MaintenanceandStorage
•Donotallowuntrainedpersonneltoservicemachine.
•Donottouchequipmentorattachmentpartswhichmay
behotfromoperation.Allowallofthepartsofthe
machinetocoolbeforeattemptingtomaintain,adjust,or
servicethemachine.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfrommovingparts.Ifpossible,
donotmakeadjustmentswiththeenginerunning.
•Disengagethedrives,raisethetines,settheparkingbrake,
stopengine,andremovekeyordisconnectspark-plug
wire.Waitforallmovementtostopbeforeadjusting,
cleaningorrepairing.
•Disconnectthebatteryorremovethespark-plugwire
beforemakinganyrepairs.Disconnectthenegative
terminalrstandthepositiveterminallast.Reconnect
thepositiverstandnegativelast.
•Usecarewhencheckingthetines.Wrapthetine(s)or
weargloves,andusecautionwhenservicingthem.Only
replacetines;donotstraightenorweldthem.
•Cleangrass,dirt,anddebrisfromthetines,drives,
mufers,andenginetohelppreventres.
•Cleanupoilorfuelspillage.
•Parkmachineonlevel,hardground.Neverallow
untrainedpersonneltoservicemachine.
•Usejackstandstosupportcomponentswhenrequired.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswithstored
energy.
•Donotstorefuelnearamesordrainindoors.
•Lettheenginecoolbeforestoring.
•Keepallpartsingoodworkingconditionandallhardware
tightened.Replaceallwornordamageddecals.
Hauling
•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachineintoa
traileroratruck.
•Usefull-widthrampsforloadingmachineintoatrailer
oratruck.
•Tiethemachinedownsecurelyusingstraps,chains,cable,
orropes.Bothfrontandrearstrapsshouldbedirected
downandoutwardfromthemachine.
ToroAeratorSafety
ThefollowinglistcontainssafetyinformationspecictoToro
productsandothersafetyinformationyoumustknow.
GeneralOperation
•Checkcarefullyforoverheadclearances(i.e.branches,
doorways,electricalwires,etc.)beforeoperatingunder
anyobjects,anddonotcontactthem.
•Usecautionwhenyouareridingontheplatformand
drivingthemachineovercurbs,rocks,roots,orother
obstructions.
•Donotjerkthecontrols;useasteadymotion.
•Donotcarrypassengers.
•Donotcarryequipmentonthemachine.
SlopeOperation
Useextremecautionwhenaeratingand/orturningonslopes
aslossoftractionand/ortip-overcouldoccur.Theoperator
isresponsibleforsafeoperationonslopes.
•UseFigure3tohelpyoudeterminetheappropriateslope
angleofareatoaerate
•Removeormarkobstaclessuchasrocks,treelimbs,etc.
fromtheaeratingarea.
•Watchforholes,rutsorbumps.
Note:Tallgrasscanhideobstacles.
•Usecautionneardrop-offs,ditches,orembankments.
Note:Themachinecouldsuddenlyturnoverifawheel
goesovertheedgeofaclifforditch,orifanedgecavesin.
•Beawarethatoperatingonwetgrass,acrosssteepslopes
ordownhillmaycausethemachinetolosetraction.Loss
oftractiontothedrivewheelsmayresultinslidinganda
lossofbrakingandsteering.
•Donotaerateslopesgreaterthan15degrees.
•Avoidsuddenstartsandstopswhenaeratinguphill
becausethemachinemaytipbackward.
Note:Themachineismorestablegoinguphillwiththe
tinesraised.
•Keepallmovementonslopesslowandgradual.
•Donotmakesuddenchangesinspeedordirection.
•Reducethetine-downpressuretopreventthedrivetires
fromraisingoffthegroundandtopreventthefronttires
fromraisingoffthegroundwhileaeratinguphill.
•Followthemanufacturer’srecommendationsforwheel
weightsorcounterweightstoimprovestability.
•Useextracarewithattachments.
Note:Useofattachmentscanchangethestabilityof
themachine.
Service
•Tobestprotectyourinvestmentandmaintainoptimal
performanceofyourToroequipment,countonToro
genuineparts.Whenitcomestoreliability,Torodelivers
replacementpartsdesignedtotheexactengineering
specicationsofourequipment.Forpeaceofmind,insist
onTorogenuineparts.
•Neverremoveortamperwithsafetydevices.Checktheir
properoperationregularly.Neverdoanythingtointerfere
withtheintendedfunctionofasafetydeviceortoreduce
theprotectionprovidedbyasafetydevice.
•Checkbrakeoperationfrequently.Adjustandserviceas
required.
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