Starting The Product; Stopping The Product - Toro 51958-314000001 Operator's Manual

Ethanol. Gasoline containing up to 10% ethanol by volume
(commonly referred to as E10) is acceptable. E15, E20 and
E85 are not.

Starting the Product

See Figures 6 - 7.
Starting the product differs depending on whether the engine
is cold or warm. Refer to the label on the air filter cover.
To Start a Cold Engine:
Follow these steps to start a cold engine.
1. Lay the product on a flat, bare surface.
2. Push the primer bulb approximately eight times.
FULL CHOKE
3. Set the choke lever to
4. Depress trigger lock-out and squeeze throttle trigger
fully (thru step 7) and pull starter handle sharply until
engine attempts to start (no more than 4x).
HALF CHOKE
5. Set the choke lever to
6. Pull starter handle until engine runs, no more than 6
pulls.
RUN
7. Set the choke lever to
Note: In cooler environments, additional pulls of the
starter handle may be required with the choke lever in
FULL CHOKE
the
To Start a Warm Engine:
Follow these steps to start a warm engine.
1. Lay the product on a flat, bare surface.
2. Push the primer bulb up to eight times.
RUN
3. Set the choke lever to
4. Depress trigger lock-out and squeeze throttle trigger
fully, pull the starter cord.
Note: If the product does not start, repeat the previous
steps.
On/Stop
Lock-out
Switch
Switch
Throttle
Primer
Trigger
Bulb
Operation
.
.
.
position.
.
Starter
Grip and
Rope
Figure 6
Set Choke to FULL

Stopping the Product

See Figure 8.
Follow these steps to stop the product.
1. Release the trigger.
2. Press and hold on/stop switch to (STOP) position until
the engine stops. The switch will automatically return to
the (ON) position when released.
Throttle
Trigger
Set Choke to RUN
Figure 7
On/Stop
Switch
Figure 8
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