Operator's Manual

•Onmulti-spindlemowers,takecareasrotatingone
bladecancauseotherbladestorotate.
•Disengagedrives,lowerthedeck,setparkingbrake,
stopengineandremovethekeyfromtheignition.
Waitforallmovementtostopbeforeadjusting,
cleaningorrepairing.
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromdecks,drives,
silencers/mufers,engineandundersideofmachine
tohelppreventres.Cleanupoilorfuelspillage.
•Usejackstandstosupportcomponentswhen
required.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswith
storedenergy.
•Disconnectbatterybeforemakinganyrepairs.
Disconnectthenegativeterminalrstandthe
positivelast.Reconnectpositiverstandnegative
last.
•Usecarewhencheckingtheblades.Weargloves
andusecautionwhenservicingthem.Onlyreplace
blades.Neverstraightenorweldthem.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfrommovingparts.If
possible,donotmakeadjustmentswiththeengine
running.
•Chargebatteriesinanopenwellventilatedarea,
awayfromsparkandames.Unplugchargerbefore
connectingordisconnectingfrombattery.Wear
protectiveclothinganduseinsulatedtools.
ToroRidingMowerSafety
Thefollowinglistcontainssafetyinformationspecic
toToroproductsorothersafetyinformationthatyou
mustknowthatisnotincludedintheCEN,ISO,or
ANSIstandard.
Thisproductiscapableofamputatinghandsand
feetandthrowingobjects.Alwaysfollowallsafety
instructionstoavoidseriousinjuryordeath.
Useofthisproductforpurposesotherthanitsintended
usecouldprovedangeroustouserandbystanders.
•Knowhowtostoptheenginequickly.
•Donotoperatethemachinewhilewearingtennis
shoesorsneakers.
•Wearingsafetyshoesandlongpantsisadvisableand
requiredbysomelocalordinancesandinsurance
regulations.
•Handlefuelcarefully.Wipeupanyspills.
•Checkthesafetyinterlockswitchesdailyforproper
operation.Ifaswitchshouldfail,replacetheswitch
beforeoperatingthemachine.
•Beforestartingtheengine,sitontheseat.
•Usingthemachinedemandsattention.Toprevent
lossofcontrol:
–Donotdriveclosetosandtraps,ditches,creeks,
orotherhazards.
–Reducespeedwhenmakingsharpturns.Avoid
suddenstopsandstarts.
–Thismachineisnotdesignedorequippedfor
on-roaduseandisa“slow-movingvehicle.”
Ifyoumustcrossortravelonapublicroad,
youshouldbeawareofandcomplywithlocal
regulations,suchasrequiredlights,slowmoving
vehiclesigns,andreectors.
–Whennearorcrossingroads,alwaysyieldthe
right-of-way.
–Applytheservicebrakeswhengoingdownhillto
keepforwardspeedslowandtomaintaincontrol
ofthemachine.
•Raisethedeckwhendrivingfromoneworkareato
another.
•Donottouchtheengine,silencer/mufer,or
exhaustpipewhiletheengineisrunningorsoon
afterithasstoppedbecausetheseareascouldbehot
enoughtocauseburns.
•Iftheenginestallsormachinecannotmakeitto
thetopofaslope,donotturnthemachinearound.
Alwaysbackslowly,straightdowntheslope.
•Whenapersonorpetappearsunexpectedlyin
ornearthemowingarea,stopmowing.Careless
operation,combinedwithterrainangles,ricochets,
orimproperlypositionedguardscanleadtothrown
objectinjuries.Donotresumemowinguntilthe
areaiscleared.
UsingtheRolloverProtectionSystem
(ROPS)
•Keeptherollbarintheraisedandlockedposition
andusetheseatbeltwhenoperatingthemachine.
•Becertainthattheseatbeltcanbereleasedquickly
intheeventofanemergency.
•Beawarethereisnorolloverprotectionwhenthe
rollbarisdown.
•Checktheareatobemowedandneverfolddown
theROPSinareaswherethereareslopes,dropoffs
orwater.
•Lowertherollbaronlywhenabsolutelynecessary.
Donotweartheseatbeltwiththerollbarfolded
down.
•Checkcarefullyforoverheadclearances(i.ebranches,
doorways,electricalwires)beforedrivingunderany
objectsanddonotcontactthem.
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