Toro 74855 - Starting and Stopping the Engine; Operating the Mower Blade Control Switch (PTO)

StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
1.Sitdownontheseat(Figure14).
2.Movethemotioncontrolsoutwardtotheneutrallock
position(Figure14).
3.Settheparkingbrake(Figure10);refertoSettingthe
ParkingBrake.
4.Movethebladecontrolswitch(PTO)totheOff
position(
Figure14).
5.PullupontheChokecontrolbeforestartingacold
engine.
Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequirechoking.
6.Movethethrottlehalfwaybetweenthefastandslow
positions(Figure14).
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7.TurntheignitionkeytotheStartposition(Figure13).
Whentheenginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagestarterformorethan5
secondsatatime.Iftheenginefailstostartallow
a15secondcool-downperiodbetweenattempts.
Failuretofollowtheseinstructionscanburnout
thestartermotor.
8.Aftertheenginestarts,pushdownontheChoke
control.Iftheenginestallsorhesitates,pullupon
theChokecontrolandlettheenginerunforafew
seconds.ThenpushdowntheChokecontrol.Repeat
asrequired.
Note:Ifthefuelsystemwasdepletedoffuel—add
fueltothemachineanduseadditionalstartingcycles
whenstartingtheengine.
StoppingtheEngine
CAUTION
Injurycanoccurifchildrenorbystandersmove
orattempttooperatethemachinewhileitis
unattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsettheparking
brakewhenleavingthemachineunattended,even
ifjustforafewminutes.
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OperatingtheMowerBlade
ControlSwitch(PTO)
Thebladecontrolswitch(PTO)startsandstopsthemower
bladesandanypoweredattachments.
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