causelossofcontrolandvehicletotiporroll,possibly
resultinginpersonalinjuryordeath.
•Traverseslopescarefully.Donotstartorstopsuddenly
whentraversingslopesorwhentravelinguphillor
downhill.
•Ifenginestallsormachinelosesheadwayandcannot
makeittothetopofaslope,donotturnmachinearound.
Alwaysbackslowlystraightdowntheslope.
•Usingthemachinedemandstheoperator'scomplete
attention.Topreventlossofcontrol:
–Operateonlyindaylightorwhenthereisgood
articiallight.
–Driveslowly.
–Avoidsuddenstartsandstops.
–Lookbehindmachinebeforebackingup.
–Watchforholesorotherhiddenhazards.
–Donotdriveclosetoasandtrap,ditch,creek,or
hazard.
–Reducespeedwhenmakingsharpturnsandwhen
turningonahillside.
–Thecuttingdeckmustbeloweredwhengoingdown
slopesforsteeringcontrol.
•Thegrassdeectormustalwaysbeinstalledandinlowest
positiononthecuttingunitwhenblowerassemblyis
removed.Thisproductisdesignedtodriveobjectsinto
thegroundwheretheyloseenergyquicklyingrassyareas.
However,don'ttakeaninjuryrisk!Whenapersonor
petappearsunexpectedlyinornearthemowingarea,
stopmowing.Carelessoperation,combinedwithterrain
angles,ricochets,orimproperlypositionedguards,can
leadtothrownobjectinjuries.Donotresumemowing
untilareaiscleared.
•Neverraisethecuttingunitwhilethebladesorother
partsarerotating.
•Ifcuttingbladesstrikeasolidobjectorthemachine
vibratesabnormally,disengagePTO,movethrottleto
SLOW,setparkingbrake,andshutengineoff.Remove
keyfromswitchtopreventpossibilityofaccidental
starting.Checkcuttingunit,blowerassemblyandtraction
unitfordamageanddefectiveparts.Repairanydamage
beforerestartingtheengineandoperatingthecutting
unit.Assurecuttingunitbladesareingoodconditionand
bladeboltsaretightenedtopropertorquespecications
(SeeCuttingDeckOperator'sManual).
•Ifthecuttingunitdischargeareaorblowerassembly
everplugs,disengagePTOandshutengineoffbefore
removingtheobstruction.
•Tostopmachine,removefootfromthetractionpedal.
Graduallyreversingthetractionpedalcanprovide
additionalbraking.
•Donottouchengine,mufer,oritadjacentshroudwhile
engineisrunningorsoonafterithasstopped.These
areascouldbehotenoughtocauseaburn.
•Lowerthecuttingunittothegroundandremovekey
fromswitchwhenevermachineisleftunattended.
•Beforegettingoftheseat:
–Movetractionpedaltoneutralpositionandremove
footfrompedal.
–SettheparkingbrakeanddisengagethePTO.
–Shuttheengineoffandremovekeyfromignition
switch.Waitforallmovementtostopbeforegetting
offtheseat.
Maintenance
•Removekeyfromignitionswitchtopreventaccidental
startingoftheenginewhenservicing,adjusting,orstoring
themachine.
•Ifmajorrepairsareeverneededorassistanceisdesired,
contactanAuthorizedToroDistributor.
•Toreducepotentialrehazard,keeptheenginefreeof
excessivegrease,grass,leaves,andaccumulationsofdirt.
•Makesuremachineisinsafeoperatingconditionby
keepingnuts,bolts,andscrewstight.Checkallcutting
unitblademountingboltsfrequentlytoassuretheyare
tightenedtopropertorquespecications(SeetheCutting
DeckOperator'sManual).
•Makesureallhydrauliclineconnectorsaretight,andall
hydraulichosesandlinesareingoodconditionbefore
applyingpressuretothesystem.
•Keepbodyandhandsawayfrompinholeleaksornozzles
thatejecthydraulicuidunderhighpressure.Usepaper
orcardboard,nothands,tosearchforleaks.Hydraulic
uidescapingunderpressurecanhavesufcientforceto
penetrateskinandcauseseriousinjury.Ifuidisejected
intotheskin,itmustbesurgicallyremovedwithinafew
hoursbyadoctorfamiliarwiththisformofinjuryor
gangrenemayresult.
•Beforedisconnectingorperforminganyworkonthe
hydraulicsystem,allpressureinsystemmustberelieved
bystoppingengineandloweringimplementtothe
ground.
•Iftheenginemustberunningtoperformmaintenance
oranadjustment,keepclearofPTOshaft,cuttingunit
blades,andothermovingparts.
•Atthetimeofmanufacture,themachineconformedto
safetystandardsineffectforridingmowers.Toensure
optimumperformanceandcontinuedsafetycertication
ofthemachine,usegenuineTOROreplacementparts
andaccessories.Replacementpartsandaccessoriesmade
byothermanufacturersmayresultinnon-conformance
withthesafetystandards,andthewarrantymaybevoided.
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