Using The Blade Control (Pto); Setting The Height Of Cut; Starting And Stopping The Engine - Toro 70184 Operator's Manual

Using the Blade Control (PTO)

The blade control (PTO) engages and disengages power to
the blade.
Engaging the Blade
1. Depress the brake pedal to stop the machine.
2. Slowly move the blade control (PTO) to Engaged
(Fig. 4).
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Figure 4
1. Disengaged
2. Engaged
Disengaging the Blade
1. Depress the brake pedal to stop the machine.
2. Move the PTO to Disengaged (Fig. 4).

Setting the Height of Cut

The height-of-cut lever (deck lift) is used to raise and lower
the mower to the desired cutting height. The cutting height
may be set in one of 4 positions from approximately 3.8 to
9 cm.
1. Disengage the PTO.
2. Pull on the height-of-cut lever (deck lift), move it to the
desired position, and release the lever slowly until it
sticks in the notch (Fig. 5).
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3. Blade control (PTO)
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7.5 cm
5.5 cm
3.8 cm
Figure 5
1. Height-of-cut lever (deck lift)
Starting and Stopping the
Engine
Starting
1. Sit down on the seat.
2. Set the parking brake; refer to Setting the Parking
Brake, page 12.
Note: The engine will not start unless you engage the
parking brake.
3. Move the PTO to Disengaged (Fig. 6).
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Figure 6
1. Disengaged
2. Engaged
9 cm
m–5952
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3. Blade control (PTO)