Operator's Manual

•Tostartandstoptheengine:
–Openfuelshut-offvalve.
–Verifythatthetractionandreeldrivecontrol
leversonhandleareinNeutralposition.
–Movetheon/offswitch,locatedonthecontrol
panel,toONposition,setchoketofullchoke
position(coldstart)andthrottletohalfthrottle.
–Pullstartercordtostartengine.
–MovethrottletoSlowandon/offswitchtoOff
positiontostopengine.
•Totransportmowerfromoneareatoanother:
–Installtransportwheels.
–Disengagereeldrive.
–Startengine.
–Pressdownonhandletoraisefrontofmower
andengagetractiondrive.
•Beforebeginningmowingoperation:
–Disengagetractiondrive.
–Stopengine.
–Removetransportwheels.
–Startengine
–Engagereeldrive.
•Usingthemachinedemandsattention.Toprevent
lossofcontrol:
–Donotdriveclosetosandtraps,ditches,creeks,
orotherhazards.
–Reducespeedwhenmakingsharpturns.Avoid
suddenstopsandstarts.
–Whennearorcrossingroads,alwaysyieldthe
right-of-way.
•Thegrassbasketmustbeinplace,duringthe
mowingoperation,formaximumsafety.Shutthe
engineoffbeforeemptyingthebasket.
•Donottouchtheengine,mufer,orexhaustpipe
whiletheengineisrunningorsoonafterithas
stoppedbecausetheseareascouldbehotenough
tocauseburns.
•Whenapersonorpetappearsunexpectedlyin
ornearthemowingarea,stopmowing.Careless
operation,combinedwithterrainangles,ricochets,
orimproperlypositionedguardscanleadtothrown
objectinjuries.Donotresumemowinguntilthe
areaiscleared.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Checkallfuellinesfortightnessandwearona
regularbasis.Tightenorrepairthemasneeded.
•Iftheenginemustberunningtoperforma
maintenanceadjustment,keephands,feet,clothing,
andanypartsofthebodyawayfromthecuttingunit,
attachmentsandanymovingparts.Keepeveryone
away.
•Toensuresafetyandaccuracy,haveanAuthorized
ToroDistributorcheckthemaximumenginespeed
withatachometer.Maximumgovernedenginespeed
shouldbe3600RPM.
•Ifmajorrepairsareeverneededorifassistanceis
desired,contactanAuthorizedToroDistributor.
•UseonlyToro-approvedattachmentsand
replacementparts.Thewarrantymaybevoidedif
usedwithunapprovedattachments.
SoundPowerLevel-Flex18
Thisunithasaguaranteedsoundpowerlevelof96dBA,
whichincludesanUncertaintyValue(K)of1dBA.
Soundpowerlevelwasdeterminedaccordingtothe
proceduresoutlinedinEN11094.
SoundPressureLevel-Flex18
Thisunithasasoundpressurelevelattheoperator’s
earof84dBA,whichincludesanUncertaintyValue(K)
of1dBA.
Soundpressurelevelwasdeterminedaccordingtothe
proceduresoutlinedinEN836.
VibrationLevel-Flex18
Hand-Arm
Measuredvibrationlevelforrighthand=2.36m/s
2
Measuredvibrationlevelforlefthand=2.47m/s
2
UncertaintyValue(K)=0.5m/s
2
Measuredvaluesweredeterminedaccordingtothe
proceduresoutlinedinEN836.
SoundPowerLevel-Flex21
Thisunithasaguaranteedsoundpowerlevelof97dBA,
whichincludesanUncertaintyValue(K)of1dBA.
Soundpowerlevelwasdeterminedaccordingtothe
proceduresoutlinedinEN11094.
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