Toro 71253 - Starting the Engine; Stopping the Engine

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1.Height-of-cutlever
6.Adjusteachmowergagewheeltothecorrectheight,
asfollows:
A.Removethehairpincotterandpintochangethe
holelocation(Figure8).
Figure8
1.Wheel3.Hairpincotter
2.Pin
B.Selectaholepositionsothatthegagewheel
is3/8inch(10mm)offofthegroundforthe
height-of-cuttobeused(Figure8).
C.Insertthepinandsecureitwiththehairpin
cotter.
StartingtheEngine
1.Sitdownontheseat.
2.Settheparkingbrake;refertoSettingtheParking
Brake.
Note:Theenginedoesnotstartunlessyousetthe
parkingbrakeorfullydepressthebrakepedal.
3.Pushthebladecontrol(PTO)tooff(Figure6).
4.ShiftthethrottlelevertoChoke(Figure9).
Figure9
1.Choke3.Slow
2.Fast4.Throttlelever
Note:Anenginethathasbeenrunningandis
warmmaynotrequirestep4.
5.Turntheignitionkeyclockwiseandholditinthe
Startposition(Figure10).Whentheenginestarts,
releasethekey.
Figure10
1.Start3.Off
2.On
Important:Iftheenginedoesnotstartafter
30secondsofcontinuouscranking,turnthe
ignitionkeytoOffandletthestartermotor
cool;refertoTroubleshooting.
6.Aftertheenginestarts,slowlyshiftthethrottlelever
toFast(Figure9).Iftheenginestallsorhesitates,
shiftthethrottleleverbacktoChokeforafew
secondsandthenshiftthethrottlelevertoFast.
Repeatthisstepasrequired.
StoppingtheEngine
1.ShiftthethrottlelevertoFast(Figure9).
2.TurntheignitionkeytoOff,waitforallmoving
partstostop,andremovethekeybeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.(Figure10).
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