Operator's Manual

IgnitionSwitch
Theignitionswitchhas3positions:START,RUN,and
OFF..ThekeyturnstotheSTARTpositionandmoves
backtotheRUNpositionuponrelease.Turningthe
keytotheOFFpositionshutsofftheengine;however,
alwaysremovethekeywhenleavingthemachineto
preventtheenginefromaccidentallystarting(Figure
5).
ThrottleControl
ThethrottlecontrolisvariablebetweentheFASTand
SLOWposition.Movingthrottleleverforwardincreases
enginespeedandmovingthrottlelevertotherear
decreasesenginespeed.Movingthethrottleforward
intothedetentisfullthrottle(Figure5).
Choke
Usethechoketostartacoldengine.Pullthechoke
knobuptoengageit.Pushdownonthechokeknob
todisengageit.
Blade-ControlSwitch(Power
Takeoff)
Theblade-controlswitchengagesanddisengages
powertothemowerblades(Figure5).
HourMeter
Thehourmeterrecordsthenumberofhoursthe
bladesoperate.Itoperateswhentheblade-control
switch(PTO)isengaged.Usethesetimesfor
schedulingregularmaintenance(Figure5).
FuelGauge
Thefuelwindowlocatedbelowtheoperatorposition
canbeusedtoverifythelevelofgasolineinthetank
(Figure6).
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Figure6
1.Fuel-gaugewindow
Motion-ControlLevers
Themotion-controlleversarespeed-sensitivecontrols
ofindependent-wheelmotors.Movingaleverforward
orbackwardturnsthewheelonthesamesideforward
orinreverse;wheelspeedisproportionaltothe
amounttheleverismoved.Movethecontrollevers
outwardfromthecentertotheNEUTRAL-LOCKposition
andexitthemachine(Figure4).Alwayspositionthe
motion-controlleversintotheNEUTRAL-LOCKposition
whenyoustopthemachineorleaveitunattended.
Parking-BrakeLever
Theparking-brakeleverislocatedonleftsideof
theconsole(Figure4).Thebrakeleverengagesa
parkingbrakeonthedrivewheels.Pulltheleverup
andrearwardtoengagethebrake.Pushthelever
forwardanddowntodisengagethebrake.
FootPedalDeck-LiftSystem
Thefootpedaldeck-liftsystemallowstheoperator
tolowerandraisethedeckfromtheseatedposition.
Youcanusethefootpedaltoliftthedeckbrieyto
avoidobstaclesorlockthedeckinthehighestheight
ofcutortransportposition(Figure4).
Height-of-CutLever
Theheight-of-cutleverworkswiththefootpedalto
lockthedeckinaspeciccuttingheight.Adjustthe
heightofcutonlywhilemachineisnotmoving(Figure
4).
Attachments/Accessories
AselectionofT oroapprovedattachmentsand
accessoriesisavailableforusewiththemachineto
enhanceandexpanditscapabilities.Contactyour
AuthorizedServiceDealerorDistributororgoto
www.T oro.comforalistofallapprovedattachments
andaccessories.
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