Operating The Blade-Control Bail; Operating The Machine - Toro 33512 Operator's Manual

increases or decreases from the neutral
position.
3. To disengage the self-propel drive and place the
machine into the neutral position, release the
drive bail.
Note:
If the machine creeps forward or
rearward when the drive bail is in the neutral
position, shut off the engine and adjust the
self-propel drive cable; refer to
Self-Propel Drive (page
Operating the
Blade-Control Bail
1. Start the engine.
2. Push and hold the blade-control lock forward to
release the blade-control bail
Figure 13
1. Blade-control lock (locked
position)
2. Push
3. Squeeze the blade-control bail against the
handle and release the blade-control lock; the
blades engage.
4. Release the blade-control bail to disengage the
blades. The blade-control lock resets to lock the
blade-control bail.
Adjusting the
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3. Blade-control bail
4. Squeeze against handle

Operating the Machine

DANGER
The rotating blades under the machine are
dangerous. Blade contact can cause serious
injury or death.
Do not put hands or feet under the machine.
DANGER
When the machine is in operation, contact
with rotating or moving parts will severely
injure hands and feet.
• Before adjusting, cleaning, inspecting,
troubleshooting, or repairing the machine,
shut off the engine and wait for all moving
parts to stop. Disconnect the wire from
the spark plug and keep it away from the
plug to prevent someone from accidentally
starting the engine.
• Stay behind the handle and away from
the seed mixer and cutting blades while
operating the machine.
• Keep face, hands, feet, and any other
part of your body or clothing away from
concealed, moving, or rotating parts.
1. If seeding, fill the seed hopper and set the
seeding rate gauge; refer to
Seeding-Rate Gauge (page
2. Adjust the cutting-blade depth to the desired
setting; refer to
Depth (page 14).
3. Start the engine.
4. Set the engine throttle to the F
5. Push down on the handle to raise the front
wheels slightly off the ground.
6. Squeeze the blade-control bail against the
handle to engage the blades. Slowly lower the
front wheels to the ground, allowing the blades
to gradually work into the grass and soil.
7. If seeding, push the seeder-control lever forward
to start the seed flow.
Note:
There is no need to turn the
seeder-control lever off and on for each turn.
The seed flow slows and/or stops when the
machine is stopped or slowed for turning. To
reduce seed loss, raise the front wheels as the
machine is turned.
Note:
The machine seeds at the same rate
going forward or rearward.
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Adjusting the
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Adjusting the Cutting-Blade
position.
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