Operator's Manual

to the mac hine and the mo wing acti vity . Nev er assume
that c hildren will remain where y ou last sa w them.
• K ee p c hildren out of the mo wing area and under
the w atc hful care of another responsible adult.
• Be aler t and tur n the mac hine off if c hildren enter
the area.
• Before and while bac king, look behind and do wn
for small c hildren.
• Nev er car r y c hildren, ev en with the blades off .
T hey ma y fall off and be seriously injured or
interfere with safe mac hine operation.
• Nev er allo w c hildren to operate the mac hine .
• Use extra care when approac hing blind cor ners ,
shr ubs , trees , the end of a fence or other objects
that ma y obscure vision.
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• Use extra care when handling g asoline and other
fuels . T hey are flammable and v apors are explosi v e .
– Use only an appro v ed container .
– Nev er remo v e the g as cap or add fuel when
the engine is r unning . Allo w the engine to cool
before refueling . Do not smok e .
– Nev er refuel the mac hine indoors .
– Nev er store the mac hine or fuel container
inside where there is an open flame , suc h as
near a w ater heater or fur nace .
• Nev er r un a mac hine inside a closed area.
• K ee p n uts and bolts tight, especially the blade
attac hment bolts . K ee p equipment in g ood
condition.
• Nev er tamper with safety devices . Chec k their
proper operation regularly .
• K ee p the mac hine free of g rass , lea v es , or other
debris build-up . Clean up oil or fuel spillag e . Allo w
the mac hine to cool before storing .
• Stop and inspect the equipment if y ou strik e an
object. R e pair , if necessar y , before restar ting .
• Grass catc her components are subject to w ear ,
damag e and deterioration, whic h could expose
mo ving par ts or allo w objects to be thro wn.
F requently c hec k components and re place
with man ufacturer’ s recommended par ts , when
necessar y .
• Mo w er blades are shar p and can cut. W rap the
blade(s) or w ear glo v es , and use extra caution when
ser vicing them.
• Use only g en uine T oro re placement par ts to ensure
that original standards are maintained.
Toro Riding Mower Safety
T he follo wing list contains safety infor mation specific
to T oro products or other safety infor mation that y ou
m ust kno w that is not included in the ANSI standards .
Engine exhaust contains carbon mono xide,
which is an odor less, deadl y poison that can kill
y ou. It is also kno wn to the State of Calif or nia
to cause bir th defects.
Do not r un engine indoor s or in an enclosed
ar ea.
• Stop the engine , disconnect spark plug wire(s) and
remo v e k ey before perfor ming any ser vice , re pairs ,
maintenance or adjustments .
• Slo w do wn before tur ning . Shar p tur ns on any
ter rain ma y cause loss of control.
• Nev er lea v e a r unning mac hine unattended. Alw a ys
tur n off blades , set parking brak e , stop engine , and
remo v e the ignition and K eyChoice® k eys before
dismounting .
• K ee p hands , feet, hair and loose clothing a w a y from
attac hment disc harg e area, underside of mo w er and
any mo ving par ts while engine is r unning .
• Do not touc h equipment or attac hment par ts
whic h ma y be hot from operation. Allo w to cool
before attempting to maintain, adjust or ser vice .
• Batter y acid is poisonous and can cause bur ns .
A v oid contact with skin, eyes and clothing . Protect
y our face , eyes and clothing when w orking with
a batter y .
• Batter y g ases can explode . K ee p cig arettes , sparks
and flames a w a y from batter y .
• Use only g en uine re placement par ts to ensure that
original standards are maintained.
• Use only T oro appro v ed attac hments . W ar ranty
ma y be v oided if used with unappro v ed
attac hments .
• Do not mo w across slopes g reater than 5 deg rees .
• Do not mo w do wn slopes g reater than 15 deg rees .
• Do not mo w up slopes g reater than 10 deg rees .
• If a stee p slope m ust be ascended, bac k up the
hill, and dri v e forw ard do wn the hill, k ee ping the
mac hine in g ear .
• A v oid tur ning on slopes . If y ou m ust tur n, tur n
slo wly and g radually do wnhill, if possible .
• Do not use a g rass catc her on stee p slopes . Hea vy
g rass bags could cause loss of control or o v er tur n
the mac hine .
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