Operator's Manual

–Stopthemachineonlevelground.
–Shutofftheengine.
–Engagetheparkingbrake.
–Waitforallmovingpartstostop.
–Raisetheblades.
•Donotoperatethemachinewhenthereistherisk
oflightning.
•Donotchangethegovernorspeedoroverspeed
theengine.
•Useonlyaccessoriesandattachmentsapproved
byT oro.
SlopeSafety
•Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedtolossofcontrol
androlloveraccidents,whichcanresultinsevere
injuryordeath.Youareresponsibleforsafeslope
operation.Operatingthemachineonanyslope
requiresextracaution.
•Evaluatethesiteconditionstodetermineifthe
slopeissafeformachineoperation,including
surveyingthesite.Alwaysusecommonsense
andgoodjudgmentwhenperformingthissurvey.
•Reviewtheslopeinstructionslistedbelowfor
operatingthemachineonslopesandtodetermine
whetheryoucanoperatethemachineinthe
conditionsonthatdayandatthatsite.Changes
intheterraincanresultinachangeinslope
operationforthemachine.
•Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningthemachineon
slopes.Avoidmakingsuddenchangesinspeedor
direction.Maketurnsslowlyandgradually.
•Donotoperateamachineunderanyconditions
wheretraction,steering,orstabilityisinquestion.
•Removeormarkobstructionssuchasditches,
holes,ruts,bumps,rocks,orotherhiddenhazards.
Tallgrasscanhideobstructions.Uneventerrain
couldoverturnthemachine.
•Beawarethatoperatingthemachineonwet
grass,acrossslopes,ordownhillmaycausethe
machinetolosetraction.Lossoftractiontothe
drivewheelsmayresultinslidingandalossof
brakingandsteering.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatingthemachine
neardrop-offs,ditches,embankments,water
hazards,orotherhazards.Themachinecould
suddenlyrolloverifawheelgoesovertheedge
ortheedgecavesin.Establishasafetyarea
betweenthemachineandanyhazard.
•Identifyhazardsatthebaseoftheslope.
StartingtheMachine
1.Ensurethattheblade-controlbailisintheOFF
position.
2.MovetheengineswitchtotheONposition,and
openthefuel-shutoffvalve.
3.Movethechokelevertotheleftifyouare
startingacoldengine.
Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequire
choking.
4.Movethethrottlelevermidwaybetweenthe
SLOW(turtle)andFAST(rabbit)positions.
5.Pulltherecoil-starthandlesharplytostartthe
engine.
6.Aftertheenginestarts,graduallymovethe
choketotheright.
Note:Iftheenginestallsorhesitates,movethe
chokeleftagainuntiltheenginewarmsup.
7.Movethethrottlelevertothedesiredsetting.
ShuttingOfftheMachine
1.Bringthemachinetoafullstop.
2.Releasetheblade-controlbail.Thebladesstop,
andtheenginecontinuestorun.
3.PlacethethrottlemidwaybetweentheSLOW
andFASTpositions.
4.Allowtheenginetorunforaminimumof15
seconds,thenturntheengineon/offswitchto
theOFFpositiontoshutofftheengine.
Important:Inanemergency,shutoffthe
engineimmediately.
5.Closethefuel-shutoffvalve.
6.Waitforallmovingpartstostopbeforeleaving
theoperator’sposition.
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