Operator's Manual

–Nevertransportthesweeperwhenthetransport
alarmisactivated.
–Nevertransportthesweeperwhenitisinthe
offsetposition.
–Ifenginestallsormachinelosesheadwayand
cannotmakeittothetopofaslope,donotturn
machinearound.Alwaysbackslowlystraight
downtheslope.
•Usingthemachinedemandsattention.Failureto
operatemachinesafetymayresultinanaccident,tip
overofthemachine,andpossibleseriousinjuryor
death.Drivecarefully.Topreventtippingorloss
ofcontrol:
–Operateonlyindaylightorwhenthereisgood
articiallight.
–Driveslowly.
–Watchforholesorotherhazards.
–Usecarewhenbackingmachine.
–Donotdriveclosetoasandtrap,ditch,tallcurb,
creek,orotherhazard.
–Reducespeedwhenmakingsharpturns.
–Avoidturningthesweeperonahillsideor
embankment.
–Avoidsuddenstopsandstarts.
–Donotgofromreversetoforwardorforwardto
reversewithoutrstcomingtoacompletestop.
–Donotattemptsharpturnsorabruptmaneuvers
orotherunsafedrivingactionsthatmaycause
lossofcontrol.
–Watchoutfortrafcwhennearorcrossing
roads.Alwaysyieldtheright-of-way.
WhileDumping
•Thesweepermustbeinthetransportposition
(directlybehindtowvehicle)beforeactivatingdump
cycle.
•Dumpingdebriscancauseseriousinjury.Stayclear
ofhopperwhilemachineisbackingupordumping.
•Underrarecircumstanceswet,compressedgrass
clippingsmaygenerateheat.Alwaysemptythe
hopperbeforestoringtheunit.
•Raisingandloweringofhopperdoorcouldcause
injurytobystandersorpets.Keepbystandersand
petsasafedistancefromhopperwhenoperatingto
dumpdebrisorwhenopeningandclosinghopper
door.
•Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,dumphopper
onlyinareaclearofoverheadwiresandother
obstructions.
•NEVERdumphopperonaslope.Alwaysdump
hopperonlevelground.
•Parkmachineonalevelsurface,emptyhopper,
lowerhooperuntilrollerisonthegroundandblock
wheelsbeforeremovingsweeperfromtowvehicle.
Maintenance
•Hydraulicuidescapingunderpressurecan
penetrateskinanddoseriousdamage.Keepbody
andhandsawayfrompinholeleaksornozzlesthat
ejecthighpressurehydraulicuid.Usecardboard
orpapertondhydraulicleaks.Fluidaccidentally
injectedintotheskinmustbesurgicallyremoved
withinafewhoursbyadoctorfamiliarwiththis
formofinjuryorgangrenemayresult.
•Performonlythosemaintenanceinstructions
describedinthismanual.Ifmajorrepairsareever
neededorassistancedesired,contactanAuthorized
TORODistributor.
•Makesureallhydrauliclineconnectorsaretight,and
allhydraulichosesandlinesareingoodcondition
beforeapplyingpressuretothesystem.
•Performingmaintenanceonmachinenotproperly
supportedwithjackstandsmaycausemachineto
fallandcouldcauseinjury.
•Tobesureofoptimumperformanceandsafety,
alwayspurchasegenuineTOROreplacementparts
andaccessories.Replacementpartsandaccessories
madebyothermanufacturerscouldbedangerous.
Alteringthismachineinanymannermayaffectthe
machine’soperation,performance,ordurability,or
itsusemayresultininjuryordeath.Suchusecould
voidproductwarrantyofTheToroCompany.
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