Operator's Manual

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Safety

Thefollowinglistcontainssafetyinformationspecic

toToroproductsandothersafetyinformationyou

mustknow.

•Becomefamiliarwiththesafeoperationofthe

equipment,withtheoperatorcontrols,andsafety

signs.

•Useextracarewithgrasscatchersorother

attachments.Thesecanchangetheoperating

characteristicsandthestabilityofthemachine.

•Followthemanufacturer'srecommendations

foraddingorremovingwheelweightsor

counterweightstoimprovestability.

•Donotuseagrasscatcheronsteepslopes.A

heavygrasscatchercouldcauselossofcontrol

oroverturnthemachine.

•Slowdownanduseextracareonhillsides.Be

suretotravelintherecommendeddirectionon

hillsides.Turfconditionscanaffectthestabilityof

themachine.Useextremecautionwhileoperating

neardrop-offs.

•Keepallmovementonslopesslowandgradual.

Donotmakesuddenchangesinspeed,direction,

orturning.

•Thegrasscatchercanobstructtheviewtothe

rear.Useextracarewhenoperatinginreverse.

•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachine

intoatrailerortruck.

•Neveroperatewiththedischargedeectorraised,

removedoraltered,unlessusingagrasscatcher.

•Keephandsandfeetawayfrommovingparts.Do

notmakeadjustmentswiththeenginerunning.

•Parkthemachineonlevelground,disengage

thedrives,chockthewheels,andshutoffthe

enginebeforeleavingtheoperator'spositionfor

anyreasonincludingemptyingthegrasscatcher

oruncloggingthechute.

•Ifyouremovethegrasscatcher,besuretoinstall

anydischargedeectororguardthatmighthave

beenremovedtoinstallthegrasscatcher.Donot

operatethemowerwithouteithertheentiregrass

catcherorthegrassdeectorinplace.

•Shutofftheenginebeforeremovingthegrass

catcheroruncloggingthechute.

•Donotleavegrassinthegrasscatcherfor

extendedperiodsoftime.

•Grasscatchercomponentsaresubjecttowear,

damageanddeterioration,whichcouldexpose

youtomovingpartsorallowobjectstobethrown.

Frequentlycheckcomponentsandreplacewith

themanufacturer'srecommendedparts,when

necessary.

TowingSafety

•Donotattachtowedequipmentexceptatthehitch

point.

•Followtheattachmentmanufacturer's

recommendationforweightlimitsfortowed

equipmentandtowingonslopes.

•Neverallowchildrenorothersinorontowed

equipment.

•Onslopes,theweightofthetowedequipmentmay

causelossoftractionandlossofcontrol.Reduce

towedweightandslowdown.

•Stoppingdistanceincreaseswiththeweightofthe

towedload.Travelslowlyandallowextradistance

tostop.

•Makewideturnstokeeptheattachmentclearof

themachine.

•Donottowaloadthatweighsmorethanthe

towingmachine.

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