Starting And Stopping The Engine - Toro 30682 Operator's Manual

Children or bystanders may be injured if they
move or attempt to operate the machine while
it is unattended.
Always set the parking brake when leaving
the machine unattended, even if just for a few
minutes.
Setting the Parking Brakes
1. Squeeze the drive levers (Figure 6).
Figure 6
1. Handle
2. Neutral/parking brake lock
3. Park position
2. Place your thumbs on the upper part of the locks
and move them forward in into the park position
(Figure 6).
3. Release the drive levers.
Releasing the Parking Brakes
1. Squeeze the drive levers back (Figure 6).
2. Place your thumbs on the upper part of the locks
and move them rearward until they are in the drive
position (Figure 6).
Setting the Neutral Locks
1. Squeeze the drive levers back (Figure 6).
2. Place your thumbs on the upper part of the locks
and move them rearward into the neutral lock
position (Figure 6).
4. Neutral position
5. Drive lever
6. Full speed forward
Releasing the Neutral Locks
1. Squeeze the drive levers back.
2. Place your thumbs on the upper part of the locks
and move them forward until they are in the drive
position (Figure 6).
Starting and Stopping the
Engine
Starting the Engine
1. Connect the wires to the spark plugs.
2. Open the fuel valve.
3. Disengage the blade control (PTO) lever and move
the shift lever to the neutral position.
4. Set the parking brakes.
5. Turn the ignition key to the run position (Figure 7).
6. To start a cold engine, move the throttle control
midway between the fast and slow positions.
7. To start a warm engine, move the throttle control
to the fast position.
8. Pull the choke knob if the engine is cold (Figure 7).
Note: A warm or hot engine usually does not
require any choking.
9. Grasp the recoil starter handle firmly and pull it
out until positive engagement results; then pull the
handle vigorously to start the engine. Allow the
rope to recoil slowly.
Important: Do not pull the recoil rope to its
limit or release the starter handle when you pull
out the rope because the rope may break or the
recoil assembly may be damaged.
10. Push the choke to off as the engine warms up.
11. If the engine is cold, allow it to warm up and then
move the throttle control to the fast position.
Stopping the Engine
Important: In an emergency, you can stop the
engine immediately by turning the ignition key to
off
the position.
1. Move the throttle lever to the slow position
(Figure 7).
Note: If the engine has been working hard or is
hot, let it idle for a minute before stopping it to
help cool it.
2. Turn the ignition key to the off position.
3. Set the parking brakes and remove the key.
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