•Parkmachineonlevelground.Neverallowuntrained
personneltoservicemachine.
•Usejackstandstosupportcomponentswhen
required.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswith
storedenergy.
•Disconnectbatterybeforemakinganyrepairs.
Disconnectthenegativeterminalrstandthe
positivelast.Reconnectpositiverstandnegative
last.
•Usecarewhencheckingblades.Wrapthebladesor
weargloves,andusecautionwhenservicingthem.
Onlyreplaceblades.Neverstraightenorweldthem.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfrommovingparts.If
possible,donotmakeadjustmentswiththeengine
running.
•Chargebatteriesinanopenwellventilatedarea,
awayfromsparkandames.Unplugchargerbefore
connectingordisconnectingfrombattery.Wear
protectiveclothinganduseinsulatedtools.
•Makesureallhydrauliclineconnectorsaretightand
allhydraulichosesandlinesareingoodcondition
beforeapplyingpressuretothesystem.
•Keepyourbodyandhandsawayfrompinhole
leaksornozzlesthatejecthydraulicuidunderhigh
pressure.Usepaperorcardboard,notyourhands,
tosearchforleaks.Hydraulicuidescapingunder
pressurecanhavesufcientforcetopenetratethe
skinandcauseseriousinjury.Ifuidisinjectedinto
theskinitmustbesurgicallyremovedwithinafew
hoursbyadoctorfamiliarwiththisformofinjury
organgrenemayresult.
ToroMowerSafety
Thefollowinglistcontainssafetyinformationspecic
toToroproductsorothersafetyinformationthatyou
mustknowthatisnotincludedintheCEN,ISO,or
ANSIstandards.
Thisproductiscapableofamputatinghandsand
feetandthrowingobjects.Alwaysfollowallsafety
instructionstoavoidseriousinjuryordeath.
Useofthisproductforpurposesotherthanitsintended
usecouldprovedangeroustouserandbystanders.
Engineexhaustcontainscarbonmonoxide,
whichisanodorless,deadlypoisonthatcan
killyou.
Donotrunengineindoorsorinanenclosed
area.
Operation
•BeforeoperatingamachinewithROPS(rollover
protectionsystem),becertainthattheseatbeltsare
attachedandtheseatislatchedtopreventtheseat
frompivotingforward.
•Knowhowtostopthemachineandenginequickly.
•Donotoperatethemachinewhilewearingtennis
shoesorsneakers.
•Wearingsafetyshoesandlongpantsisadvisableand
requiredbysomelocalordinancesandinsurance
regulations.
•Keephands,feet,andclothingawayfrommoving
partsandthemowerdischargeareaandundersideof
themowerwhiletheengineisrunning.
•Fillfueltankuntillevelis1inch(25mm)belowthe
bottomofthellerneck.Donotoverll.
•Checkthesafetyinterlockswitchesdailyforproper
operation.Ifaswitchshouldfail,replacetheswitch
beforeoperatingthemachine.
•Checkcarefullyforoverheadclearances(i.e.
branches,doorways,electricalwires)beforedriving
underanyobjectsanddonotcontactthem.
•Donotmowinreverseunlessabsolutelynecessary.
•Reducespeedwhenmakingsharpturns.
•Avoidstartingorstoppingonaslope.Iftireslose
traction,disengagethebladesandproceedslowly
straightdowntheslope.Avoidraisingtheside
cuttingunitsonaslope.
•Avoidturningonslopes.Ifyoumustturn,turn
slowlyandgraduallydownhill,ifpossible.
•WhenoperatingamachinewithaROPS,alwaysuse
aseatbelt.
•Becertainthattheseatbeltcanbereleasedquicklyif
themachineisdrivenorrollsintoapondorwater.
•Watchfortrafcwhennearorcrossingroads.
Alwaysyieldtheright-of-way.
•Thismachineisnotdesignedorequippedfor
on-roaduseandisa“slow-movingvehicle”.Ifyou
mustcrossortravelonapublicroad,youshould
beawareofandcomplywithlocalregulations,such
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