Toro 71254 - Engine Stopping and Safety Interlock System; KeyChoice Switch for Reverse Mowing

Figure10
1.Choke3.Slow
2.Fast4.Throttlelever
4.TurntheignitionkeyclockwiseandholditintheStart
position(Figure11).Whentheenginestarts,release
thekey.
Figure11
1.Start3.Off
2.On
Important:Iftheenginedoesnotstartafter30
secondsofcontinuouscranking,turntheignition
keytoOffandletthestartermotorcool;referto
Troubleshooting(page34).
5.Aftertheenginestarts,slowlyshiftthethrottleleverto
Fast(Figure10).Iftheenginestallsorhesitates,shift
thethrottleleverbacktoChokeforafewsecondsand
thenshiftthethrottlelevertoFast.Repeatthisstep
asrequired.
StoppingtheEngine
1.ShiftthethrottlelevertoFast(Figure10).
2.TurntheignitionkeytoOff,waitforallmoving
partstostop,andremovethekeybeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.(
Figure11).
UsingtheSafetyInterlock
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
CAUTION
Ifthesafetyinterlockswitchesaredisconnectedor
damaged,themachinecouldoperateunexpectedly,
causingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches
dailyandreplaceanydamagedswitchesbefore
operatingthemachine.
UnderstandingtheSafetyInterlock
System
Thesafetyinterlocksystemisdesignedtopreventtheengine
fromstartingunless:
•ThetransmissionisintheOperateposition.
•Yourfootisoffthetraction-controlpedal.
•Thebladecontrol(PTO)isintheDisengageposition.
Thesafetyinterlocksystemisdesignedtostoptheengineif
youdothefollowing:
•Yourisefromtheseatwhenyoupressthetraction-control
pedal.
•Yourisefromtheseatwhilethebladecontrol(PTO)isin
theEngageposition.
Thesafetyinterlocksystemisdesignedtodisengagetheblade
control(PTO)ifyoushiftthetransmissionintoReversewhile
thebladecontrol(PTO)isintheEngageposition.
SettingtheKeyChoiceSwitchto
OperateinReverse
Aninterlockfeatureonthemachinepreventsthepower
take-off(PTO)fromoperatingwhenyoubackupthe
machine.Ifyoushiftthetraction-controlswitchintoReverse
withthebladecontrol(PTO)engaged(i.e.,withthemower
bladesorotherattachmentrunning),thePTOdisengages.
Donotmowinreverseunlessitisabsolutelynecessary.
Ifyouneedtousethebladecontrol(PTO)whilebacking
up,turnofftheinterlockfeatureusingtheKeyChoiceswitch
locatedneartheseatbracket(Figure12).
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