Shutting Off The Engine; Operating The Self-Propel Drive - Toro Recycler 22295 Operator's Manual

Shutting Off the Engine

Release the blade-control bar. The engine should
shut off and the blade should stop within 3 seconds. If
they do not, contact an Authorized Service Dealer.
Note:
Close the fuel valve by moving the fuel-valve
lever (Figure 14) to the left if you will not be starting
the engine soon afterward.
Operating the Self-Propel
Drive
This machine has 3 ground speeds: 1 (slow), 2
(medium), and 3 (fast); it also has a Neutral (N)
position. The self-propel-drive lever is located below
and behind the fuel tank
Figure 16
1. Self-propel-drive lever
1. Move the self-propel-drive lever to the desired
ground speed.
2. Start the engine.
3. Squeeze the blade-control bar against the
handle to the Run/Drive position
(Figure 16).
(Figure 17).
1. Handle
2. Blade-control bar in the
Run/Drive position
Important:
the blade-control bar against the handle in
the Run/Drive position could damage the
transmission. Move the blade-control bar to
the Run/Shift position
you change the ground speed.
Note:
You can vary the ground speed by
increasing or decreasing the distance between
the blade-control bar and the handle. Lower the
bar to decrease the ground speed when you are
making a turn or if the machine is moving too fast
for you. If you lower the bar too far, the machine
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stops self-propelling. Squeeze the bar closer to
the handle to increase the ground speed. When
you hold the bar tight against the handle, the
machine self-propels at the maximum ground
speed. Move the self-propel-drive lever to the
N
EUTRAL
for trimming.
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Figure 17
3. Blade-control bar in the
Run/Shift position—about
5 cm (2 inches) below the
handle
4. Blade-control bar in the
Stop position
Shifting speeds while squeezing
(Figure
position when you use the machine
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