Operating The Pto Engagement Lever; Starting And Stopping The Engine - Toro 74310 Operator's Manual

Operating the PTO
Engagement Lever
The PTO engagement lever starts and stops the mower
blades and blower.
WARNING
An uncovered discharge opening will allow objects
to be thrown in an operator's or bystander's
direction. Also, contact with the blower blades
could occur. Thrown objects or blade contact can
cause serious injury or death.
Never operate the mower with the hopper or hopper
door raised, removed, or altered.
Engaging the PTO Engagement Lever
1. Set the throttle to the middle position.
2. Pull the PTO lever upward until locked over center.
3. Place the throttle in the fast position to begin mowing.
Disengaging the PTO Engagement
Lever
1. Set the throttle to the middle position.
2. Push PTO lever down to the stop position stopping
the blades and blower.
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Starting and Stopping the
Engine
Starting the Engine
1. Move the speed control lever to the neutral position.
2. Set the parking brake; refer to Setting the Parking
Brake.
3. Move the PTO engagement lever to the Off position
(Figure 16).
4. Move the throttle lever midway between the Slow and
Fast positions.
5. On a cold engine, push the choke lever forward into
the closed/on position (Not on EFI engines). On a
warm engine, leave the choke in the open/off position.
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