Toro 39678 - Operating the Blade-Control Lever (PTO); Engaging and Disengaging Mower Blades; Using the Safety-Interlock System; Safety Interlock System Operation

Operatingthe
Blade-ControlLever(PTO)
Theblade-controllever(PTO)engagesand
disengagespowertothemowerblades.
EngagingtheMowerBlades
1.Squeezetheblade-controlbailagainsttheupper
controlbar(Figure7).
2.Pushtheblade-controllever(PTO)rmly
forward,untilitlatchesoverthecenter.
Note:Ifyoureleasetheblade-controlbail,start
theengineandrepeatthisproceduretoengage
themowerblades.
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Figure7
1.Uppercontrolbar
3.Blade-controllever(PTO)
2.Blade-controlbail
DisengagingtheMowerBlades
Pulltheblade-controllever(PTO)fullyrearward
(Figure7).
Note:Theengineshutsoffifyoureleasethe
blade-controlbailwiththeblade-controllever
engaged.
UsingtheSafety-Interlock
System
WARNING
Ifthesafety-interlockswitchesare
disconnectedordamaged,themachinecould
operateunexpectedly,causingpersonal
injury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlock
switchesdailyandreplaceanydamaged
switchesbeforeoperatingthemachine.
Understandingthe
Safety-InterlockSystem
Thesafety-interlocksystemisdesignedtopreventthe
enginefromstartingwhen:
•Theblade-controllever(PTO)isengaged.
•TheignitionkeyisturnedtotheOFFposition.
Thesafety-interlocksystemisdesignedtoshutoff
theenginewhen:
•The-bladecontrolbailisreleasedwiththe
blade-controllever(PTO)engaged.
•TheignitionkeyisturnedtotheOFFposition.
TestingtheSafety-Interlock
System
Testthesafety-interlocksystemeachtimebefore
youusethemachine.Ifthesafetysystemdoesnot
operateasdescribed,haveanAuthorizedService
Dealerrepairthesafetysystemimmediately.
1.Engagetheparkingbrake,disengagethePTO,
andmovethethrottleforward.
2.Starttheengine.
3.Withtheenginerunning,squeezethe
blade-controlbailagainsttheuppercontrolbar,
andpushtheblade-controllever(PTO)forward.
Themowerbladesshouldrotate.
4.Withtheenginerunning,releasethe
blade-controlbail.
Theengineshouldshutoff.
5.Starttheengine.
6.Withtheenginerunning,turntheignitionkeyto
theOFFposition.
Theengineshouldshutoff.
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