Toro 74142TE - Positioning the Seat; Using the Drive-Wheel-Release Valves; Using the Side Discharge

PositioningtheSeat
Theseatcanmoveforwardandbackward.Positiontheseat
whereyouhavethebestcontrolofthemachineandaremost
comfortable.
Toadjusttheseat,movetheleversidewaystounlockthe
seat(Figure27).
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Figure27
UsingtheDrive-Wheel-Release
Valves
WARNING
Handsmaybecomeentangledintherotatingdrive
componentsbelowtheenginedeck,whichcould
resultinseriousinjury.
Stoptheengine,removethekey,andallow
allmovingpartstostopbeforeaccessingthe
drive-wheel-releasevalves.
WARNING
Theengineandhydraulic-driveunitscanbecome
veryhot.Touchingahotengineorhydraulic-drive
unitscancausesevereburns.
Allowtheengineandhydraulic-driveunitstocool
completelybeforeaccessingthedrive-wheel-release
valves.
Thedrive-wheel-releasevalvesarelocatedbehindtheseatand
downintheenginecompartment.
1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),turn
theignitionkeytooff,movetheleverstothe
NEUTRAL-LOCKposition,applytheparkingbrake,and
removethekey.
2.Locatethebypassleversbehindtheseat,downonthe
leftandrightsideoftheframe.
3.Topushthemachine,movebothbypasslevers
rearwardandouttolockthemintoplace(Figure28).
4.Disengagetheparkingbrakebeforepushingthe
machine.
Figure28
5.Torunthemachine,movethebypassleverstothe
FORWARDposition(Figure28).
UsingtheSideDischarge
Themowerhasahingedgrassdeectorthatdisperses
clippingstothesideanddowntowardtheturf.
DANGER
Withoutagrassdeector,dischargecover,ora
completegrass-catcherassemblymountedin
place,youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriscauseinjuryordeath.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfromthemower
becausethegrassdeectorroutesmaterialdown
towardtheturf.Ifthegrassdeectorisever
damaged,replaceitimmediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemower.
•Nevertrytoclearthedischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoumovetheblade-controlswitch
(PTO)totheOFFposition,rotatetheignition
keytotheOFFposition,andremovethekey.
•Makesurethatthegrassdeectorisinthedown
position.
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