Safety
Improperuseormaintenancebytheoperatoror
ownercanresultininjury.T oreducethepotential
forinjury,complywiththesesafetyinstructions,and
payattentiontothesafety-alertsymbol,whichmeans
Caution,Warning,orDanger—personalsafety
instruction.Failuretocomplywiththeinstructions
mayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
SafeOperatingPractices
Thisproductiscapableofamputatinghandsand
feetandthrowingobjects.Alwaysfollowallsafety
instructionstoavoidseriousinjuryordeath.
ThefollowinginstructionsareadaptedfromANSI
standardB71.1-2012.Allthelanguagewithinthis
ANSIstandardappliestothismachine;however,
duetotheapplicationofthestandardacrossmany
differenttypesofproductssomestatementscan
seemgeneralormisleading.Intheseinstances,T oro
hasrenedthestatementtoconveythemeaningof
thestandardwhilebettermatchingtheproductthis
Operator'sManualpertains.Safetyinformationin
additiontotheinstructionsfoundintheANSIstandard
belowcanbefoundinToroRidingMowerSafetyat
theendofthissection.
GeneralOperation
•Read,understand,andfollowallinstructionsin
theoperator'smanualandonthemachinebefore
starting.
•Donotplacehandsorfeetnearrotatingpartsor
underthemachine.Keepclearofthedischarge
openingatalltimes.
•Allowonlyresponsibleadultswhoarefamiliarwith
theinstructionstooperatethemachine.
•Cleartheareaofobjectssuchasrocks,toys,wire,
etc.,whichcouldbepickedupandthrownbythe
blade.
•Makesurethattheareaisclearofotherpeople
beforemowing.Stopthemachineifanyoneenters
thearea.
•Nevercarrypassengers.
•Donotmowinreverseunlessabsolutely
necessary.Alwayslookdownandbehindbefore
andwhilebackingup.
•Beawareofthemowerdischargedirectionanddo
notpointitatanyone.Avoiddischargingmaterial
againstawallorobstruction.Materialmayricochet
backtowardtheoperator.Stoptheblade(s)when
crossinggravelsurfaces.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutdeector,
dischargecover,orentiregrasscollectionsystem
inplaceandworking.
•Bealert,slowdownandusecautionwhenmaking
turns.Lookbehindandtothesidebeforechanging
directions.
•Neverleavearunningmachineunattended.
Alwaysturnoffblades,setparkingbrake,stop
engine,andremovekeybeforedismounting.
•Turnoffbladeswhennotmowing.Shutoffthe
engine,waitforallpartstocometoacompletestop
andremovethekeybeforecleaningthemachine,
removingthegrasscatcheroruncloggingthe
dischargechute.
•Operatethemachineonlyindaylightorgood
articiallight.
•Donotoperatethemachinewhileill,tired,or
undertheinuenceofalcoholordrugs.
•Watchfortrafcwhenoperatingnearorcrossing
roadways.
•Useextracarewhenloadingorunloadingthe
machineintoatrailerortruck.
•Alwaysweareyeprotectionwhenoperatingthe
mower.
•Dataindicatesthatoperators,age60yearsand
above,areinvolvedinalargepercentageofriding
mower-relatedinjuries.Operatorsshouldevaluate
theirabilitytooperatetheridingmowersafely
enoughtoprotectthemselvesandothersfrom
seriousinjury.
•Alwaysfollowtherecommendationsforany
applicationofcounterweights.
•Lightningcancausesevereinjuryordeath.If
lightningisseenorthunderisheardinthearea,do
notoperatethemachine;seekshelter.
SlopeOperation
Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedtolossofcontroland
tip-overaccidents,whichcanresultinsevereinjuryor
death.Operationonallslopesrequiresextracaution.
Ifyoucannotbackuptheslopeorifyoufeeluneasy
onit,donotmowit.
•Donotmowslopesgreaterthan15degrees.
•Watchforditches,holes,rocks,dips,andrises
thatchangetheoperatingangle,asroughterrain
couldoverturnthemachine.
•Choosealowgroundspeedsoyouwillnothave
tostopwhileoperatingonaslope.
•Donotmowslopeswhengrassiswet.Slippery
conditionsreducetractionandcouldcausesliding
andlossofcontrol.
•Alwayskeepthedrivewheelsengagedwhen
goingdownslopes.Donotshifttoneutraland
coastdownhill.
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