Safety
Improperuseormaintenancebytheoperatororownercan
resultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,comply
withthesesafetyinstructionsandalwayspayattentionto
thesafetyalertsymbol,whichmeansCaution,Warning,or
Danger—“personalsafetyinstruction.”Failuretocomply
withtheinstructionmayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
ThemachinemeetstherequirementsofSAEJ2258.
SafeOperatingPractices
Important:Themachineisdesignedprimarilyasan
off-roadvehicleandisnotintendedforextensiveuseon
publicroads.Whenusingthemachineonpublicroads,
followalltrafcregulationsanduseanyadditional
accessoriesthatmayberequiredbylaw,suchaslights,
turnsignals,slowmovingvehicle(SMV)sign,and
othersasrequired.
TheWorkmanwasdesignedandtestedtooffersafeservice
whenoperatedandmaintainedproperly.Althoughhazard
controlandaccidentpreventionpartiallyaredependent
uponthedesignandcongurationofthemachine,these
factorsarealsodependentupontheawareness,concern,and
propertrainingofthepersonnelinvolvedintheoperation,
maintenanceandstorageofthemachine.Improperuseor
maintenanceofthemachinecanresultininjuryordeath.
Thisisaspecializedutilityvehicledesignedforoff–roaduse
only.Itsrideandhandlingwillhaveadifferentfeelthanwhat
driversexperiencewithpassengercarsortrucks.Sotaketime
tobecomefamiliarwithyourWorkman.
NotalloftheattachmentsthatadapttotheWorkman
arecoveredinthismanual.SeethespecicOperator’s
Manualprovidedwitheachattachmentforadditionalsafety
instructions.Readthesemanuals.
Toreducethepotentialforinjuryordeath,complywith
thefollowingsafetyinstructions:
BeforeOperating
•Operatethemachineonlyafterreadingandunderstanding
thecontentsofthismanual.Areplacementmanualis
availablebysendingcompletemodelandserialnumber
to:TheToro®Company,8111LyndaleAvenueSouth,
Minneapolis,Minnesota55420.
•Neverallowchildrentooperatethemachine.Anyone
whooperatesthemachineshouldhaveamotorvehicle
license.
•Neverallowotheradultstooperatethemachinewithout
rstreadingandunderstandingtheOperator'sManual.
Onlytrainedandauthorizedpersonsshouldoperatethis
machine.Makesurethatalloperatorsarephysicallyand
mentallycapableofoperatingthemachine.
•Thismachineisdesignedtocarryonlyyou,the
operator,andonepassengerintheseatprovidedbythe
manufacturer.Nevercarryanyotherpassengersonthe
vehicle.
•Becomefamiliarwiththecontrolsandknowhowtostop
theenginequickly.
•Neveroperatethemachinewhenundertheinuence
ofdrugsoralcohol.Evenprescriptiondrugsandcold
medicinescancausedrowsiness.
•Donotdrivethemachinewhenyouaretired.Besureto
takeoccasionalbreaks.Itisveryimportantthatyoustay
alertatalltimes.
•Alwayswearsubstantialshoes.Donotoperatethe
machinewhilewearingsandals,tennisshoes,orsneakers.
Donotwearloosettingclothingorjewelrywhichcould
getcaughtinmovingpartsandcausepersonalinjury.
•Wearingsafetyglasses,safetyshoes,longpants,anda
helmetisadvisableandrequiredbysomelocalsafetyand
insuranceregulations.
•Neverallowchildrentooperatethemachine.Never
allowadultstooperateitwithoutproperinstructions.
Onlytrainedandauthorizedpersonsshouldoperate
thismachine.Makesurealloperatorsarephysicallyand
mentallycapableofoperatingthemachine.
•Keepeveryone,especiallychildrenandpets,awayfrom
theareasofoperation.
•Checkthesafetyinterlocksystemdailyforproper
operation.Ifaswitchshouldmalfunction,replacethe
switchbeforeoperatingmachine.
•Keepallshields,safetydevicesanddecalsinplace.Ifa
shield,safetydeviceordecalismalfunctioning,illegible,
ordamaged,repairorreplaceitbeforeoperatingthe
machine.
•Avoiddrivingwhenitisdark,especiallyinunfamiliar
areas.Ifyoumustdrivewhenitisdark,besuretodrive
cautiously,usetheheadlights,andevenconsideradding
additionallights.
•Beforeoperatingthevehicle,alwayscheckallpartsof
thevehicleandanyattachments.Ifsomethingiswrong,
stopusingvehicle.Makesuretheproblemiscorrected
beforevehicleorattachmentisoperatedagain.
•Useonlyanapprovednonmetal,portablefuelcontainer.
Staticelectricdischargecanignitefuelvaporsinafuel
containerthatisnotgrounded.Removethefuelcontainer
fromthebedofthemachineandplaceitontheground
andawayfromthevehiclebeforelling.Keepthe
nozzleincontactwiththecontainerwhilellingthefuel
container.Removeequipmentfrombedofthemachine
beforefuelingit.
•Operatethemachineonlyoutdoorsorinawellventilated
area.
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