Toro 74991 - Driving Forward or Backward; Using the Motion-Control Levers; Driving Forward

Testthesafety-interlocksystembeforeyouusethe
machineeachtime.Ifthesafetysystemdoesnot
operateasdescribedbelow,haveanAuthorized
ServiceDealerrepairthesafetysystemimmediately.
1.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake
andmovetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)toon.
Trystartingtheengine;theengineshouldnot
crank.
2.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake
andmovetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)to
off.Moveeithermotion-controllever(outof
neutral-lockedposition).Trystartingtheengine;
theengineshouldnotcrank.Repeatforother
controllever.
3.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,
movetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)tooffand
movethemotion-controlleverstoneutrallock
position.Nowstarttheengine.Whiletheengine
isrunning,releasetheparkingbrake,engage
theblade-controlswitch(PTO)andriseslightly
fromtheseat;theengineshouldstop.
4.Sittingontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,
movetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)tooffand
movethemotion-controlleverstoneutrallock
position.Nowstarttheengine.Whiletheengine
isrunning,centereithermotioncontroland
move(forwardorreverse);theengineshould
stop.Repeatforothermotioncontrol.
5.Sittingontheseat,disengagetheparkingbrake,
movetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)tooffand
movethemotion-controlleverstoneutrallock
position.Trystartingtheengine;theengine
shouldnotcrank.
DrivingForwardor
Backward
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedas
measuredinrpm(revolutionsperminute).Place
thethrottlecontrolinthefastpositionforbest
performance.Alwaysoperateinthefullthrottle
positionwhenmowing.
CAUTION
Machinecanspinveryrapidly.Operatormay
losecontrolofmachineandcausepersonal
injuryordamagetomachine.
•Usecautionwhenmakingturns.
•Slowthemachinedownbeforemaking
sharpturns.
UsingtheMotion-ControlLevers
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Figure22
1.motion-control
lever—neutral-lock
position
4.Backward
2.Center,unlockedposition5.Frontofmachine
3.Forward
DrivingForward
Note:Theenginewillkillifthetractioncontrollevers
aremovedwiththeparkingbrakeengaged.
Tostop,pullthemotion-controlleverstotheneutral
position.
1.Releasetheparkingbrake;refertoReleasing
theParkingBrakeinOperation.
2.Movetheleverstothecenter,unlockedposition.
3.Togoforward,slowlypushthemotion-control
leversforward(Figure23).
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