Operator's Manual

Operation
•Neverrunanengineinanenclosedarea.
•Onlyoperateingoodlight,keepingawayfromholesand
hiddenhazards.
•Starttheengineonlyfromtheoperator’sposition.
•Neveroperatewithouttheshields,covers,orotherguards
securelyinplace.Besureallinterlocksarefunctioning
properly.
•Donotchangetheenginegovernorsettingoroverspeed
theengine.
•Raisetheailblades,stopthemachine,andstopthe
enginebeforeleavingtheoperator’spositionforany
reason.
•Stoptheequipmentandinspecttheailbladesafter
strikinganobjectorifanabnormalvibrationoccurs.
Makenecessaryrepairsbeforeresumingoperation.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfromtheailbladearea.
•Nevercarrypassengers,andkeeppetsandbystanders
away.
•Bealert,slowdown,andusecautionwhenmakingturns.
Lookbehindandtothesidebeforechangingdirections.
•Donotoperatethemachinewhileundertheinuence
ofalcoholordrugs.
•Lightningcancausesevereinjuryordeath.Iflightning
isseenorthunderisheardinthearea,donotoperate
themachine;seekshelter.
•Useextremecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachine
intoatrailerortruck.
•Usecarewhenapproachingblindcorners,shrubs,trees,
orotherobjectsthatmayobscurevision.
•Alwaysbeawareofobstaclesthatmaybeinthearea
ofoperation.Planyourpathtoavoidcontactwithany
obstaclebyyouorthemachine.
SlopeOperation
•Donotoperateneardrop-offs,ditches,steepbanks,or
water.Wheelsdroppingoveredgescancauserollovers,
whichmayresultinseriousinjuryordeath.
•Donotoperateonslopeswhengrassiswet.Slippery
conditionsreducetractionandcouldcauseslidingand
lossofcontrol.
•Donotmakesuddenturnsorrapidspeedchanges.
•Reducespeedanduseextremecautiononslopes.
•Donotoperateonaslopegreaterthan20degrees.
•Removeormarkobstaclessuchasrocks,treelimbs,etc.
fromtheoperatingarea.
•Watchforditches,holes,rocks,dips,andrisesthatchange
theoperatingangle,asroughterraincouldoverturnthe
machine.
•Alwaysavoidsuddenstartingorstoppingonaslope.If
tireslosetraction,disengagetheailbladesandproceed
slowlyofftheslope.
•Followtherecommendationsforwheelweightsor
counterweightstoimprovestability.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Waitforallmovementtostopbeforeadjusting,cleaning,
orrepairing.Raisetheailblades,stopthemachine,stop
theengine,anddisconnectthesparkplugwire.
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromtheblades,drives,mufers,
andenginetohelppreventres.Cleanupoilorfuelspills.
•Lettheenginecoolbeforestoring,anddonotstorethe
machinenearaame.
•Shutoffthefuelwhilestoringortransportingthemachine
ontrailers.Donotstorefuelnearamesordrainindoors.
•Parkthemachineonlevel,hardground.Neverallow
untrainedpersonneltoserviceit.
•Usejackstandsorsafetylatchestosupportcomponents
whenrequired.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswithstored
energy.
•Removethesparkplugwirebeforemakinganyrepairs.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfrommovingparts.Ifpossible,
donotmakeadjustmentswiththeenginerunning.
•Keepallpartsingoodworkingconditionandallhardware
tightened.Replaceallwornordamageddecals.
•UseonlyToro-approvedattachments.Thewarranty
maybevoidedifthemachineisusedwithunapproved
attachments.
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