Operator's Manual

leadtothrownobjectinjuries.Donotresumemowing
untilareaiscleared.
•Neverraisethecuttingunitwhilethebladesorother
partsarerotating.
•Ifcuttingbladesstrikeasolidobjectorthemachine
vibratesabnormally,disengagePTO,movethrottleto
slow,setparkingbrake,andshutengineoff.Removekey
fromswitchtopreventpossibilityofaccidentalstarting.
Checkcuttingunit,blowerassemblyandtractionunitfor
damageanddefectiveparts.Repairanydamagebefore
restartingtheengineandoperatingthecuttingunit.
Assurecuttingunitbladesareingoodconditionand
bladeboltsaretightenedtopropertorquespecications
(SeeCuttingDeckOperator'sManual).
•Ifthecuttingunitdischargeareaorblowerassembly
everplugs,disengagePTOandshutengineoffbefore
removingtheobstruction.
•Tostopmachine,removefootfromtractionpedaland
usebrakes.Graduallyreversingthetractionpedalcan
provideadditionalbraking.
•Donottouchengine,mufer,oritadjacentshroudwhile
engineisrunningorsoonafterithasstopped.These
areascouldbehotenoughtocauseaburn.
•Lowerthecuttingunittothegroundandremovekey
fromswitchwhenevermachineisleftunattended.
•Beforegettingoftheseat:
–Movetractionpedaltoneutralpositionandremove
footfrompedal.
–SettheparkingbrakeanddisengagethePTO.
–Shuttheengineoffandremovekeyfromignition
switch.Waitforallmovementtostopbeforegetting
offtheseat.
Maintenance
•Removekeyfromignitionswitchtopreventaccidental
startingoftheenginewhenservicing,adjusting,orstoring
themachine.
•Ifmajorrepairsareeverneededorassistanceisdesired,
contactanAuthorizedTORODistributor.
•Toreducepotentialrehazard,keeptheenginefreeof
excessivegrease,grass,leaves,andaccumulationsofdirt.
•Makesuremachineisinsafeoperatingconditionby
keepingnuts,bolts,andscrewstight.Checkallcutting
unitblademountingboltsfrequentlytoassuretheyare
tightenedtopropertorquespecications(SeeCutting
DeckOperator'sManual).
•Makesureallhydrauliclineconnectorsaretight,andall
hydraulichosesandlinesareingoodconditionbefore
applyingpressuretothesystem.
•Keepbodyandhandsawayfrompinholeleaksornozzles
thatejecthydraulicuidunderhighpressure.Usepaper
orcardboard,nothands,tosearchforleaks.Hydraulic
uidescapingunderpressurecanhavesufcientforceto
penetrateskinandcauseseriousinjury.Ifuidisejected
intotheskin,itmustbesurgicallyremovedwithinafew
hoursbyadoctorfamiliarwiththisformofinjuryor
gangrenemayresult.
•Beforedisconnectingorperforminganyworkonthe
hydraulicsystem,allpressureinsystemmustberelieved
bystoppingengineandloweringimplementtothe
ground.
•Iftheenginemustberunningtoperformmaintenance
oranadjustment,keepclearofPTOshaft,cuttingunit
blades,andothermovingparts.
•Atthetimeofmanufacture,themachineconformedto
safetystandardsineffectforridingmowers.Toensure
optimumperformanceandcontinuedsafetycertication
ofthemachine,usegenuineTOROreplacementparts
andaccessories.Replacementpartsandaccessoriesmade
byothermanufacturersmayresultinnon-conformance
withthesafetystandards,andthewarrantymaybevoided.
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