Toro 74310 - Operating the PTO Engagement Lever; Starting and Stopping the Engine

OperatingthePTO
EngagementLever
ThePTOengagementleverstartsandstopsthemower
bladesandblower.
WARNING
Anuncovereddischargeopeningwillallowobjects
tobethrowninanoperator’sorbystander’s
direction.Also,contactwiththeblowerblades
couldoccur.Thrownobjectsorbladecontactcan
causeseriousinjuryordeath.
Neveroperatethemowerwiththehopperorhopper
doorraised,removed,oraltered.
EngagingthePTOEngagementLever
1.Setthethrottletothemiddleposition.
2.PullthePTOleverupwarduntillockedovercenter.
3.Placethethrottleinthefastpositiontobeginmowing.
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DisengagingthePTOEngagement
Lever
1.Setthethrottletothemiddleposition.
2.PushPTOleverdowntothestoppositionstopping
thebladesandblower.
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StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
1.Movethespeedcontrollevertotheneutralposition.
2.Settheparkingbrake;refertoSettingtheParking
Brake.
3.MovethePTOengagementlevertotheOffposition
(Figure16).
4.MovethethrottlelevermidwaybetweentheSlowand
Fastpositions.
5.Onacoldengine,pushthechokeleverforwardinto
theclosed/onposition(NotonEFIengines).Ona
warmengine,leavethechokeintheopen/offposition.
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