Driving Forward Or Backward - Toro 38494 Operator's Manual

1. Start the engine; refer to Starting and Stopping the
Engine in , page .
2. Set the parking brake.
3. Move the right side motion control lever to the
center, un-locked position. The blades should
not rotate.
4. Move the motion control levers forward. The
engine should kill.
5. Start the engine and release the parking brake.
6. Move the right side motion control lever to the
center, un-locked position.
7. Continue holding the right side motion control lever
in the center, un-locked position and pull up on the
blade control switch (PTO) and release. The clutch
should engage and the mower blades begin rotating.
8. Move or release the right side motion control lever
into the neutral lock position. The blades should
stop rotating.
9. Move the right side motion control lever to the
center, un-locked position.
10. Continue holding the right side motion control lever
in the center, un-locked position and pull up on the
blade control switch (PTO) and release. The clutch
should engage and the mower blades begin rotating.
11. Push the blade control switch (PTO) down to the
off position. The blades should stop rotating.
12. With the engine running, pull up the blade control
switch (PTO) and release without holding right
side motion control lever to the center, un-locked
position. The blades should not rotate.

Driving Forward or Backward

The throttle control regulates the engine speed as
measured in rpm (revolutions per minute). Place
the throttle control in the fast position for best
performance. Always operate in the full throttle
position when mowing.
Machine can spin very rapidly. Operator may
lose control of machine and cause personal
injury or damage to machine.
• Use caution when making turns.
• Slow the machine down before making
sharp turns.
Driving Forward
1. Release the parking brake; refer to Releasing the
Parking Brake in , page .
2. Move the right side motion control lever to the
center, un-locked position.
3. To go forward, slowly push the motion control
levers forward (Figure 9).
Note: The engine will kill if the traction control
levers are moved with the parking brake engaged.
To go straight, apply equal pressure to both motion
control levers (Figure 9).
To turn, move the motion control lever toward
neutral in the direction you want to turn (Figure 9).
The farther you move the traction control levers in
either direction, the faster the machine will move in
that direction.
To stop, pull the motion control levers back to the
neutral position.
1. Forward
Driving Backward
1. Move the right side motion control lever to the
center, un-locked position.
2. To go backward, slowly pull the motion control
levers rearward (Figure 9).
To go straight, apply equal pressure to both motion
control levers (Figure 9).
To turn, release pressure on the motion control lever
toward the direction you want to turn (Figure 9).
To stop, push the motion control levers to the
neutral position.
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Figure 9
2. Backward