Toro 74891 - Checking the Engine-Oil Level; Breaking in a New Machine; Operating the Parking Brake; Operating the Throttle

CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,check
theoillevelintheenginecrankcase;refertoCheckingthe
Engine-OilLevel(page31).
BreakinginaNewMachine
Newenginestaketimetodevelopfullpower.Mowerdecks
anddrivesystemshavehigherfrictionwhennew,placing
additionalloadontheengine.Allow40to50hoursof
break-intimefornewmachinestodevelopfullpowerand
bestperformance.
OperatingtheParkingBrake
Alwayssettheparkingbrakewhenyoustopthemachineor
leaveitunattended.
SettingtheParkingBrake
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A
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ReleasingtheParkingBrake
B
A
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OperatingtheThrottle
ThethrottlecontrolcanbemovedbetweentheSLOWand
FASTpositions(Figure12).
AlwaysusetheFASTpositionwhenturningonthemower
deckwiththeblade-controlswitch(PTO).
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OperatingtheChoke
Usethechoketostartacoldengine.
1.Iftheengineiscold,usethechoketostarttheengine.
2.Pulluponthechokeknobtoengagethechokebefore
usingtheignitionswitch(Figure13).
3.Pushdownonthechoketodisengagethechokeafter
theenginestarts(Figure13).
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2
Figure13
1.ONposition2.OFFposition
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