Toro TurfMaster 22210 - Operation: Safe Practices; Slope Safety Guidelines; Engine Starting and Stopping; Self-Propel and Blade Engagement

within3seconds.Ifnot,stopusingyourmachine
immediatelyandcontactanAuthorizedService
Dealer.
•Operatethemachineonlyingoodvisibilityand
appropriateweatherconditions.Donotoperate
themachinewhenthereistheriskoflighting.
•Wetgrassorleavescancauseseriousinjuryif
youslipandcontacttheblade.Mowonlyindry
conditions.
•Useextremecarewhenapproachingblind
corners,shrubs,trees,orotherobjectsthatmay
blockyourview.
•Watchforholes,ruts,bumps,rocks,orother
hiddenobjects.Uneventerraincouldcausea
slip-and-fallaccident.
•Stopthemachineandinspectthebladesafter
strikinganobjectorifthereisanabnormal
vibrationinthemachine.Makeallnecessary
repairsbeforeresumingoperation.
•Beforeleavingtheoperatingposition,shutoffthe
engine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostop.
•Iftheenginehasbeenrunningthemuferwillbe
hotandcanseverelyburnyou.Keepawayfrom
thehotmufer.
•Checkthegrasscatchercomponentsandthe
dischargeguardfrequentlyandreplacethemwith
themanufacturer’srecommendedpartswhen
necessary.
•Useaccessoriesandattachmentsapprovedby
theTheT oro®Companyonly.
SlopeSafety
•Mowacrossthefaceofslopes;neverupand
down.Useextremecautionwhenchanging
directiononslopes.
•Donotmowonexcessivelysteepslopes.Poor
footingcouldcauseaslip-and-fallaccident.
•Donotmowneardrop-offs,ditches,or
embankments.Youcouldloseyourfootingor
balance.
StartingtheEngine
1.Connectthewiretothesparkplug(Figure9).
2.Openthefuel-shutoffvalve(Figure18).
Note:Whenthefuel-shutoffvalveisopen,the
leverisparallelwiththefuelline.
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Figure18
1.Fuel-shutoffvalve
3.MovethethrottlecontroltotheCHOKEposition
(Figure11).
4.Pullthestarterhandlelightlyuntilyoufeel
resistance,thenpullitsharply.
5.MovethethrottlecontrollevertotheFAST
positionwhentheenginestarts(Figure10).
Note:Iftheenginefailstostartafter3pulls,
repeatsteps3through5.
ShuttingofftheEngine
1.MovethethrottlecontroltotheOFFpositionand
waitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Closethefuel-shutoffvalveanddisconnectthe
wirefromthesparkplugifyoudonotusethe
machineorleaveitunattended.
OperatingtheSelf-Propel
DriveandEngagingthe
CuttingBlades
Tooperatetheself-propeldrive,holdthedrivebail
againstthehandle(Figure19).
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