Use and Care Manual

–Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
–Waitforallmovingpartstostop.
•Donotoperatethemachinewhenthereistheriskof
lightning.
•Donotusethemachineasatowingvehicle.
•Donotchangethegovernorspeedoroverspeedthe
engine.
•UseaccessoriesandattachmentsapprovedbyToroonly.
SlopeSafety
•Establishyourownproceduresandrulesforoperatingon
slopes.Theseproceduresmustincludesurveyingthesite
todeterminewhichslopesaresafeformachineoperation.
Alwaysusecommonsenseandgoodjudgmentwhen
performingthissurvey.
•Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedtoloss-of-controland
tip-overaccidents,whichcanresultinsevereinjuryor
death.Operatingthemachineonanysloperequiresextra
caution.
•Operatethemachineatalowerspeedwhenyouareona
slope.
•Ifyoufeeluneasyoperatingthemachineonaslope,do
notdoit.
•Watchforholes,ruts,bumps,rocks,orotherhidden
objects.Uneventerraincouldoverturnthemachine.Tall
grasscanhideobstacles.
•Choosealowgroundspeedsoyouwillnothavetostop
orshiftwhileonaslope.
•Arollovercanoccurbeforethetireslosetraction.
•Avoidoperatingthemachineonwetgrass.Tiresmay
losetraction;regardlessifthebrakesareavailableand
functioning.
•Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningthemachineona
slope.
•Keepallmovementonslopesslowandgradual.Donot
suddenlychangethespeedordirectionofthemachine.
•Donotoperatethemachineneardrop-offs,ditches,
embankments,orbodiesofwater.Themachinecould
suddenlyrolloverifawheelgoesovertheedgeorthe
edgecavesin.Establishasafetyareabetweenthemachine
andanyhazard(2machinewidths).
OperatingtheMower
Blade-ControlSwitch(PTO)
Theblade-controlswitch(PTO)startsandstopsthemower
bladesandanypoweredattachments.
EngagingtheBlade-Control
Switch(PTO)
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Figure14
Note:AlwaysengagethebladeswiththethrottleintheFAST
position(Figure15).
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Figure15
DisengagingtheBlade-Control
Switch(PTO)
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Figure16
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