Toro 74915 - Operating the Mower Blade-Control Switch (PTO); Operating the Throttle; Operating the Ignition Switch

OperatingtheMower
Blade-ControlSwitch(PTO)
Theblade-controlswitch(PTO)startsandstopsthe
mowerbladesandanypoweredattachments.
EngagingtheBlade-Control
Switch(PTO)
Note:Engagingtheblade-controlswitch(PTO)with
thethrottlepositionathalforlesscausesexcessive
weartothedrivebelts.
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DisengagingtheBlade-Control
Switch(PTO)
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Figure18
OperatingtheThrottle
YoucanmovethethrottlecontrolbetweentheFAST
andSLOWpositions(Figure19).
AlwaysusetheFASTpositionwhenturningonthe
mowerdeckwiththeblade-controlswitch(PTO).
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Figure19
OperatingtheIgnition
Switch
1.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTARTposition
(Figure20).
Note:Whentheenginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagestarterformore
than5secondsatatime.Iftheenginefails
tostart,allowa15secondcool-downperiod
betweenattempts.Failuretofollowthese
instructionscanburnoutthestartermotor.
Note:Youmayneedmultipleattemptstostart
theenginewhenyoustartitthersttimeafter
thefuelsystemhasbeenwithoutfuelcompletely.
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Figure20
2.Turntheignitionkeytoshutofftheengine.
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