Starting And Stopping The Engine - Toro 73547 Wheel Horse 520Lxi Operator's Manual

Operation
Releasing the Parking Brake
1. Push down on the brake pedal (Fig. 11). The
parking brake lever should release.
2. Release the brake pedal.
Starting and Stopping
the Engine
Starting
1. Sit down on the seat.
2. Depress the brake pedal.
Note: The engine will not start unless you
fully depress the brake pedal.
3. Push the PTO (power take off) switch to OFF
(Fig. 13).
4. Move the choke lever to ON (if the engine is
cold) (Fig. 13).
5. Move the throttle lever halfway to FAST
(Fig. 13).
6. Turn the ignition key clockwise and hold it in
the START position (Fig. 14). When the engine
starts, release the key.
IMPORTANT: Do not run the starter motor
more than 5 seconds at a time or premature
starter failure may result. If the engine fails to
start after 5 seconds, turn the key to the OFF
position, recheck the controls and procedures,
wait 10 additional seconds and repeat the
starting operation; refer to Troubleshooting,
page 49.
7. After the engine starts, gradually move the choke
lever to OFF (Fig. 13). If the engine stalls or
hesitates, move the choke lever back to ON for a
few seconds. Then move the throttle lever to the
desired setting.
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Note: Allowing the engine to warm up before
putting it under load will lengthen
engine life.
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Figure 13
1. Throttle
2. Choke
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Figure 14
1. Stop
2. Run with lights
Stopping
1. Move the throttle lever to SLOW (Fig. 13).
2. Allow the engine to run for a short time to cool
down.
3. Turn the ignition key to "STOP" (Fig. 14).
4. Always remove both the ignition and "Key
Choice" keys when the equipment is not in use
or unattended.
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3. PTO switch
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3. Run
4. Start