SafeHandlingofFuels
•Toavoidpersonalinjuryorpropertydamage,use
extremecareinhandlinggasoline.Gasolineisextremely
ammableandthevaporsareexplosive.
•Extinguishallcigarettes,cigars,pipes,andothersources
ofignition.
•Useonlyanapprovedfuelcontainer.
•Donotremovethefuelcaporaddfuelwiththeengine
running.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforefueling.
•Donotfuelthemachineindoors.
•Donotstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwherethere
isanopename,spark,orpilotlight,suchasonawater
heateroronotherappliances.
•Donotllcontainersinsideavehicle,onatruck,orona
trailerbedwithaplasticliner.Alwaysplacecontainerson
thegroundawayfromyourvehiclebeforelling.
•Removeequipmentfromthetruckortrailerandfuelit
ontheground.Ifthisisnotpossible,thenaddfuelwith
suchequipmentasaportablecontainerratherthanfrom
afuel-dispensernozzle.
•Keepthenozzleincontactwiththerimofthefueltank
orcontaineropeningatalltimesuntilfuelingiscomplete.
•Donotuseanozzlelock-opendevice.
•Ifyouspillfuelonclothing,changeyourclothing
immediately.
•Donotoverllthefueltank.Replacethefuelcapand
tightensecurely.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Disengagedrives,settheparkingbrake,stoptheengine,
andremovethekeyordisconnectspark-plugwire.Wait
forallmovementtostopbeforeadjusting,cleaning,or
repairing.
•Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthecuttingunit,drives,
mufers,andenginetohelppreventres.
•Cleanupoilorfuelspills.
•Lettheenginecoolbeforestoringthemachine.
•Donotstorefuelnearamesordrainfuelindoors.
•Donotallowuntrainedpersonneltoservicethemachine.
•Usejackstandstosupportcomponentswhenrequired.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswithstored
energy.
•Disconnectthebatteryorremovethespark-plugwire
beforemakinganyrepairs.Disconnectthenegative
terminalrstandthepositiveterminallast.Connectthe
positiveterminalrstandnegativelast.
•Usecarewhencheckingtheblades.Wraptheblade(s)
orwearthicklypaddedgloves,andusecautionwhen
servicingthem.Onlyreplaceblades;donotstraighten
orweldthem.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfrommovingparts.Ifpossible,
donotmakeadjustmentswiththeenginerunning.
•Keepallpartsingoodworkingconditionandallhardware
tightened.Replaceallwornordamageddecals.
Hauling
•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachineintoa
traileroratruck.
•Usefull-widthrampsforloadingmachineintoatrailer
oratruck.
•Tiethemachinedownsecurelyusingstraps,chains,cable,
orropes.Bothfrontandrearstrapsshouldbedirected
downandoutwardfromthemachine.
ToroMowerSafety
ThefollowinglistcontainssafetyinformationspecictoToro
productsandothersafetyinformationyoumustknow.
Thisproductiscapableofamputatinghandsandfeet,and
throwingobjects.Alwaysfollowallsafetyinstructionsto
avoidseriousinjuryordeath.
Thisproductisdesignedforcuttingandrecyclinggrass,or,
whenequippedwithagrassbagger,forcatchingcutgrass.
Anyuseforpurposesotherthanthesecouldprovedangerous
totheuserandbystanders.
GeneralOperation
•Besurethattheareaisclearofbystandersbeforemowing.
Stopthemachineifanyoneentersthearea.
•Donottouchequipmentorattachmentpartswhichmay
behotfromoperation.Allowallofthepartstocool
beforeattemptingtomaintain,adjust,orservicethe
machine.
•UseonlyToro-approvedattachments.Warrantymaybe
voidedifusedwithanyunapprovedattachments.
•Checkcarefullyforoverheadclearances(i.e.branches,
doorways,electricalwires,etc.)beforeoperatingunder
anyobjects,anddonotcontactthem.
•Slowdownbeforemakingturnsanduseextracaution.
•Usecautionwhenridingtheplatformovercurbs,rocks,
roots,orotherobstructions.
•Lookbehindanddownbeforebackinguptoensurea
clearpath.Useextracarewhenoperatinginreverse.
•Donotjerkthecontrols;useasteadymotion.
•Whenloadingorunloadingthemachine,useone
full-widthrampthatiswideenoughtoextendbeyond
thewidthofthemachine.
•Donotcarrypassengers.
•Donotcarryequipmentonthemachine.
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