Toro 71255 - Stopping the Engine; Safety Interlock System

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Figure10
1.Fast3.Throttlelever
2.Slow
3.Pullthechokeleverout(Figure4).
Note:Anenginethathasbeenrunningandis
warmmaynotrequirethisstep.
4.Turntheignitionkeyclockwiseandholditinthe
Startposition(Figure11).Whentheenginestarts,
releasethekey.
Figure11
1.Start3.Off
2.On
Important:Iftheenginedoesnotstartafter
30secondsofcontinuouscranking,turnthe
ignitionkeytoOffandletthestartermotor
cool;refertoTroubleshooting.
5.Aftertheenginestarts,slowlyshiftthethrottlelever
toFastandpushinthechokelever(Figure10).If
theenginestallsorhesitates,shiftthethrottlelever
backtoSlowandpulloutthechokeleverforafew
secondsandthenshiftthethrottlelevertoFast.
Repeatthisstepasrequired.
StoppingtheEngine
1.ShiftthethrottlelevertoFast(Figure10).
2.TurntheignitionkeytotheOffposition,waitfor
allmovingpartstostop,andremovethekeybefore
leavingtheoperatingposition.(
Figure11).
UsingtheSafetyInterlock
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
CAUTION
Ifthesafetyinterlockswitchesaredisconnectedor
damaged,thetractorcouldoperateunexpectedly,
causingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches
dailyandreplaceanydamagedswitchesbefore
operatingthetractor.
UnderstandingtheSafetyInterlock
System
Thesafetyinterlocksystemisdesignedtopreventthe
enginefromstartingunless:
•Yourfootisoffthetractioncontrolpedal.
•Thebladecontrol(PTO)isintheDisengage
position.
Thesafetyinterlocksystemisdesignedtostopthe
engineifyoudothefollowing:
•Yourisefromtheseatwhenyoupressthetraction
controlpedal.
•Yourisefromtheseatwhilethebladecontrol
(PTO)isintheEngageposition.
Thesafetyinterlocksystemisdesignedtodisengagethe
bladecontrol(PTO)ifyoushiftthetransmissioninto
Reversewhilethebladecontrol(PTO)isintheEngage
position.
SettingtheKeyChoiceSwitchto
OperateinReverse
Aninterlockfeatureonthetractorpreventsthepower
take-off(PTO)fromoperatingwhenyoubackupthe
tractor.Ifyoushiftthetractioncontrolswitchinto
Reversewiththebladecontrol(PTO)engaged(i.e.,
withthemowerbladesorotherattachmentrunning),
thePTOdisengages.Donotmowinreverseunless
itisabsolutelynecessary.
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