Toro 74946 - Operating the Mower Blade-Control Switch (PTO); Operating the Throttle with Horizon Technology

ReleasingtheParkingBrake
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OperatingtheMower
Blade-ControlSwitch(PTO)
Theblade-controlswitch(PTO)startsandstopsthemower
bladesandanypoweredattachments.
EngagingtheBlade-ControlSwitch
(PTO)
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DisengagingtheBlade-ControlSwitch
(PTO)
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OperatingtheThrottlewith
Horizon™Technology
Thereare3positionsthatthethrottleswitchcanoperate
at—Max,Economy,andLow(Figure15).
FromtheECONOMY(middle)position,pushdownthefront
oftheswitchtoplacethethrottleintotheMAXIMUMposition
(Figure15).
FromtheECONOMY(middle)position,pushdowntheback
oftheswitchtoplacethethrottleintotheLOWposition
(Figure15).
Figure15
1.MAXIMUM(front)position3.LOW(rear)position
2.ECONOMY(middle)position
PositioningthethrottleswitchtoMax,Economy,orLow
allowsfor6differentoperationalmodes—3modeswiththe
PTOdisengaged(transport)and3modeswiththePTO
engaged(mow).Seethefollowingtabletodeterminethe
appropriateenginespeed.
Throttle-Switch
Position
PTODisengaged
(TransportMode)
PTOEngaged
(MowMode)
MAX(front)position
Maximumtransport
speed/Highidle
Maximumthrottle
setting—maximum
powerforextreme
mowingconditions.
ECONOMY(middle)
position
Mediumtransport
speed/Clutch
engagement
Economythrottle
setting—standard
powerfornormal
mowingconditions.
Thisisthelowered
enginerpmand
isthemost
fuel-efcientmode
formowing.
LOW(rear)position
Lowtransport
speed/Lowidle
Lowthrottle
setting—reduces
thedeckpacking
inwetmowing
conditions.
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