Toro power max 1028 - Stopping the Engine; Engine Shutdown Procedure; Electrical Safety Precautions

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Figure31
1.Electric-starterbutton3.Recoilstarter
2.Electricstarterplug-in
Note:Tousetheelectricstarter,connectapower
cordtotheelectricstarterplug-inrstandthentoa
poweroutlet.UseonlyaUL-listed,16-gaugeextension
cordrecommendedforoutdoorusethatisnotlonger
than50feet(15m).
WARNING
Theelectricalcordcanbecomedamaged,
causingashockorre.
Thoroughlyinspecttheelectricalcordbefore
usingthemachine.Ifthecordisdamaged,
donotoperatethemachine.Replaceorrepair
thedamagedcordimmediately.Contactan
AuthorizedServiceDealerforassistance.
Important:Topreventdamagingtheelectric
starter,runitinshortcycles(5secondson,
5secondsoff),nomorethan10times.Ifthe
enginestilldoesnotstart,takethemachinetoan
AuthorizedServiceDealerforservice.
8.Disconnectthepowercordfromthepoweroutletrst
andthenfromthemachine(electricstartonly).
9.Allowtheenginetowarmup;graduallymovethe
choketowardtheRunposition.Waitfortheengineto
runsmoothlybeforeeachchokeadjustment.
CAUTION
Ifyouleavethemachinepluggedintoa
poweroutlet,someonecaninadvertentlystart
themachineandinjurepeopleordamage
property.
Unplugthepowercordwheneveryouarenot
startingthemachine.
StoppingtheEngine
1.MovethethrottletotheSlowposition,andthentothe
Stopposition(Figure32)tokilltheengine.Theengine
canalsobestoppedbypullingtheignitionkeyoutward
tothemiddleposition.
STOP
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Figure32
2.Waitforallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Removetheignitionkeytopreventaccidentalstarting.
4.Closethefuelshutoffvalvebyrotatingitclockwise
(Figure33).
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Figure33
5.Pulltherecoilstarter3or4times.Thishelpsprevent
therecoilstarterfromfreezingup.
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