Toro 74408 - Starting and Stopping the Engine; Starting the Engine

T his machine pr oduces sound lev els in
ex cess of 85 dB A at the operator s ear and
can cause hearing loss thr ough extended
periods of exposur e.
W ear hearing pr otection when operating
this machine.
Use protecti v e equipment for y our eyes , hearing,
feet, and head.
Figure 8
1. Warning— wear hearing protection
Operating the Parking
Brake
Alw a ys set the parking brak e when y ou stop the
mac hine or lea v e it unattended.
Setting the Parking Brake
1. Mo v e the motion control lev ers ( Figure 14 ) out
to the neutral loc k position.
2. Pull up and bac k on the parking brak e lev er to
set the parking brak e ( Figure 9 ). T he parking
brak e lev er should sta y fir mly in the eng ag ed
position.
P ar king brak e may not hold machine
par k ed on a slope and could cause
per sonal injur y or pr oper ty dama ge.
Do not par k on slopes unless wheels ar e
chock ed or block ed
Releasing the Parking Brake
Push forw ard and do wn on the parking brak e lev er
to release the parking brak e ( Figure 9 ).
Figure 9
1. Parking brake – Set/ON 2. Parking brake –
Released/OFF
Starting and Stopping the
Engine
Starting the Engine
1. Sit on the seat and mo v e the motion controls
to neutral loc k ed position.
2. Set the parking brak e; refer to Setting the
P arking Brak e .
3. Mo v e the PTO (po w er tak e off) switc h to the
Off position ( Figure 10 ).
Figure 10
1. PTO—on (knob out) 2. PTO—off (knob in)
4. Mo v e the c hok e control to the on position
before star ting a cold engine ( Figure 11 ).
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