Toro 74978 - Operating the Ignition Switch; Starting and Stopping the Engine

OperatingtheIgnitionSwitch
1.TurntheignitionkeytotheStartposition(Figure17).
Whentheenginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagestarterformorethan5
secondsatatime.Iftheenginefailstostartallow
a15secondcool-downperiodbetweenattempts.
Failuretofollowtheseinstructionscanburnout
thestartermotor.
Note:Additionalstartingcyclesmayberequired
whenstartingtheengineforthersttimeafterthefuel
systemhasbeenwithoutfuelcompletely.
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Figure17
2.Turntheignitionkeytostoptostoptheengine.
StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
1.RaisetheROPSupandlockintoplace,sitontheseat
andfastentheseatbelt.
2.Slowlyopenthefuelvalvetoequalizethepressurein
thetank.Thefuelvalveislocatedonthetopendofthe
LPGtank.Ifthefuelvalveisopenedtooquickly,the
pressurereliefvalveisequippedwithabackpressure
checkvalvethatwillshutoffthefuelsupply.Ifthis
happens,closethefuelvalvecompletelyandwaitve
seconds.Slowlyopenthefuelvalve.
3.Movethemotioncontrolstoneutrallockedposition.
4.Settheparkingbrake;refertoSettingtheParking
Brake.
5.Movethebladecontrolswitch(PTO)totheOff
position(
Figure18).
6.Movethethrottlelevertothe3/4throttleposition
betweentheSlowandFastpositions(
Figure18).
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Figure18
7.TurntheignitionkeytotheStartposition(Figure17).
Whentheenginesstarts,releasethekey.
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