Use and Care Manual
–Waitforallmovingpartstostop.
•Donotoperatethemachinewhenthereistheriskof
lightning.
•Donotusethemachineasatowingvehicle.
•Donotchangethegovernorspeedoroverspeedthe
engine.
•UseaccessoriesandattachmentsapprovedbyToroonly.
SlopeSafety
•Slowdownthemachineanduseextracareonhillsides.
Travelupanddownonhillsides.Turfconditionscan
affectthestabilityofthemachine.
•Avoidturningthemachineonslopes.Ifyoumustturnthe
machine,turnitslowlyandgraduallydownhill,ifpossible.
•Donotturnthemachinesharply.Usecarewhenreversing
themachine.
•Useextracarewhileoperatingthemachinewith
attachments;theycanaffectthestabilityofthemachine.
•A2–postROPS(RolloverProtectionSystem)isavailable
forthemachineasanaccessory.AROPSisrecommended
ifyouwillbemowingnexttodrop-offs,nearwater,oron
steepbankswhichcouldresultinarollover.Contactan
AuthorizedServiceDealerformoredetails.
OperatingtheParkingBrake
Alwaysengagetheparkingbrakewhenyoustopthemachine
orleaveitunattended.
EngagingtheParkingBrake
WARNING
Theparkingbrakemaynotholdthemachine
parkedonaslopeandcouldcausepersonalinjury
orpropertydamage.
Donotparkonslopesunlessthewheelsare
chockedorblocked.
Toengagetheparkingbrake,pulluptheparkingbrakeuntilit
latchesintothedetentslot(Figure15).
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Figure15
1.Pulluptheparkingbrake.
DisengagingtheParkingBrake
Todisengagetheparkingbrake,pulltheleveroutofthe
detentslotandtowardyou,thenpushitdown(Figure16).
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Figure16
1.Pushtheparkingbrake
outofthedetentslotand
towardyou.
2.Pushtheparkingbrake
down.
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