Toro TimeCutter Z5000 User Manual

Controls
BecomefamiliarwithallofthecontrolsinFigure3,
Figure4,andFigure5beforeyoustarttheengineand
operatethemachine.
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Figure5
ControlPanel
1.Ignitionswitch3.Bladecontrolswitch
(powertake-off)
2.Throttle/Choke
IgnitionSwitch
Theignitionswitchhasthreepositions,Off,Runand
Start.ThekeywillturntoStartandmovebackto
Runuponrelease.TurningthekeytotheOffposition
willstoptheengine;however,alwaysremovethekey
whenleavingthemachinetopreventsomeonefrom
accidentallystartingtheengine(Figure5).
Throttle/ChokeControl
Thethrottleandchokeiscombinedintoonecontrol
lever.Thethrottlecontrolstheenginespeedandithasa
continuousvariablesettingfromSlowtoFast.Engage
thechokebymovingtheleverpasttheFastsettinguntil
itstops(Figure5).
BladeControlSwitch(PowerTake-Off)
Thebladecontrolswitch,representedbyapower
take-off(PTO)symbol,engagesanddisengagespower
tothemowerblades(Figure5).
MotionControlLeversandPark
Position
Themotioncontrolleversarespeedsensitivecontrolsof
independentwheelmotors.Movingaleverforwardor
backwardturnsthewheelonthesamesideforwardorin
reverse;wheelspeedisproportionaltotheamountthe
leverismoved.Movethecontrolleversoutwardfrom
thecentertotheparkpositionandexitthemachine
(Figure15).Alwayspositionthemotioncontrollevers
intotheparkpositionwhenyoustopthemachineor
leaveitunattended.
FuelGauge
Thefuelwindowlocatedbelowtheoperatorposition
canbeusedtoverifythelevelofgasolineinthetank
(Figure6).
Figure6
1.Fuelgaugewindow
Height-of-CutLever
Theheightofcutleverallowstheoperatortolower
andraisethedeckfromtheseatedposition.Whenthe
leverismovedup,towardtheoperatorthedeckisraised
fromthegroundandwhenmoveddown,awayfromthe
operatoritisloweredtowardtheground.Onlyadjustthe
heightofcutwhilemachineisnotmoving(Figure18).
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Toro TimeCutter Z5000 Specifications

General

Brand	Toro
Model	TimeCutter Z5000
Category	Lawn Mower
Language	English