Stopping The Machine - Toro 39692 Operator's Manual

Commercial walk-behind mower

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A blade can be bent or damaged when driving

up a curb. Pieces of blade that may be thrown

could seriously injure or kill you or bystanders.

Do not run blades while driving up a curb

forward or backward.

Driving Forward Up a Curb

1. Disengage the mower blades.

2. Select first gear to drive the machine.

3. Drive machine until the castor wheels contact curb

(Figure 10).

4. Lift the front of the machine by pushing down on

the lower handle (Figure 10).

5. Drive the machine until drive wheels contact the

curb (Figure 10).

6. Lower the front of the machine (Figure 10).

Note: Both drive wheels should contact the curb

and caster wheels straight.

7. At the same time engage the lower control bar and

lift up on the lower handle to drive over the curb

(Figure 9 and Figure 10).

Note: Lifting up on the lower handle will assist

driving the machine up a curb and not spin the

drive wheels.

Figure 10

1. Lower Control Bar

engaged and mower

in reverse.

2. Pull up to assist machine

3. Lower Control Bar

engaged and mower

going forward.

Driving Backward Up a Curb

1. Disengage the mower blades.

2. Select reverse to drive the machine.

3. Drive the machine until drive wheels contact curb

(Figure 10).

Note: Both drive wheels should contact the curb

and caster wheels straight.

4. At the same time engage lower control bar and lift

up on the lower handle (Figure 9 and Figure 11).

Note: Lifting up on the lower handle will assist

driving the machine up a curb and not spin the

drive wheels.

1. Lower control bar

(engaged)