Operating The Machine - Toro 34215 Operator's Manual

Operating the Machine

Extending and Retracting the
Operator's Platform
Extending the Operator's Platform
Extend the platform as follows:
1. Pull inward the knob for the platform lock until the pin
of the lock clears the upper hole in the chassis
19).
Figure 19
1. Knob (platform lock)
2. Operator's platform
2. Rotate the operator's platform down until the pin of
the platform lock is aligned with the lower hole in the
chassis (Figure 19).
3. Move the knob for the platform lock outward until the
pin for the lock is protruding through the lower hole
(Figure 19).
Retracting the Operator's Platform
1. Pull inward the knob for the platform lock until the pin
of the lock clears the upper hole in the chassis
19).
2. Rotate the operator's platform up until the pin of the
platform lock is aligned with the upper hole in the
chassis (Figure 19).
3. Move the knob for the platform lock outward until the
pin for the lock is protruding through the upper hole
(Figure 19).
(Figure
3. Lower chassis hole
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Opening and Closing the Fuel Shut-off
Valve
Control fuel flow to the engine with the fuel shutoff valve
as follows:
•
Rotate the handle for the fuel-shutoff valve 90 degrees
clockwise to the open the valve.
•
Rotate fuel-shutoff valve handle 90 degrees
counterclockwise to close the valve.
1. Fuel tank
2. Fuel-shutoff valve (open
position)
Starting the Engine
1. Ensure that the fuel-shutoff valve is open; refer to
Opening and Closing the Fuel Shut-off Valve (page
2. Move the steering control/motion-control lever in
Neutral position and set the parking brake; refer to
Steering Control (page
(page 16), and Parking Brake Lever (page
Note: To start the engine, the parking brake must be
set. (The operator can start the engine while he or she
is off the platform.)
3. Move the throttle lever midway between the Slow and
Fast positions; refer to
4. If the engine is cold, pull up the choke control to the
On position; refer to
Note: If the engine is warm , push down the choke
lever to the Off position.
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Figure 20
3. Fuel-shutoff valve (closed
position)
16), Motion Control Lever
17).
Throttle Control (page
Choke Control (page 16).
24).
16).