Operator's Manual

•Iftheenginehasbeenrunningthemuferwillbe
hotandcanseverelyburnyou.Keepawayfrom
thehotmufer.
•Checkthereardeckapfrequentlyforany
wearordeteriorationandreplacethemwith
themanufacturer'srecommendedpartswhen
necessary.
•Useaccessoriesandattachmentsapprovedby
TheT oro®Companyonly.
SlopeSafety
•Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedtolossofcontrol
androlloveraccidents,whichcanresultinsevere
injuryordeath.Theoperatorisresponsiblefor
safeslopeoperation.Operatingthemachineon
anysloperequiresextracaution.Beforeusingthe
machineonaslope,theoperatormust:
–Reviewandunderstandtheslopeinstructions
inthemanualandonthemachine.
–Evaluatethesiteconditionsofthedayto
determineiftheslopeissafeformachine
operation.Usecommonsenseandgood
judgmentwhenperformingthisevaluation.
Changesintheterrain,suchasmoisture,can
quicklyaffecttheoperationofthemachineon
aslope.
•Operateacrossslopes,neverupanddown.Avoid
operationonexcessivelysteeporwetslopes.
Poorfootingcouldcauseaslipandfallaccident.
•Identifyhazardsatthebaseoftheslope.Do
notoperatethemachineneardrop-offs,ditches,
embankments,waterorotherhazards.The
machinecouldsuddenlyrolloverifawheelgoes
overtheedgeortheedgecollapses.Keepasafe
distancebetweenthemachineandanyhazard.
Useahandheldtooltoworkintheseareas.
•Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningthemachineon
slopes.Avoidmakingsuddenchangesinspeedor
direction;turnslowlyandgradually.
•Donotoperateamachineunderanyconditions
wheretraction,steeringorstabilityisinquestion.
Beawarethatoperatingthemachineonwet
grass,acrossslopesordownhillmaycausethe
machinetolosetraction.Lossoftractiontothe
drivewheelsmayresultinslidingandalossof
brakingandsteering.Themachinecanslideeven
ifthedrivewheelsarestopped.
•Removeormarkobstaclessuchasditches,holes,
ruts,bumps,rocksorotherhiddenhazards.Tall
grasscanhideobstacles.Uneventerraincould
overturnthemachine.
•Ifyoulosecontrolofthemachine,stepawayfrom
thedirectionoftravelofthemachine.
•Usethetractioncontroltoslowthemachinewhen
goingdownslopes.Donotfullyengagethe
tractioncontroldownhill.
StartingandShuttingOff
theEngine
StartingtheEngine
Note:Youmayneedmultipleattemptstostartthe
enginewhenyoustartitthersttimeorafterthe
enginehasrunoutoffuelcompletely.
1.MovethethrottleleverforwardpasttheFAST
positionandholditagainsttheforwardstopto
activatethechoke.
2.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTARTposition
(Figure11).
Important:Donotengagethestarterfor
morethan5secondsatatime.Iftheengine
failstostart,wait15secondsbetween
attempts.Failuretofollowtheseinstructions
canburnoutthestartermotor.
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Figure11
3.Whentheenginestarts,releasethekeyand
movethethrottleleverbacktotheFASTposition.
ShuttingOfftheEngine
1.Releasetheblade-controlclutchtodisengage
theblade.
2.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTOPpositiontoshut
offtheengineandremovethekey.
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