Operator's Manual

•Disengagethedrivetoattachmentswhen
transportingorwhenthemachineisnotinuse.
•Reducethethrottlesettingbeforestoppingthe
engineand,iftheengineisprovidedwithafuel
shut-offvalve,turnthefueloffattheconclusionof
mowing.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfromthecuttingunits.
•Lookbehindanddownbeforebackinguptobesure
ofaclearpath.
•Slowdownandusecautionwhenmakingturnsand
crossingroadsandsidewalks.Stopcylinders/reels
ifnotmowing.
•Donotoperatethemowerundertheinuenceof
alcoholordrugs.
•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachine
intoatrailerortruck.
•Theoperatorshallturnonashingwarninglights,
ifprovided,whenevertravelingonapublicroad,
exceptwheresuchuseisprohibitedbylaw .
•Usecarewhenapproachingblindcorners,shrubs,
trees,orotherobjectsthatmayobscurevision.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Keepallnuts,boltsandscrewstighttobesurethe
equipmentisinsafeworkingcondition.
•Neverstoretheequipmentwithfuelinthetank
insideabuildingwherefumesmayreachanopen
ameorspark.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringinany
enclosure.
•Toreducetherehazard,keeptheengine,
silencer/mufer,batterycompartmentfuelstorage
area,cuttingunitsanddrivesfreeofgrass,leaves,or
excessivegrease.Cleanupoilorfuelspillage.
•Keepallpartsingoodworkingconditionandall
hardwareandhydraulicttingstightened.Replace
wornordamagedpartsanddecalsforsafety.
•Ifthefueltankhastobedrained,dothisoutdoors.
•Becarefulduringadjustmentofthemachineto
prevententrapmentofthengersbetweenmoving
bladesandxedpartsofthemachine.
•Onmulti-cylinder/multi-reelmachines,takecare
asrotatingonecylinder/reelcancauseother
cylinders/reelstorotate.
•Disengagedrives,lowerthecuttingunits,setparking
brake,stopengineandremovekey.Waitforall
movementtostopbeforeadjusting,cleaningor
repairing.
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromcuttingunits,drives,
silencers/mufers,andenginetohelppreventres.
Cleanupoilorfuelspillage.
•Shutofffuelwhilestoringortransporting.Donot
storefuelnearames.
•Parkthemachineonlevelground.
•Neverallowuntrainedpersonneltoservicethe
machine.
•Usejackstandstosupportcomponentswhen
required.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswith
storedenergy.
•Disconnectbatterybeforemakinganyrepairs.
Disconnectthenegativeterminalrstandthe
positivelast.Reconnectpositiverstandnegative
last.
•Usecarewhencheckingthecylinders/reels.Wear
glovesandusecautionwhenservicingthem.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfrommovingparts.If
possible,donotmakeadjustmentswiththeengine
running.
•Chargebatteriesinanopenwellventilatedarea,
awayfromsparkandames.Unplugchargerbefore
connectingordisconnectingfrombattery.Wear
protectiveclothinganduseinsulatedtools.
ToroMowerSafety
Thefollowinglistcontainssafetyinformationspecic
toToroproductsorothersafetyinformationthatyou
mustknowthatisnotincludedintheCEN,ISO,or
ANSIstandards.
Thisproductiscapableofamputatinghandsand
feetandthrowingobjects.Alwaysfollowallsafety
instructionstoavoidseriousinjuryordeath.
Useofthisproductforpurposesotherthanitsintended
usecouldprovedangeroustouserandbystanders.
Engineexhaustcontainscarbonmonoxide,
whichisanodorless,deadlypoisonthatcan
killyou.Donotrunengineindoorsorinan
enclosedarea.
Preparation
Besuretoestablishyourownspecialproceduresand
workrulesforunusualoperatingconditions(e.g.,
slopestoosteepforoperation).Surveythecomplete
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