Toro TimeCutter Z5020 74372 - Detailed Control Descriptions; Ignition, Throttle, Choke, and Blade Controls; Motion Control Levers and Parking Brake; Height-of-Cut and Foot Assist Levers

Controls
BecomefamiliarwithallofthecontrolsinFigure3,
Figure4,andFigure5beforeyoustarttheengineand
operatethemachine.
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Figure5
ControlPanel
1.Ignitionswitch
3.Chokecontrol
2.Throttlecontrol4.Bladecontrolswitch
(powertake-off)
IgnitionSwitch
Theignitionswitchhasthreepositions,Off,Runand
Start.ThekeywillturntoStartandmovebackto
Runuponrelease.TuringthekeytotheOffposition
willstoptheengine;however,alwaysremovethekey
whenleavingthemachinetopreventtheenginefrom
accidentallystarting(Figure5).
ThrottleControl
Thethrottlecontrolstheenginespeedandithasa
continuousvariablesettingfromSlowtoFast(Figure5).
ChokeControl
PullupontheChokecontroluntilitstopstochokethe
engine(Figure5).PushdownontheChokecontrolfor
normalengineoperation
BladeControlSwitch(PowerTake-Off)
Thebladecontrolswitch,representedbyapower
take-off(PTO)symbol,engagesanddisengagespower
tothemowerblades(Figure5).
MotionControlLeversandParking
Brake
Themotioncontrolleversarespeedsensitivecontrols
ofindependentwheelmotors.Movingaleverforward
orbackwardturnsthewheelonthesamesideforward
orinreverse;wheelspeedisproportionaltotheamount
theleverismoved.Movingthecontrolleversoutward
fromthecenterpositionengagestheparkingbrakeand
allowstheoperatortoexitthemachine(Figure13).
Alwayspositionthemotioncontrolleversintothe
brakepositionwhenyoustopthemachineorleaveit
unattended.
Height-of-CutLever
Theheightofcutleverallowstheoperatortolower
andraisethedeckfromtheseatedposition.Whenthe
leverismovedup,towardtheoperatorthedeckisraised
fromthegroundandwhenmoveddown,awayfromthe
operatoritisloweredtowardtheground.Onlyadjustthe
heightofcutwhilemachineisnotmoving(Figure15).
FootAssistPedal
Thefootassistpedalallowstheoperatortosupportthe
weightofthedeckwiththeirlegduringadjustingthe
deckheightviatheheight-of-cutlever.
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