Operator's Manual

isnotdesignedforuseonstreetsorhighways.
Alwayssignalyourturnsorstopearlyenough
sothatotherpeopleknowwhatyouplantodo.
Obeyalltrafcrulesandregulations.
–Theelectricalandexhaustsystemsofthesprayer
canproducesparkscapableofignitingexplosive
materials.Neveroperatethesprayerinornear
anareawherethereisdustorfumesintheair
whichareexplosive.
–Ifyouareeverunsureaboutsafeoperation,stop
workandaskyoursupervisor.
•Donottouchtheengineormuferwhiletheengine
isrunningorsoonafterithasstopped.Theseareas
maybehotenoughtocauseburns.
•Ifthemachineevervibratesabnormally,stop
immediately,waitforallmotiontostop,andinspect
thesprayerfordamage.Repairalldamagebefore
resumingoperation.
•Beforegettingoffoftheseat:
1.Stopthemovementofthemachine.
2.Removeyourfootfromthetractionpedaland
settheparkingbrake.
3.TurntheignitionkeytoOff.
4.Removetheignitionkey.
Note:Ifthesprayerisstoppedonanincline,
blockthewheelsaftergettingoffthesprayer.
Braking
•Slowdownbeforeyouapproachanobstacle.This
givesyouextratimetostoporturnaway.Hittingan
obstaclecandamagethesprayeranditscontents.
Moreimportant,itcaninjureyouandyourpassenger.
•GrossVehicleWeight(GVW)hasamajorimpacton
yourabilitytostopand/orturn.Heavyloadsand
attachmentsmakeasprayerhardertostoporturn.
Theheaviertheload,thelongerittakestostop.
•Turfandpavementaremuchmoreslipperywhen
theyarewet.Itcantake2to4timesaslongtostop
onwetsurfacesasondrysurfaces.Ifyoudrive
throughstandingwaterdeepenoughtogetthe
brakeswet,theywillnotworkwelluntiltheyare
dry.Afterdrivingthroughwater,youshouldtestthe
brakestomakesuretheyworkproperly.Iftheydo
not,driveslowlywhileputtinglightpressureonthe
brakepedal.Thiswilldrythebrakesout.
•Whenoperatingthemachinewithliquidinthetank,
reduceyourspeedandallowforsufcientbraking
distance.Donotsuddenlyapplythebrakes.Use
extracautiononslopes.
•Beawarethatheavyloadsincreaseyourstopping
distanceandreduceyourabilitytoturnquickly
withouttippingover.
OperatingonHillsandRoughTerrain
Operatingthesprayeronahillmaycausetippingor
rollingofthesprayer,ortheenginemaystallandyou
couldloseheadwayonthehill.Thiscouldresultin
personalinjury.
•Donotacceleratequicklyorslamonthebrakes
whenbackingdownahill,especiallywithaload.
•Neverdriveacrossasteephill;alwaysdrivestraight
upordownorgoaroundthehill.
•Iftheenginestallsoryoubegintoloseheadway
whileclimbingahill,graduallyapplythebrakesand
slowlybackstraightdownthehill.
•Turningwhiletravelingupordownhillscanbe
dangerous.Ifyouhavetoturnwhileonahill,do
itslowlyandcautiously.Nevermakesharporfast
turns.
•Heavyloadsaffectstability.Reducetheweightofthe
loadandyourspeedwhenoperatingonhills.
•Avoidstoppingonhills,especiallywithaload.
Stoppingwhilegoingdownahillwilltakelonger
thanstoppingonlevelground.Ifthesprayermust
bestopped,avoidsuddenspeedchanges,whichmay
initiatetippingorrollingofthesprayer.Donotslam
onthebrakeswhenrollingbackward,asthismay
causethesprayertooverturn.
•TheToroCompanystronglyrecommendsinstalling
theoptionalROPSKitwhenoperatingonhilly
terrain.IfyouinstallaROPS,alwaysweartheseat
beltwhendrivingthesprayer.
•Reducespeedandloadwhenoperatingonrough
terrain,unevenground,andnearcurbs,holes,and
othersuddenchangesinterrain.Loadsmayshift,
causingthesprayertobecomeunstable.
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