Toro 74960 - Starting and Shutting off the Engine

StartingandShuttingOff
theEngine
StartingtheEngine
1.Raisetherollbarupandlockitintoplace,siton
theseat,andfastentheseatbelt.
2.MovethemotioncontrolstotheNEUTRAL-LOCK
position.
3.Engagetheparkingbrake;refertoEngagingthe
ParkingBrake(page19).
4.Movetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)totheOFF
position(Figure18).
5.Movethethrottlelevermidwaybetweenthe
SLOWandFASTpositions.
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Figure18
6.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTARTposition
(Figure19).
Note:Whentheenginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagestarterformore
than5secondsatatime.Iftheenginefails
tostartallowa15-secondcool-downperiod
betweenattempts.Failuretofollowthese
instructionscanburnoutthestartermotor.
Note:Additionalstartingcyclesmaybe
requiredwhenstartingtheenginefortherst
timeafterthefuelsystemhasbeenwithoutfuel
completely.
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Figure19
ShuttingOfftheEngine
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemachinewhile
itisunattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandengage
theparkingbrakewhenleavingthemachine
unattended,evenifjustforafewminutes.
Lettheengineidleatslowthrottle(turtle)for60
secondsbeforeturningtheignitionswitchtotheOFF
position.
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