Stopping the Machine. Toro Commercial Walk-Behind Mower, Fixed Deck, T-Bar, Gear Drive

A blade can be bent or damaged when driving up a curb. Pieces of blade that may be thrown could seriously injure or kill you or bystanders.

Do not run blades while driving up a curb forward or backward.

Driving Forward Up a Curb

1. Disengage the mower blades.

2. Select first gear to drive the machine.

3. Drive machine until the castor wheels contact curb

(Figure 10).

4. Lift the front of the machine by pushing down on

the lower handle (Figure 10).

5. Drive the machine until drive wheels contact the

curb (Figure 10).

6. Lower the front of the machine (Figure 10).

Note: Both drive wheels should contact the curb and caster wheels straight.

7. At the same time engage the lower control bar and lift up on the lower handle to drive over the curb

(Figure 9 and Figure 10).

Note: Lifting up on the lower handle will assist driving the machine up a curb and not spin the drive wheels.

Driving Backward Up a Curb

1. Disengage the mower blades.

2. Select reverse to drive the machine.

3. Drive the machine until drive wheels contact curb

(Figure 10).

Note: Both drive wheels should contact the curb and caster wheels straight.

4. At the same time engage lower control bar and lift

up on the lower handle (Figure 9 and Figure 11).

Note: Lifting up on the lower handle will assist driving the machine up a curb and not spin the drive wheels.

1.

Lower control bar

(engaged)

Figure 11

2.

Handle

Stopping the Machine

To stop the machine, pull back on the upper control bar, release the blade control bail, turn the ignition key to off and set the parking brake; refer to Setting the

Parking Brake in , page . Remember to remove the key from the ignition switch.

Figure 10

1.

Lower Control Bar engaged and mower in reverse.

2.

Pull up to assist machine

3.

Lower Control Bar engaged and mower going forward.

Children or bystanders may be injured if they move or attempt to operate the machine while it is unattended.

Always remove the ignition key and set the parking brake when leaving the machine unattended, even if just for a few minutes.

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