Operator's Manual

ManualsBrandsToro ManualsRiding ProductsZ Master Professional 7000 Series Riding Mower, With 152cm TURBO FORCE Side Discharge Mower

distance(twicethewidthofthemachine)between

themachineandanyhazard.Useawalkbehind

machineorahandtrimmertomowthegrassin

theseareas.

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1.SafeZone-Usethemowerhereonslopeslessthan15

degrees

2.DangerZone-Useawalk-behindmowerand/orhand

trimmeronslopesgreaterthan15degrees

3.Water

4.W=widthofthemachine

5.Keepasafedistance(twicethewidthofthemachine)

betweenthemachineandanyhazard.

•Avoidstarting,stoppingorturningthemachineon

slopes.Avoidmakingsuddenchangesinspeedor

direction;turnslowlyandgradually.

•DoNotoperateamachineunderanyconditions

wheretraction,steeringorstabilityisinquestion.

Beawarethatoperatingthemachineonwet

grass,acrossslopesordownhillmaycausethe

machinetolosetraction.Lossoftractiontothe

drivewheelsmayresultinslidingandalossof

brakingandsteering.Themachinecanslideeven

ifthedrivewheelsarestopped.

•Removeormarkobstaclessuchasditches,holes,

ruts,bumps,rocksorotherhiddenhazards.T all

grasscanhideobstacles.Uneventerraincould

overturnthemachine.

•Useextracarewhileoperatingwithaccessoriesor

attachments,suchasgrasscollectionsystems.

Thesecanchangethestabilityofthemachine

andcausealossofcontrol.Followdirectionsfor

counterweights.

•Ifpossible,keepthedeckloweredtotheground

whileoperatingonslopes.Raisingthedeckwhile

operatingonslopescancausethemachineto

becomeunstable.

RolloverProtectionSystem

(ROPS)Safety

ARolloverProtectionSystem(rollbar)isinstalledon

themachine.

WARNING

Thereisnorolloverprotectionwhentheroll

barisdown.Wheelsdroppingoveredges,

ditches,steepbanks,orwatercancause

rollovers,whichmayresultinseriousinjury,

deathordrowning.

•DoNotremovetheROPS.

•Keeptherollbarintheraisedandlocked

positionanduseseatbelt.

•Lowertherollbaronlywhenabsolutely

necessary.

•DoNotwearseatbeltwhentherollbaris

down.

•Driveslowlyandcarefully.

•Raisetherollbarassoonasclearance

permits.

•Becertainthattheseatbeltcanbereleased

quicklyintheeventofanemergency.

•Checkcarefullyforoverheadclearances(i.e.

branches,doorways,andelectricalwires)before

drivingunderanyobjectsandDoNotcontact

them.

•Intheeventofarollover,taketheunittoan

AuthorizedServiceDealertohavetheROPS

inspected.

•ReplaceadamagedROPS.DoNotrepairor

revise.

•Anyaccessories,alterations,orattachments

addedtotheROPSmustbeapprovedbyT oro.

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