Toro 74312 - Starting and Shutting off the Engine

DisengagingtheParkingBrake
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StartingandShuttingOff
theEngine
StartingtheEngine
1.Movethespeed-controllevertotheNEUTRAL
position.
2.Engagetheparkingbrake;refertoEngagingthe
ParkingBrake(page22).
3.MovethePTO-engagementlevertotheOFF
position(Figure21).
4.Movethethrottlelevermidwaybetweenthe
SLOWandFASTpositions.
5.ForEFImachines:Onacoldengine,push
thechokeleverforwardintotheCLOSED/ON
position.Onawarmengine,leavethechokein
theOPEN/OFFposition.
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6.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTARTposition
(Figure16).Whentheenginestarts,release
thekey.
Important:Donotcranktheengine
continuouslyformorethan10secondsat
atime.Iftheenginedoesnotstart,wait60
secondsbetweenstartingattempts.Failure
tofollowtheseguidelinescanburnoutthe
startermotor.
Note:Additionalstartingcyclesmaybe
requiredwhenstartingtheenginefortherst
timeafterthefuelsystemhasbeenwithoutfuel
completely.
7.IfthechokeisintheCLOSED/ONposition,
graduallyreturnchoketotheOPEN/OFFposition
astheenginewarmsup.
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