Starting The Engine; Stopping The Engine; Operating The Self-Propel Drive And Engaging The Cutting Blades - Toro TurfMaster 22205TE Operator's Manual

Starting the Engine

1. Connect the wire to the spark plug
2. Open the fuel shutoff valve
Note: When the fuel shutoff valve is open, the lever is
parallel with the fuel line.
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1. Fuel shutoff valve
3. Move the throttle control to the Choke position
12).
4. Pull the starter handle lightly until you feel resistance,
then pull it sharply.
5. Move the throttle control lever to the Fast position
when the engine starts
Note: If the engine fails to start after 3 pulls, repeat
steps 3 through 5.

Stopping the Engine

1. Move the throttle control to the Off position and wait
for all moving parts to stop.
2. Close the fuel shutoff valve and disconnect the wire
from the spark plug if you do not use the machine or
leave it unattended.
(Figure 10).
(Figure 19).
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Figure 19
(Figure 11).
Operating the Self-Propel
Drive and Engaging the
Cutting Blades
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To operate the self-propel drive without engaging the
blades, raise the control bar to the handle
1. Raise the control bar to the handle.
•
To operate the self-propel drive and engage the blades,
slide the control bar all the way to the right and raise it
to the handle
(Figure
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1. Slide the control bar to the
right.
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To disengage the self-propel drive and the blades, release
the control bar.
Note: You can vary the ground speed by increasing or
decreasing the distance between the control bar and the
handle. Lower the control bar to reduce the speed when you
make a turn or if the machine is moving too fast. If you lower
the control bar too far, the machine stops self-propelling.
Squeeze the control bar closer to the handle to increase the
ground speed. When you hold the control bar tight against
the handle, the machine self-propels at the maximum ground
speed.
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Figure 20
(Figure 20).
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Figure 21
2. Raise the control bar to
the handle.
(Figure 20).
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