Toro 74549 - Driving Operations; Driving Forward

•Mowingmostareas
•Drivingacrossslopes
•Drivingdownslopes
Tolowertheplatform,pushtheplatformforwardagainstthe
cushiontoreleasepressureonthelatchpinandthenpullthe
knoboutandlowertheplatform.
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1.Platformup
3.Pulltheknobouttorelease
theplatform
2.Platformdown
DrivingForwardorBackward
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedasmeasured
inrpm(revolutionsperminute).Placethethrottlecontrolin
thefastpositionforbestperformance.Alwaysoperateinthe
fullthrottlepositionwhenmowing.
CAUTION
Machinecanspinveryrapidly.Operatormaylose
controlofmachineandcausepersonalinjuryor
damagetomachine.
Slowthemachinedownbeforemakingsharpturns.
DrivingForward
1.Releasetheparkingbrake;refertoReleasingthe
ParkingBrakeinOperation.
2.Movetherightsidemotioncontrollevertothecenter,
un-lockedposition.
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1.Frontreferencebar
4.Rightcontrollever
2.Leftcontrollever
5.Rightcontrolleverinthe
neutrallockposition
3.Rearreferencebar
3.Togoforward,movethespeedcontrollevertothe
desiredspeed.
4.Slowlypushthemotioncontrolleversforward
(Figure22).
Note:Theenginewillkillifamotioncontrolleveris
movedwiththeparkingbrakeengaged.
Thefartheryoumovethemotioncontrolleversin
eitherdirection,thefasterthemachinewillmovein
thatdirection.
Tostop,pullthemotioncontrolleversbacktothe
neutralposition.
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