Driving Up A Curb - Toro 30672 Operator's Manual

1. Upper control bar
2. Lower control bar
Driving Backward
1. To go backward, move the shift lever to the
reverse gear.
2. Disengage the parking brake; refer to
Disengaging the Parking Brake (page
3. Slowly squeeze the lower control bar and lower
handle together to move rearward

Driving Up a Curb

This procedure can be performed while driving
forward or backward.
Note:
Some curbs do not allow the rear drive tires to
contact the curb. If this happens, drive the machine
up the curb at an angle.
WARNING
Driving the machine up a curb can bend or
damage a blade. Pieces of blade that may be
thrown could seriously injure or kill you or
bystanders.
Do not engage the blades while driving
forward or backward up a curb.
Figure 9
3. Shift lever
4. Lower handle
15).
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Driving Forward up a Curb
1. Disengage the mower blades.
2. Shift the transmission into first gear to drive the
machine.
3. Drive machine until the caster wheels contact
the curb
4. Lift the front of the machine by pushing down on
the lower handle
5. Drive the machine until the drive wheels contact
the curb
6. Lower the front of the machine
Note:
curb and the caster wheels should be straight.
7. At the same time, engage the lower control bar
and lift up on the lower handle to drive over the
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curb (Figure 9
Note:
driving the machine up a curb and not spin the
drive wheels.
9).
1. Lower control bar engaged
and mower in reverse
2. Pull up to assist the
machine.
Driving Backward up a Curb
1. Disengage the mower blades.
2. Shift the transmission into reverse to drive the
machine.
3. Drive the machine until the drive wheels contact
curb (Figure
Note:
curb and caster wheels should be straight.
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(Figure 10).
(Figure 10).
(Figure 10).
Both drive wheels should contact the
and Figure 10).
Lifting up on the lower handle assists
Figure 10
3. Lower control bar engaged
and mower going forward
10).
Both drive wheels should contact the
(Figure 10).
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