Setting The Height Of Cut; Starting The Engine - Toro 70186 Operator's Manual

Disengaging the Blade
1. Depress the brake pedal to stop the machine.
2. Shift the blade control (PTO) to Disengage (Fig. 4).

Setting the Height of Cut

Use the height-of-cut lever to raise and lower the mower to
the desired cutting height. You can set the cutting height to
1 of 4 positions from approximately 3.8 to 9 cm.
1. Disengage the blade control (PTO).
2. Pull on the height-of-cut lever, move it to the desired
position, and release it slowly into the notch (Fig. 5).
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7.5 cm
5.5 cm
3.8 cm
Figure 5
1. Height-of-cut lever

Starting the Engine

1. Sit down on the seat.
2. Set the parking brake; refer to Setting the Parking Brake
on page 12.
Note: The engine will not start unless you engage the
parking brake.
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3. Shift the blade control (PTO) lever to Disengage
(Fig. 6).
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1
Figure 6
1. Disengage
2. Engage
4. Shift the throttle lever to Choke (Fig. 7).
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2
Figure 7
1. Choke
2. Fast
Note: An engine that has been running and is warm may
not require step 4.
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3. Blade control (PTO)
3
3. Slow