Toro 74448 - Operating the Power Take off (PTO); The Safety Interlock System

Figure15
1.Off3.Start
2.Run
7.Aftertheenginestarts,movethechoketooff
(Figure13).Iftheenginestallsorhesitates,move
thechokebacktoonforafewseconds,thenmove
thethrottlelevertodesiredsetting.Repeatthisas
required.
StoppingtheEngine
1.PushthePTOtotheoffposition(Figure12).
2.Movethethrottlelevermidwaybetweentheslow
andfastpositions(Figure14).
3.Lettheengineidlefor60seconds.
4.Turntheignitionkeytotheoffpositionandremove
thekey(Figure15).
5.Closethefuelshutoffvalvebeforetransporting
orstoringthemachine.
Important:Makesurethatthefuelshutoff
valveisclosedbeforetransportingorstoring
themachine,asfuelleakagemayoccur.Setthe
parkingbrakebeforetransporting.Makesure
toremovethekeyasthefuelpumpmayrun
andcausethebatterytolosecharge.
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethetractorwhileit
isunattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsetthe
parkingbrakewhenleavingthemachine
unattended,evenifjustforafewminutes.
OperatingthePowerTakeOff
(PTO)
Thepowertakeoff(PTO)switchstartsandstopsthe
mowerbladesandanypoweredattachments.
EngagingthePTO
1.Iftheengineiscold,allowtheenginetowarmup5
to10minutesbeforeengagingthePTO.
2.Whileseatedintheseat,releasethepressureonthe
tractioncontrolleversandplaceinneutral.
3.Placethethrottleinthefastposition.
Note:EngagingthePTOwiththethrottleatthe
halforlesspositionwillcauseexcessiveweartothe
drivebelts.
4.Pulloutonthepowertakeoff(PTO)switchto
engageit(Figure16).
Figure16
1.PTO-On2.PTO-Off
DisengagingthePTO
Todisengage,pushthePTOswitchtotheoffposition
(Figure16).
TheSafetyInterlockSystem
Ifsafetyinterlockswitchesaredisconnected
ordamagedthemachinecouldoperate
unexpectedlycausingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlock
switchesdailyandreplaceanydamaged
switchesbeforeoperatingthemachine.
UnderstandingtheSafetyInterlock
System
Thesafetyinterlocksystemisdesignedtopreventthe
enginefromstartingunless:
17