Operator's Manual

•Lookbehindanddownbeforereversingthe
machinetobesureofaclearpath.
•Donotdrivethemachineneardrop-offs,ditches,
orembankments.Themachinecouldsuddenly
rolloverifawheelgoesovertheedgeorifthe
edgegivesway.
•Whenusingthemachineonpublicroads,follow
alltrafcregulationsanduseanyadditional
accessoriesthatmayberequiredbylaw,suchas
lights,turnsignals,slow-movingvehicle(SMV)
signs,andothersasrequired.
•Ifthemachineevervibratesabnormally,stopthe
machineimmediately,shutoffthemotor,waitfor
allmovementtostop,andinspectfordamage.
Repairalldamagetothemachinebeforeresuming
operation.
•Carryareducedloadandreducetheground
speedofthemachinewhenoperatingonrough,
uneventerrain,andnearcurbs,holes,andother
suddenchangesinterrain.Loadsmayshift,
causingthemachinetobecomeunstable.
•Itcantakelongertostopthemachineonwet
surfacesthanondrysurfaces.Todryoutwet
brakes,driveslowlyonlevelgroundwhileputting
lightpressureonthebrakepedal.
•Suddenchangesinterrainmaymovethesteering
wheelunexpectedly,whichcouldresultinhand
andarminjuries.Reduceyourspeedandgrip
thesteeringwheellooselyaroundtheperimeter,
keepingyourthumbsoutofthewayofthesteering
wheelspokes.
•Reducethespeedwhenyouoperatethemachine
withthecargobedremoved.Operatingthe
machineathighspeedandthenquicklystopping
maycausetherearwheelstolockup,which
impairsyourcontrolofthemachine.
•Donottouchthemotor,transmission,mufer,or
mufermanifoldwhilethemotorisrunning,or
soonafteryouturnoffthemotor,becausethese
areasmaybehotenoughtocauseburns.
•Donotleavearunningmachineunattended.
•Beforeleavingtheoperatingposition,dothe
following:
–Parkthemachineonlevelground.
–Engagetheparkingbrake.
–Lowerthecargobed.
–Shutoffthemotorandremovethekey.
•Donotoperatethemachinewhenthereistherisk
oflightning.
•Useaccessoriesandattachmentsapprovedby
TheT oro®Companyonly.
Multi-PassengerSafety
•Youmustaccountfortheextrapassengers
contributingtotheoverallgrossvehicleweight
(GVW)ofthemachine.
•Ifyouhavealoadinthecargobed,ensurethat
youdonotexceedthecapacityofthemachineby
havingtoomanypassengers.
•Passengersshouldsitinthedesignatedseating
positionsonly.Donotallowpassengerstositin
thecargobed.
•Youandyourpassengersshouldremainseated
wheneverthemachineisinmotion.
•Theadditionalmachinelengthresultsinalarger
turnradius,soallowmorespacetomaneuverthe
machine.
SlopeSafety
Note:A2-postRolloverProtectionSystem(ROPS)
isavailableforthismachineasanaccessory.Usea
ROPSifyouwillworknexttodrop-offs,nearwater,
inroughterrain,oronaslope,whichcouldresultin
arollover.ContactanauthorizedTorodistributorfor
moreinformation.
Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedtoloss-of-control
andtip-overaccidents,whichcanresultinsevere
injuryordeath.
•Surveythesitetodeterminewhichslopesare
safeforoperatingthemachineandestablishyour
ownproceduresandrulesforoperatingonthose
slopes.Alwaysusecommonsenseandgood
judgmentwhenperformingthissurvey.
•Ifyoufeeluneasyoperatingthemachineona
slope,donotdoit.
•Keepallmovementonslopesslowandgradual.
Donotsuddenlychangethespeedordirectionof
themachine.
•Avoidoperatingthemachineonwetterrain.Tires
maylosetractionregardlessifthebrakesare
availableandfunctioning.Arollovercanoccur
beforethetireslosetraction.
•Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningthemachine
onaslope.
•Travelstraightupanddownaslope.
•Ifyoubegintolosemomentumwhileclimbinga
slope,graduallyengagethebrakesandslowly
reversethemachinestraightdowntheslope.
•Turningwhilegoingupordownaslopecanbe
dangerous.Ifyoumustturnonaslope,doitslowly
andcautiously.
•Heavyloadsaffectstabilityonaslope.Carrya
reducedloadandreduceyourgroundspeedwhen
operatingonaslopeoriftheloadhasahigh
centerofgravity.Securetheloadtothecargobed
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