Operator's Manual

Important:Donotpulltherecoilropetothe
limitorletgoofthestarterhandlewhentherope
ispulledout,becausetheropemaybreakorthe
recoilassemblymaybedamaged.
7.Whentheenginehasstarted,pushthechokeleverto
theOFFposition.
8.MovethethrottlelevertotheFASTposition,forbest
rollerperformance.
ShuttingOfftheEngine
1.Afteroperatingthemachine,returnthemotionpedals
totheNEUTRALpositionandengagetheparkingbrake.
2.Turntheenginespeedtoidle,andallowittorunfor10
to20seconds.
3.TurntheOn/OffswitchtotheOFFposition.
4.Turnthefuel-shutoffvalvetotheCLOSEDposition.
CheckingtheSafety-Interlock
System
CAUTION
Ifthesafety-interlockswitchesaredisconnectedor
damaged,themachinecouldoperateunexpectedly,
causingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches
daily,andreplaceanydamagedswitchesbefore
operatingthemachine.
Important:Ifthesafety-interlocksystemdoesnot
operateasdescribedbelow,haveanAuthorizedToro
Distributorrepairitimmediately.
1.Engagetheparkingbrake,ensurethatthemotion
pedalsareintheNEUTRALposition,andstartthe
engine.
2.Sitontheseat.
3.Withtheparkingbrakeengaged,gentlypressa
motionpedaldown;theengineshouldshutoffafter
approximately1second.
4.Withtheenginerunningandthebrakedisengaged,
standupandverifythattheengineshutsoffafter1
second.
Note:Thesafety-interlocksystemisalsodesignedtoshut
offtheengineiftheoperatorrisesofftheseatwhilethe
machineismoving.
UsingtheHitchLock
ConnectingtheMachinetotheTow
Vehicle
Pushdownonthehitch-lockleverwhileinsertingthehitch
assemblyontothetow-vehiclehitch.Releasetheleverwhen
thehitchandthehitchassemblyarealigned(Figure24).
Important:EnsurethattheleverreturnstotheUp
positionandthatthehitchandthehitchassemblyare
engaged.
Figure24
1.Hitchassembly(forward)
3.Hitchassembly
(backward)
2.Hitch-locklever(up)4.Hitch-locklever(down)
DisconnectingtheMachinefromthe
TowVehicle
Pushdownonthehitch-lockleverwhileremovingthehitch
assemblyfromthetow-vehiclehitch(Figure24).Releasethe
latchwhenthehitchandthehitchassemblyaredisengaged.
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