Toro 75500 - Maintaining the Blade(s)

DuringOperation
StartingtheMachine
1.Sitontheoperator’sseat.
2.Releasetheparkingbrake.
3.Ensurethattheblade-controlswitch(PTO)is
disengaged.
4.Movethedrive-modeswitchtotheNEUTRAL
position.
5.TurnthekeyswitchtotheONposition.
DrivingtheMachine
Note:Alwaysusecautionwhenbackingupand
turning.
1.Disengagetheparkingbrake.
2.Movethedrive-modeswitchtotheFORWARDor
REVERSEposition.
3.Placeyourfootonthetraction-controlpedaland
slowlypressittostartdriving.
Note:Thefartheryoupressthepedal,the
fasterthemachinemoves.
4.Releasethetraction-controlpedalandslowly
pressthebrakepedaltostoporslowthe
machine.
Note:Stopthemachinebeforechanging
directiontoforwardorreverse.
ShuttingOfftheMachine
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Disengagethemowerblades.
3.Engagetheparkingbrake.
4.TurnthekeyswitchtotheOFFpositionand
removethekey.
OperatingtheMower
Blade-ControlSwitch(PTO)
Theblade-controlswitch(PTO)startsandstopsthe
mowerblades.
EngagingtheBlade-Control
Switch(PTO)
Ensurethatthedrive-modeswitchisintheFORWARD
positionbeforeengagingthemowerblades.Referto
Reverse-MowingOperation(RMO)Button(page14)
formowinginreverse.
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DisengagingtheBlade-Control
Switch(PTO)
Note:Themowerbladesautomaticallydisengage
whenoperatingthemachineinreverse(whennot
usingthereverse-mowingbutton)orwhenthe
operatorrisesfromtheseat.
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