Toro 74631 - Mower Driving and Stopping Procedures; Forward and Backward Mower Movement; Safely Stopping the Mower Machine; Adjusting the Mower Decks Cutting Height

WARNING
Removingyourhandsfromthemotioncontrol
leverswhilethemachineisinmotioncan
resultinalossofcontrolcausingharmtoyou
orbystanders.
Alwaysstopthemachineandmovethemotion
controlleverstotheparkpositionbefore
adjustingtheSmartSpeed™ControlSystem.
2.Adjustthelevertothedesiredposition.
Forward
1.Movetheleverstothecenter,unlockedposition.
2.Togoforward,slowlypushthemotioncontrollevers
forward(Figure19).
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Figure21
Togostraight,applyequalpressuretobothmotion
controllevers(Figure19).
Toturn,releasepressureonthemotioncontrollever
towardthedirectionyouwanttoturn(Figure19).
Thefartheryoumovethemotioncontrolleversin
eitherdirection,thefasterthemachinewillmovein
thatdirection.
Tostop,pullthemotioncontrolleverstoneutral.
Backward
1.Movetheleverstothecenter,unlockedposition.
2.Togobackward,lookbehindyouanddownasyou
slowlypullthemotioncontrolleversrearward(Figure
22).
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Figure22
Togostraight,applyequalpressuretobothmotion
controllevers(Figure22).
Toturn,releasethepressureonthemotioncontrol
levertowardthedirectionyouwanttoturn.
Tostop,pushthemotioncontrolleverstoneutral.
StoppingtheMachine
Tostopthemachine,movethemotioncontrolleversto
neutralandoutwardtotheparkposition,disengagetheblade
controlswitch,ensurethethrottleisinthefastposition,and
turntheignitionkeytoOff.Remembertoremovethekey
fromtheignitionswitch.
WARNING
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemowerwhileitis
unattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandmovethe
motioncontrolleversoutwardtotheparkposition
whenleavingthemachineunattended,evenifjust
forafewminutes.
AdjustingtheHeightofCut
Height-of-cutiscontrolledbytheleverlocatedtotherightof
theoperatingposition(Figure23).
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