Operator's Manual

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ICES-002
Introduction
R ead this infor mation carefully to lear n ho w to
operate and maintain y our product properly and
to a v oid injur y and product damag e . Y ou are
responsible for operating the product properly
and safely .
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for product and accessor y infor mation, help
finding a dealer , or to register y our product.
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or additional infor mation, contact an A uthorized
Ser vice Dealer or T oro Customer Ser vice and ha v e
the model and serial n umbers of y our product
ready . Figure 1 identifies the location of the model
and serial n umbers on the product. W rite the
n umbers in the space pro vided.
Figure 1
1. Model and serial number location
Model No.
Serial No.
T his man ual identifies potential hazards and has
safety messag es identified b y the safety aler t
symbol ( Figure 2 ), whic h signals a hazard that ma y
cause serious injur y or death if y ou do not follo w
the recommended precautions .
Figure 2
1. Safety alert symbol
T his man ual uses 2 other w ords to highlight
infor mation. Impor tant calls attention to special
mec hanical infor mation and Note emphasizes
g eneral infor mation w or th y of special attention.
Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Safe Operating Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
T oro Riding Mo w er Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Sound Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Sound P o w er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Slope Char t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Safety and Instr uctional Decals . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Product Ov er view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Adding Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Chec king the Engine Oil Lev el . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Switc hing the Fuel T anks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using the R ollo v er Protection
System (R OPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
T hink Safety First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Operating the P arking Brak e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Star ting and Stopping the
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Operating the P o w er T ak e Off
(PTO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
T he Safety Interloc k System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Dri ving F orw ard or Bac kw ard . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Stopping the Mac hine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Adjusting the Height-of-Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Adjusting the Anti-Scalp
R ollers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Adjusting the Flo w Baffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
P ositioning the Flo w Baffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
P ositioning the Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Unlatc hing the Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Pushing the Mac hine b y Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using the Side Disc harg e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
T ranspor ting Mac hines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Loading Mac hines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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