Toro 74923TE - Driving Forward or Backward

DrivingForwardorBackward
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedasmeasured
inrpm(revolutionsperminute).Placethethrottlecontrolin
thefastpositionforbestperformance.Alwaysoperateinthe
fullthrottlepositionwhenmowing.
CAUTION
Themachinecanspinveryrapidly.Theoperator
maylosecontrolofthemachineandcausepersonal
injuryordamagetothemachine.
•Usecautionwhenmakingturns.
•Slowthemachinedownbeforemakingsharp
turns.
UsingtheMotionControlLevers
Figure26
1.Motioncontrol
lever-neutrallockposition
4.Backward
2.Center,unlockedposition5.Frontofmachine
3.Forward
DrivingForward
Note:Theenginewillkillifthetractioncontrolleversare
movedwiththeparkingbrakeengaged.
Tostop,pullthemotioncontrolleverstotheneutralposition.
1.Releasetheparkingbrake;referto
ReleasingtheParkingBrake(page18).
2.Movetheleverstothecenter,unlockedposition.
3.Togoforward,slowlypushthemotioncontrollevers
forward(Figure27).
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Figure27
DrivingBackward
1.Lookbehindthemachinetoensurethatthereisaclear
pathtodrivethemachinebackward.
Note:Donotbackmachineforalongdistance;turn
themachinearoundanddriveforward.
2.Movetheleverstothecenter,unlockedposition.
3.Togobackward,slowlypullthemotioncontrollevers
rearward(Figure28).
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