Stopping The Machine - Toro 74444 Operator's Manual

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 levers to the center, un-locked position.
3. To go forward, slowly push the motion control
levers forward (Figure 18).
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 18).
To turn, move the motion control lever toward
neutral in the direction you want to turn (Figure 18).
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 to the neutral
position.
1. Motion control
lever-neutral lock position
2. Center un-lock position
Driving Backward
1. Move the levers to the center, un-locked position.
2. To go backward, slowly pull the motion control
levers rearward (Figure 18).
To go straight, apply equal pressure to both motion
control levers (Figure 18).
To turn, release pressure on the motion control lever
toward the direction you want to turn (Figure 18).
To stop, push the motion control levers to the
neutral position.

Stopping the Machine

To stop the machine, move the traction control levers
to neutral and move to locked position, disengage the
power take off (PTO), and turn the ignition key to off.
Set the parking brake when you leave the machine; refer
to Setting the Parking Brake in , page . Remember to
remove the key from the ignition switch.
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Figure 18
3. Forward
4. Backward