Operator's Manual

Thisisaspecializedutilityvehicledesignedforoff–road
useonly.Itsrideandhandlingwillhaveadifferent
feelthanwhatdriversexperiencewithpassengercars
ortrucks.Sotaketimetobecomefamiliarwithyour
Workman.
NotalloftheattachmentsthatadapttotheWorkman
arecoveredinthismanual.SeethespecicOperator’s
Manualprovidedwitheachattachmentforadditional
safetyinstructions.Readthesemanuals.
Toreducethepotentialforinjuryordeath,comply
withthefollowingsafetyinstructions:
Supervisor’sResponsibilities
•Makesureoperatorsarethoroughlytrainedand
familiarwiththeOperator’sManualandalllabelson
thevehicle.
•Besuretoestablishyourownspecialprocedures
andworkrulesforunusualoperatingconditions(e.g.
slopestoosteepforvehicleoperation).Usethe3rd
HighLockoutswitchifhighspeedcouldresultina
safetyorvehicleabusesituation.
BeforeOperating
•Operatethemachineonlyafterreadingand
understandingthecontentsofthismanual.A
replacementmanualisavailablebysendingcomplete
modelandserialnumberto:TheToro®Company,
8111LyndaleAvenueSouth,Minneapolis,Minnesota
55420.
•Neverallowchildrentooperatethevehicle.Never
allowadultstooperateitwithoutproperinstructions.
Onlytrainedandauthorizedpersonsshouldoperate
thisvehicle.Makesurealloperatorsarephysically
andmentallycapableofoperatingthevehicle.
•Thisvehicleisdesignedtocarryonlyyou,the
operator,andonepassengerintheseatprovidedby
themanufacturer.Nevercarryanyotherpassengers
onthevehicle.
•Neveroperatethevehiclewhenundertheinuence
ofdrugsoralcohol.
•Becomefamiliarwiththecontrolsandknowhowto
stoptheenginequickly.
•Keepallshields,safetydevicesanddecalsinplace.
Ifashield,safetydeviceordecalismalfunctioning,
illegible,ordamaged,repairorreplaceitbefore
operatingthemachine.
•Alwayswearsubstantialshoes.Donotoperate
themachinewhilewearingsandals,tennisshoes,
orsneakers.Donotwearloosettingclothingor
jewelrywhichcouldgetcaughtinmovingpartsand
causepersonalinjury.
•Wearingsafetyglasses,safetyshoes,longpants,anda
helmetisadvisableandrequiredbysomelocalsafety
andinsuranceregulations.
•Keepeveryone,especiallychildrenandpets,away
fromtheareasofoperation.
•Beforeoperatingthevehicle,alwayscheckallparts
ofthevehicleandanyattachments.Ifsomethingis
wrong,stopusingvehicle.Makesuretheproblem
iscorrectedbeforevehicleorattachmentisoperated
again.
•Sincegasolineishighlyammable,handleitcarefully.
–Useanapprovedfuelcontainer.
–Donotremovethecapfromthefueltankwhen
theengineishotorrunning.
–Donotsmokewhilehandlingfuel.
–Fillthefueltankoutdoorsandtoaboutoneinch
belowthetopoftank(bottomofllerneck).Do
notoverll.
–Wipeupanyspilledfuel.
•Operatevehicleonlyoutdoorsorinawellventilated
area.
•Useonlyanapprovednonmetal,portablefuel
container.Staticelectricdischargecanignitefuel
vaporsinaungroundedfuelcontainer.Removethe
fuelcontainerfromthebedofthevehicleandplace
itonthegroundawayfromthevehiclebeforelling.
Keepthenozzleincontactwiththecontainerwhile
lling.Removeequipmentfromvehiclebedbefore
lling.
•Checkthesafetyinterlocksystemdailyforproper
operation.Ifaswitchshouldmalfunction,replace
theswitchbeforeoperatingmachine.
Operation
•Theoperatorandpassengershoulduseseatbelts
andremainseatedwheneverthevehicleisinmotion.
Theoperatorshouldkeepbothhandsonthesteering
wheel,wheneverpossible,andthepassengershould
usethehandholdsprovided.Keeparmsandlegs
withinthevehiclebodyatalltimes.Nevercarry
passengersintheboxoronattachments.Remember
yourpassengermaynotbeexpectingyoutobrakeor
turnandmaynotbeready.
•Neveroverloadyourvehicle.Thenameplate(located
underthemiddleofthedash)showstheloadlimits
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