Toro TimeCutter MX 5000 - Blade and Throttle Operation; Operating the Blade-Control Switch (PTO); Operating the Throttle; Operating the Choke

OperatingtheMower
Blade-ControlSwitch(PTO)
Theblade-controlswitch(PTO)startsandstopsthe
mowerbladesandanypoweredattachments.
EngagingtheBlade-Control
Switch(PTO)
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Note:Alwaysengagethebladeswiththethrottlein
theFASTposition(Figure15).
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Figure15
DisengagingtheBlade-Control
Switch(PTO)
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OperatingtheThrottle
YoucanmovethethrottlecontrolbetweentheFAST
andSLOWpositions(Figure17).
AlwaysusetheFASTpositionwhenengagingthePTO.
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Figure17
OperatingtheChoke
Usethechoketostartacoldengine.
1.Pullupthechokeknobtoengagethechoke
beforeusingthekeyswitch(Figure18).
Note:Ensurethatyoufullyengagethechoke.
Youmayneedtoholdtheknobupwhenyou
usethekeyswitch.
2.Pushdownthechoketodisengagethechoke
aftertheenginehasstarted(Figure18).
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Figure18
1.ONposition2.OFFposition
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