Toro STX-38 EFI - Starting the Engine; Driving the Machine; Shutting off the Engine

asafedistancebetweenthemachineandany
hazard.
•Ifthemachinestartstotip,letgoofthecontrols
andstepawayfromthemachine.
•Donotparkthemachineonahillsideorslope.
StartingtheEngine
1.Movethethrottlelevermidwaybetweenthe
SLOWandFASTpositions(Figure18).
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Figure18
1.Key2.Throttlelever
2.TurnthekeytotheONposition(Figure18).
Whentheenginestarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagethestarterfor
morethan10secondsatatime.Iftheengine
failstostart,allowa30-secondcooldown
periodbetweenattempts.Failuretofollow
theseinstructionscanburnoutthestarter
motor.
3.Movethethrottlelevertothedesiredsetting
(Figure18).
Important:Iftheengineisrunathigh
speedswhenthehydraulicsystemiscold
(i.e.,whentheambientairtemperatureis
nearfreezingorlower),hydraulicsystem
damagecouldoccur.Whenstartingthe
engineincoldconditions,allowtheengine
toruninthemiddlethrottlepositionfor
2to5minutesbeforemovingthethrottle
tofast(rabbit).Atnormaltohighambient
temperatures,runthemachineatfullthrottle
forthebestperformanceandcooling.
Note:Iftheoutdoortemperatureisbelow
freezing,storethemachineinagaragetokeep
itwarmerandaidinstarting.
DrivingtheMachine
Usethetractioncontrolstomovethemachine.The
fartheryoumovethetractioncontrolsinanydirection,
thefasterthemachinemovesinthatdirection.
Releasethetractioncontrolstostopthemachine.
CAUTION
Whenreversing,youmaybackintostationary
objectsoroverbystandersandcauseserious
personalinjuryordeath.
Lookbehindyouforobstructionsor
bystandersandkeepyourhandsonthe
referencebar.
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedas
measuredinrpm(revolutionsperminute).Placethe
throttleleverintheFASTpositionforbestperformance.
Youcan,however,usethethrottlepositiontooperate
atslowerspeeds.
ShuttingofftheEngine
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,engage
theparkingbrake(ifapplicable),andlowerthe
grinder.
2.MovethethrottlelevertotheSLOWposition.
3.Iftheenginehasbeenworkinghardorishot,let
itidleforaminutebeforeturningthekeyswitch
totheOFFposition.
Note:Thishelpstocooltheenginebeforeyou
shutitoff.Inanemergency,youcanshutoff
theengineimmediately.
4.TurnthekeyswitchtotheOFFpositionand
removethekey.
CAUTION
Achildoruntrainedbystandercould
attempttooperatethemachineandbe
injured.
Removethekeyfromtheswitchwhen
leavingthemachine,evenifjustforafew
seconds.
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