Toro 74265TE - Stopping the Machine

StoppingtheMachine
Tostopthemachine,movethetractioncontrolleverstothe
NEUTRALpositionandthentotheNEUTRAL-LOCKposition,
disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),andturnthe
ignitionkeytotheOFFposition.
Engagetheparkingbrakewhenyouleavethemachine.
Remembertoremovethekeyfromtheignitionswitch.
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemachinewhileitis
unattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandengage
theparkingbrakewhenleavingthemachine
unattended,evenifjustforafewminutes.
UsingtheSideDischarge
Themowerhasahingedgrassdeectorthatdisperses
clippingstothesideanddowntowardtheturf.
DANGER
Withoutagrassdeector,dischargecover,ora
completegrass-catcherassemblymountedin
place,youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryor
death.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfromthemower
becausethegrassdeectorroutesmaterialdown
towardtheturf.Ifthegrassdeectorisever
damaged,replaceitimmediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemower.
•Nevertrytoclearthedischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoumovetheblade-controlswitch
(PTO)totheOFFposition,rotatetheignition
keytotheOFFposition,andremovethekey.
•Makesurethatthegrassdeectorisinthedown
position.
UsingtheLift-AssistLever
Theliftassistleverisusedalongwiththeheight-of-cutlever
forraisingthemowerdeck.Thisallowsforeasierraisingof
themowerdeck.
1.Placeyourfootontolift-assistlever.
2.Pressonthelift-assistleverwhilepullinguponthe
height-of-cutlever(Figure29).
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Figure29
1.Lift-assistlever
AdjustingtheHeightofCut
Adjusttheheightofcutfrom38to127mm(1-1/2to5
inches)in6mm(1/4inch)incrementsbymovingtheclevis
pinintodifferentholelocations.
1.Raisetheheight-of-cutlevertotheTRANSPORT
position(alsothe127mm(5inches)cutting-height
position)(Figure30).
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Figure30
1.Height-of-cutlever
2.Pin
2.Toadjust,removethepinfromtheheight-of-cut
bracket(Figure30).
3.Selectaholeintheheight-of-cutbracketcorresponding
totheheightofcutdesired,andinsertthepin(Figure
30).
4.Movethelevertotheselectedheight.
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