Toro 74776 - Using the Safety-Interlock System; Positioning the Seat; Adjusting the Motion-Control Levers

UsingtheSafety-Interlock
System
WARNING
Ifthesafety-interlockswitchesaredisconnectedor
damaged,themachinecouldoperateunexpectedly,
causingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches
dailyandreplaceanydamagedswitchesbefore
operatingthemachine.
UnderstandingtheSafety-Interlock
System
Thesafety-interlocksystemisdesignedtopreventtheengine
fromstartingunless:
•Theblade-controlswitch(PTO)isdisengaged.
•Themotion-controlleversareinthePARKposition.
Thesafety-interlocksystemalsoisdesignedtoshutoffthe
enginewheneverthecontrolleversareoutofthePARK
positionandyourisefromtheseat.
TestingtheSafety-InterlockSystem
Testthesafety-interlocksystembeforeyouusethemachine
eachtime.Ifthesafetysystemdoesnotoperateasdescribed
below,haveanAuthorizedServiceDealerrepairthesafety
systemimmediately.
1.Sitontheseat,movethemotion-controlleversinthe
PARKposition,andmovetheblade-controlswitchto
theONposition.Trystartingtheengine;theengine
shouldnotcrank.
2.Sitontheseatandmovetheblade-controlswitchto
theOFFposition.Moveeithermotion-controlleverto
thecenter,unlockedposition.Trystartingtheengine;
theengineshouldnotcrank.Repeatwiththeother
motion-controllever.
3.Sitontheseat,movetheblade-controlswitchtothe
OFFposition,andlockthemotion-controlleversin
thePARKposition.Starttheengine.Whiletheengine
isrunning,engagetheblade-controlswitch,andrise
slightlyfromtheseat;theengineshouldshutoff.
4.Sitontheseat,movetheblade-controlswitchtothe
OFFposition,andlockthemotion-controlleversinthe
PARKposition.Starttheengine.Whiletheengineis
running,movethemotion-controlleverstothecenter,
unlockedposition,engagetheblade-controlswitch,and
riseslightlyfromtheseat;theengineshouldshutoff.
PositioningtheSeat
Theseatcanmoveforwardandbackward.Positiontheseat
whereyouhavethebestcontrolofthemachineandaremost
comfortable(Figure10).
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Figure10
AdjustingtheMotion-Control
Levers
AdjustingtheHeight
Youcanadjustthemotion-controllevershigherorlowerfor
maximumcomfort(Figure11).
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Figure11
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