Operator's Manual

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Checkingthe

Safety-InterlockSystem

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily

CAUTION

Ifthesafety-interlockswitchesare

disconnectedordamaged,themachinecould

operateunexpectedly,causingpersonal

injury.

•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.

•Checktheoperationoftheinterlock

switchesdailyandreplaceanydamaged

switchesbeforeoperatingthemachine.

UnderstandingtheSafety-InterlockSystem

Thesafety-interlocksystemisdesignedtopreventthe

enginefromstartingunlessthemotion-controllevers

areintheneutralposition.

CheckingtheSafety-InterlockSystem

1.Disconnectthespark-plugwires.

2.Whileonlevelground,blockthewheelsofthe

machinetopreventunintendedmovement.

3.Disengagetheparkingbrake.

4.Withthemotion-controlleversintheneutral

positionturnthekeytotheSTARTposition—the

startermustnotcrank.

Note:Ifthemachinedoesnotpassthistest,donot

operatethemachine.ContactyourauthorizedT oro

ServiceDealer.

Important:Itisessentialthattheoperator

safetymechanismsareconnectedandinproper

operatingconditionpriortouse.

CheckingforLoose

Hardware

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily

1.Shutofftheengine,engagetheparkingbrake,

removethekey,andwaitforallmovingparts

tostop.

2.Visuallyinspectmachineforanyloosehardware

oranyotherpossibleproblem.

Note:Tightenallloosehardwareorrepairthe

problembeforeoperatingthemachine.

OperatingtheMachine

UsingtheFuel-ShutoffValve

Rotatetheleverofthefuel-shutoffvalvetoalignthe

leverwiththefuelline.

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Figure17

1.OFFposition2.ONposition

StartingtheEngine

1.Movethemotion-controlleverstotheneutral

positionandengagetheparkingbrake;refer

toMotion-ControlLevers(page16)and

Parking-BrakeHandle(page18).

Note:Tostarttheengine,theparkingbrake

mustbeengaged.Itisnotnecessaryforthe

operatortobeontheplatform.

2.Placethethrottlelevermidwaybetweenthe

SLOWandFASTpositions;refertoThrottleLever

(page17).

3.Iftheengineiscold,pushthechokelever

forwardtotheONposition;refertoChokeLever

(page17).

Note:Iftheengineiswarm,pullthechokelever

totheOFFposition.

4.RotatethekeyswitchtotheSTARTposition;

refertoKeySwitch(page18).

Note:Releasetheswitchassoonastheengine

starts.

Important:Donotcranktheengine

continuouslyformorethan10secondsat

atime.Iftheenginedoesnotstart,allowa

60-secondcooldownperiodbetweenstarting

attempts.Failuretofollowtheseguidelines

canburnoutthestartermotor.

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