Important:Donotrunthestartermotormore
than30secondsatatimeorprematurestarter
failuremayresult.Iftheenginefailstostartafter
30seconds,turnthekeytotheOFFposition,check
thecontrolsandproceduresagain,wait2minutes,
andrepeatthestartingprocedure.
Note:Whenthetemperatureisbelow-7°C(20°F),
letthemachinewarmupforaminimumof10minutes.
8.Tostoptheengine,setthethrottleswitchtothe
LOW-IDLEposition,movethePTOswitchtotheOFF
position,settheparkingbrake,andturntheignition
keytoOFF.
9.Removethekeyfromtheswitchtopreventaccidental
starting.
Important:Idletheenginefor5minutesbefore
shuttingitoffafterafull-loadoperation.Failuretodoso
mayleadtoturbo-chargercomplications.
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