Stopping The Machine - Toro 74408 Operator's Manual

Machine can spin very rapidly. Operator
may lose control of machine and cause
personal injury or damage to machine.
• Use caution when making turns.
• Slow the machine down before making
sharp turns.
Driving Forward
1. Release the parking brake; refer to Releasing
the Parking Brake in Operation, page 12.
2. Move the levers to the center, the un-locked
position.
3. To go forward, slowly push the motion control
levers forward (Figure 14).
Note: The engine will kill if the traction
control levers are moved with the parking
brake engaged.
To go straight, apply equal pressure to both
motion control levers (Figure 14).
To turn, move the motion control lever toward
neutral in the direction you want to turn
(Figure 14).
The farther you move the traction control
levers in either direction, the faster the machine
will move in that direction.
To stop, pull the motion control levers to the
center position.
Figure 14
1. Motion control
lever-neutral lock position
2. Center un-lock position
Driving Backward
1. Move the levers to the center, un-locked
position.
2. To go backward, slowly pull the motion control
levers rearward (Figure 14).
To go straight, apply equal pressure to both
motion control levers (Figure 14).
To turn, release pressure on the motion control
lever toward the direction you want to turn
(Figure 14).
To stop, push the motion control levers to the
neutral position.

Stopping the Machine

To stop the machine, move the traction control
levers to the center position and move them out to
the locked position, disengage the power take off
(PTO), and turn the ignition key to off.
Set the parking brake when you leave the machine;
refer to Setting the Parking Brake in Operation,
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3. Forward
4. Backward