Toro TimeCutter ZX480 - Starting the Engine; Stopping the Engine; Operating the Blades

Releasing the Parking Brake
Push forw ard and do wn on the parking brak e lev er
to release the parking brak e ( Figure 7 ).
Starting and Stopping the
Engine
Starting the Engine
1. Sit do wn on the seat and mo v e the motion
controls to neutral loc k ed position.
2. Set the parking brak e; refer to Setting the
P arking Brak e abo v e .
3. Diseng ag e the blades b y mo ving the blade
control switc h to Off ( Figure 8 ).
Figure 8
1. Blade control switch—On 2. Blade control switch—Off
4. Mo v e the throttle lev er to the F ast position.
5. Mo v e the c hok e lev er to the on position
( Figure 9 ) before star ting a cold engine .
Note: A w ar m or hot engine ma y require
c hoking . After the engine star ts , mo v e the
throttle lev er to F ast.
6. T ur n the ignition k ey to Star t to energize the
star ter . W hen the engine star ts , release the k ey .
Important: Do not enga ge the star ter
f or mor e than 10 seconds at a time. If the
engine f ails to star t, allo w a 60 second
cool-do wn period betw een attempts.
F ailur e to f ollo w these instr uctions can
bur n out the star ter motor .
7. After the engine star ts , mo v e the c hok e lev er to
off and the throttle lev er to a position betw een
F ast and Slo w ( Figure 9 ). Allo w the engine to
w ar m for 3 to 5 min utes before mo ving the
throttle lev er to F ast.
Figure 9
1. Choke
4. Engine
2. Choke—on position
5. Fast
3. Choke—off position 6. Slow
Figure 10
1. Off
3. Start
2. Run
4. Ignition
Stopping the Engine
1. Mo v e the throttle lev er to Slo w ( Figure 9 ).
2. Diseng ag e the blades b y mo ving the blade
control switc h to Off ( Figure 8 ).
3. T ur n the ignition k ey to Off ( Figure 10 ).
4. Pull the wire off of the spark plug(s) to prev ent
the possibility of someone accidentally star ting
the mac hine before transpor ting or storing the
mac hine .
5. Close the fuel shut-off v alv e under the front
of the fuel tank before transpor ting or storing
the mac hine .
Important: Mak e sur e the fuel shut-of f
v alv e is closed bef or e transpor ting or
storing machine, as fuel leaka ge may
occur .
Operating the Blades
T he blade control switc h, re presented b y a po w er
tak e-off (PTO) symbol, eng ag es and diseng ag es
po w er to the mo w er blades . T his switc h controls
po w er to any attac hments that dra w po w er from
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