Use and Care Manual

Safety
WARNING
Whenthebaggerisinoperation,thebloweris
rotatingandcancutofforinjurehandsandngers.
•Beforeadjusting,cleaning,repairing,and
inspectingtheblower,andbeforeunclogging
thechute,shutofftheengineandwaitforall
movingpartstostop.Removethekey.
•Useastick,notyourhands,toremovean
obstructionfromtheblowerandtube.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfrommovingparts.
Donotmakeadjustmentswiththeengine
running.
WARNING
Debris,suchasleaves,grass,orbrushcancatch
re.Areintheengineareacancausepersonal
injuryandpropertydamage.
•Keeptheengineandmuferareafreeofdebris
accumulation.
•Takecarewhenopeningthebaggercoverto
keepdebrisfromfallingontotheengineand
muferarea.
•Allowthemachinetocoolbeforestoringit.
ThefollowinglistcontainssafetyinformationspecictoToro
productsandothersafetyinformationyoumustknow .
•Becomefamiliarwiththesafeoperationoftheequipment,
withtheoperatorcontrols,andsafetysigns.
•Useextracarewithgrasscatchersorotherattachments.
Thesecanchangetheoperatingcharacteristicsandthe
stabilityofthemachine.
•Followtherecommendationsforaddingorremoving
weightsasdescribedintheOperator’sManualforthe
machine.
•Donotuseagrasscatcheronsteepslopes.Aheavy
grasscatchercouldcauselossofcontroloroverturnthe
machine.
•Slowdownanduseextracareonhillsides.Mowslopes
sidetoside.Turfconditionscanaffectthestabilityof
themachine.Useextremecautionwhileoperatingnear
drop-offs.
•Keepallmovementonslopesslowandgradual.Donot
makesuddenchangesinspeed,directions,orturning.
•Thegrasscatchercanobstructtheviewtotherear.Use
extracarewhenoperatingthemachineinreverse.
•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachineintoa
truckortrailer.
•Donotusethemowerdeckwithoutthedischarge
deectororgrasscatcher.
•Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengagethedrives,
engagetheparkingbrake,andshutofftheenginebefore
leavingtheoperator'spositionforanyreasonincluding
uncloggingoremptyingthegrasscatcher.
•Ifyouremovethegrasscatcher,installanydischarge
deectororguardthatwasremovedtoinstallthegrass
catcher.Donotoperatethemachinewithouteitherthe
entiregrasscatcherorthegrassdeectorinplace.
•Donotleavegrassinthegrasscatcherforextended
periodsoftime.
•Grasscatchercomponentsaresubjecttowear,damage,
anddeterioration,whichcouldexposemovingpartsor
allowobjectstobethrown.Frequentlycheckcomponents
andreplacethemwithmanufacturer'srecommended
partswhennecessary.
TowingSafety
•Donotattachtowedequipmentexceptatthehitchpoint.
•Followtheattachmentmanufacturer'srecommendation
forweightlimitsfortowedequipmentandtowingon
slopes.
•Neverallowchildrenorothersinorontowedequipment.
•Onslopes,theweightofthetowedequipmentmaycause
lossoftractionandlossofcontrol.Reducetowedweight
andslowdown.
•Stoppingdistanceincreaseswiththeweightofthetowed
load.Travelslowlyandallowextradistancetostop.
•Makewideturnstokeeptheattachmentclearofthe
machine.
•Donottowaloadthatweighsmorethanthetowing
machine.
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