Operator's Manual

•Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,itwillbehotand
canseverelyburnyou.Keepawayfromthehot
engine.
•Operatetheengineonlyinwell-ventilatedareas.
Exhaustgasescontaincarbonmonoxide,whichis
anodorless,deadlypoison.
•Checkthegrasscatchercomponentsandthe
dischargechutefrequentlyforanywearor
deteriorationandreplacethemwithgenuineToro
partswhennecessary.
SlopeSafety
•Operatethemachineacrossthefaceofslopes;
neverupanddown.Useextremecautionwhen
changingdirectiononslopes.
•Donotoperatethemachineonexcessivelysteep
slopes.Poorfootingcouldcauseaslip-and-fall
accident.
•Operatethemachinewithcautionneardrop-offs,
ditches,orembankments.
StartingtheEngine
1.PushupontheengineOn/Offswitchsoitisin
theONposition.
2.Movethefuel-valvelevertotheOPENposition.
3.MovethechokelevertotheONposition.
Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequire
choking.
4.MovethethrottlelevertotheFASTposition.
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1.ThrottleleverintheFAST
position
3.Fuel-valveleverinthe
OPENposition
2.ChokeleverintheON
position
4.On/OffswitchintheON
position
5.Movethetransportleverallthewaybacktoward
youintothetransportposition(Figure10).
6.Holdtheblade-controlbaragainstthehandle
(AofFigure13).
7.Fromtheengine,pulltherecoil-starthandle(B
ofFigure13).
Note:Whenyoupulltherecoil-starthandle,
pullitlightlyuntilyoufeelresistance,thenpullit
sharply.Allowtheropetoreturntothehandle
slowly.
Note:Ifthemachinedoesnotstartafterseveral
attempts,contactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
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