Toro 13BX60RG744 Operator's Manual page 7

SECTION 2: SAFETY AND INSTRUCTIONAL LABELS
Safety and instructional abels found on your lawn tractor are illustrated below (3/4 actual size). Always follow their
instructions and heed their warnings. If you discover a safety label is scratched, damaged or missing, order a replacement
immediately.
DANGER
ROTATING BLADES CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH
• DO NOT MOW WHEN CHILDREN OR OTHERS
ARE AROUND
• NEVER CARRY CHILDREN EVEN WITH BLADE(S)
OFF.
• LOOK DOWN AND BEHIND BEFORE AND WHILE
BACKING.
• MOWING IN REVERSE IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH
• GO UP AND DOWN SLOPES, NOT ACROSS.
• AVOID SUDDEN TURNS.
• DO NOT OPERATE THE UNIT WHERE IT COULD SLIP OR
TIP.
• IF MACHINE STOPS GOING UPHILL, STOP BLADE(S)
AND BACK DOWNHILL SLOWLY.
• KEEP SAFETY DEVICES (GUARDS, SHIELDS, AND
SWITCHES, ETC.) IN PLACE AND WORKING.
• REMOVE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE THROWN BY THE
BLADE(S).
• KNOW LOCATION AND FUNCTION OF ALL CONTROLS.
• BE SURE BLADE(S) AND ENGINE ARE STOPPED
BEFORE PLACING HANDS OR FEET NEAR BLADE(S).
• BEFORE LEAVING OPERATOR'S POSITION, DISENGAGE
BLADE(S), ENGAGE PARKING BRAKE, SHUT OFF AND
REMOVE KEY.
READ OPERATOR'S MANUAL
KEEP HANDS AND FEET AWAY.
DO NOT OPERATE MOWER
UNLESS CHUTE DEFLECTOR
OR ENTIRE GRASS CATCHER IS
IN ITS PROPER PLACE.
ASSEMBLE CHUTE DEFLECTOR TO THIS UNIT BEFORE OPERATING.
DANGER
Part No. 112-1265
TO START
1. DISENGAGE BLADES/PTO, (POWER TAKE OFF)
2. ENGAGE THE TRACTOR'S PARKING BRAKE.
3. ACTIVATE THE CHOKE CONTROL.
4. TURN KEY TO START ENGINE. AFTER START RELEASE KEY & DEACTIVATE CHOKE
BY PLACING THROTTLE TO
OPERATING MODES
NORMAL MOWING
YOU MUST DISENGAGE BLADES/PTO, (POWER TAKE OFF) BEFORE
TRAVELING IN REVERSE.
REVERSE CAUTION MODE
1. TURN KEY TO REVERSE CAUTION MODE POSITION.
2. DEPRESS REVERSE PUSH BUTTON. (RED INDICATOR LIGHT "ON")
WHEN RED LIGHT IS "ON" MACHINE CAN BE OPERATED IN REVERSE
WITH MOWER BLADES ENGAGED.
IMPORTANT: MOWING IN REVERSE IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
3. AFTER RESUMING FORWARD OPERATION, RETURN KEY TO
"NORMAL MOWING" POSITION.
NOTE:
IN BOTH MODES, WHEN OPERATOR LEAVES SEAT, ENGINE WILL
STOP UNLESS PARKING BRAKE IS SET AND BLADES ARE DISENGAGED.
PARKING
BRAKE
DEPRESS
BRAKE PEDAL,
PUSH PARKING
BRAKE LEVER
DOWN AND
RELEASE PEDAL
TO LOCK
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FAST "RABBIT" POSITION.
SPEED
CRUISE
CONTROL
CONTROL
PEDAL
DEPRESS SPEED
PRESS PEDAL DOWN
CONTROL PEDAL
TO DESIRED SPEED.
TO INCREASE SPEED
PUSH CRUISE
CONTROL LEVER
DOWN AND RELEASE
PEDAL. PRESS
BRAKE OR
SPEED CONTROL
TO RELEASE
Part No. 112-1262