Toro 74901 - Starting and Stopping the Engine

Closethefuelshut-offvalvefortransport,maintenance,
andstorage.
Ensurethefuelshut-offvalveisopenwhenstarting
theengine.
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2
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1.On2.Off
StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
1.RaisetheROPSupandlockintoplace,sitonthe
seatandfastentheseatbelt.
2.Movethemotioncontrolstoneutrallocked
position.
3.Settheparkingbrake;refertoSettingtheParking
Brake.
4.Movethebladecontrolswitch(PTO)totheOff
position(
Figure19).
5.MovethethrottlelevermidwaybetweentheSlow
andFastpositions.
Figure19
6.TurntheignitionkeytotheStartposition
(
Figure17).Whentheenginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagestarterformore
than5secondsatatime.Iftheenginefails
tostartallowa15secondcool-downperiod
betweenattempts.Failuretofollowthese
instructionscanburnoutthestartermotor.
Note:Additionalstartingcyclesmayberequired
whenstartingtheengineforthersttimeafterthe
fuelsystemhasbeenwithoutfuelcompletely.
START
RUN
ST OP
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1.Off3.Start
2.Run
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