Toro 72946 - Operating the Mower Blade-Control Switch (PTO); Starting the Engine

OperatingtheMower
Blade-ControlSwitch(PTO)
Theblade-controlswitch(PTO)startsandstopsthe
mowerbladesandanypoweredattachments.
EngagingtheBlade-Control
Switch(PTO)
Note:Engagingtheblade-controlswitch(PTO)with
thethrottlepositionathalforlesscausesexcessive
weartothedrivebelts.
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DisengagingtheBlade-Control
Switch(PTO)
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StartingtheEngine
Important:Donotengagethestarterformore
than5secondsatatime.Iftheenginefailsto
start,wait15secondsbetweenattempts.Failure
tofollowtheseinstructionscanburnoutthe
startermotor.
Note:Youmayneedmultipleattemptstostartthe
enginethersttimeafteraddingfueltoanemptyfuel
system.
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