Toro 74978 - Driving Forward or Backward

motioncontrollever(outofneutrallockedposition).
Trystartingtheengine;theengineshouldnotcrank.
Repeatforothercontrollever.
3.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,movethe
bladecontrolswitch(PTO)tooffandmovethemotion
controlleverstoneutrallockposition.Nowstartthe
engine.Whiletheengineisrunning,releasetheparking
brake,engagethebladecontrolswitch(PTO)andrise
slightlyfromtheseat;theengineshouldstop.
4.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,movethe
bladecontrolswitch(PTO)tooffandmovethemotion
controlleverstoneutrallockposition.Nowstartthe
engine.Whiletheengineisrunning,centereither
motioncontrolandmove(forwardorreverse);the
engineshouldstop.Repeatforothermotioncontrol.
5.Sittingontheseat,disengagetheparkingbrake,move
thebladecontrolswitch(PTO)tooffandmovethe
motioncontrolleverstoneutrallockposition.Try
startingtheengine;theengineshouldnotcrank.
DrivingForwardorBackward
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedasmeasured
inrpm(revolutionsperminute).Placethethrottlecontrolin
thefastpositionforbestperformance.Alwaysoperateinthe
fullthrottlepositionwhenmowing.
CAUTION
Machinecanspinveryrapidly.Operatormaylose
controlofmachineandcausepersonalinjuryor
damagetomachine.
•Usecautionwhenmakingturns.
•Slowthemachinedownbeforemakingsharp
turns.
UsingtheMotionControlLevers
Figure21
1.Motioncontrol
lever-neutrallockposition
4.Backward
2.Center,unlockedposition5.Frontofmachine
3.Forward
DrivingForward
Note:Theenginewillkillifthetractioncontrolleversare
movedwiththeparkingbrakeengaged.
Tostop,pullthemotioncontrolleverstotheneutralposition.
1.Releasetheparkingbrake;refertoReleasingthe
ParkingBrakeinOperation.
2.Movetheleverstothecenter,unlockedposition.
3.Togoforward,slowlypushthemotioncontrollevers
forward(Figure22).
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