Controls - Toro TimeCutter 4200 Operator's Manual

Controls

Become familiar with all the controls before you start
the engine and operate the machine.
Control Panel
Control Panel
1. Throttle/choke control
2. Key switch
Key Switch
The key switch, used to start and shut off the engine,
has 3 positions: O , R
FF
Refer to Starting the Engine (page
Throttle/Choke Control
The throttle and choke controls are combined into 1
control lever. The throttle controls the engine speed
and has a continuous-variable setting from S
F (Figure 6).
AST
Blade-Control Switch (Power
Takeoff)
The blade-control switch, represented by a
power-takeoff (PTO) symbol, engages and
disengages power to the mower blades
Figure 6
3. Blade-control switch
(power takeoff)
, and S (Figure
UN TART
18).
LOW
(Figure
Motion-Control Levers
Use the motion-control levers to drive the machine
forward, reverse, and turn either direction
Park Position
Move the motion-control levers outward from the
center to the P
(Figure 18). Always position the motion-control levers
into the P
ARK
leave it unattended.
Smart Speed™ Control System
Lever
The Smart Speed™ Control-System lever, located
below the operating position, gives you a choice to
drive the machine at 3 speed ranges— trim, tow, and
mow (Figure
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Fuel-Presence Window
You can use the fuel window, located on the left side
of the machine, to verify the presence of fuel in the
tank (Figure
6).
to
1. Fuel-presence window
6).
10
position when exiting the machine
ARK
position when you stop the machine or
21).
7).
Figure 7
(Figure 5).
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