Preparation
•Whilemowing,alwayswearsubstantialfootwearandlong
trousers.Donotoperatetheequipmentwhenbarefoot
orwearingopensandals.
•Thoroughlyinspecttheareawheretheequipmentisto
beused,andremoveallobjectswhichcanbethrownby
themachine.
•Beforeusing,alwaysvisuallyinspecttoseethattheblade,
bladebolts,andcutterassemblyarenotwornordamaged.
Replaceawornordamagedbladeandboltsasasetto
preservebalance.
•Tororecommendsthatthemowershouldbesupplied
witharesidualcurrentdevice(RCD)havingatripping
currentofnotmorethan30mA.
•Useonly1.00mm
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sizeextensioncordnomorethan30
mlongsuitableforoutdooruse(ifapplicable).
•Regularlyinspectthepowercordsforsignsofdamageor
aging.Replaceimmediatelyifdefective.
•Donotusethemowerifanypowercordisdamagedor
worn.
•Donotconnectadamagedextensioncordtothemains
supplyortouchadamagedcordbeforeitisdisconnected
fromthemainssupply.Adamagedcordcanleadto
contactwithliveparts.
Handling
•Mowonlyindaylightoringoodarticiallight.
•Avoidoperatingtheequipmentinwetgrass,where
feasible.
•Alwaysbesureofyourfootingonslopes.
•Walk;neverrun.
•Forwheeledrotarymowers,mowacrossthefaceof
slopes,neverupanddown.
•Exerciseextremecautionwhenchangingdirectionon
slopes.
•Donotmowexcessivelysteepslopes.
•Useextremecautionwhenreversingorpullingthelawn
mowertowardyou.
•Switchoffthemowerwhentransportingitfromone
cuttingareatoanother.Stopthebladewheneveryou
movethemoweroffthelawn.
•Neveroperatethelawnmowerwithdefectiveguardsor
withoutmountedsafetydevices(forexample,deectors
and/orgrasscatchers)inplace.
•Switchonthemotorcarefullyaccordingtoinstructions
andwithfeetwellawayfromtheblade.
•Donottiltthelawnmowerwhenswitchingonthemotor,
exceptifthelawnmowerhastobetiltedforstarting.In
thiscase,donottiltitmorethanabsolutelynecessaryand
liftonlythepartwhichisawayfromtheoperator.Always
ensurethatbothhandsareintheoperatingposition
beforereturningtheappliancetotheground.
•Donotputhandsorfeetnearorunderrotatingparts.
Keepclearofthedischargeopeningatalltimes.
•Neverpickuporcarryalawnmowerwhilethemotoris
running.
•Pulltheplugfromthesocket:
–wheneveryouleavethelawnmower;
–beforeclearingablockageorremovingmaterialfrom
thechute;
–beforechecking,cleaning,orworkingonthelawn
mower;
–afterstrikingaforeignobject.Inspectthelawn
mowerfordamageandmakerepairsbeforerestarting
andoperatingthelawnmower;
–ifthelawnmowerstartstovibrateabnormally(check
immediately).
•Iftheextensioncordbecomesdamagedduringuse,stop
themower,removeplugfromthemainssupply,and
replacethedamagedextensioncord.
•Donottouchthebladesbeforethemachineis
disconnectedfromthemainssupplyandthebladeshave
cometoacompletestop.
•Keeptheextensioncordawayfromtheblades.The
bladescancausedamagetotheextensioncordandlead
tocontactwithliveparts.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Keepallnuts,bolts,andscrewstighttobesurethe
equipmentisinsafeworkingcondition.
•Checkthegrasscatcherfrequentlyforwearor
deterioration.
•Replacewornordamagedpartsforsafety.
•Ensurethatonlytheproperreplacementcuttingblade
isused.
•PurchaseonlygenuineTororeplacementpartsand
accessories.
SoundPressure(Model21180)
Thisunithasasoundpressurelevelattheoperator’searof78
dBA,whichincludesanUncertaintyValue(K)of2dBA.
Soundpressurelevelwasdeterminedaccordingtothe
proceduresoutlinedinEN836.
SoundPower(Model21180)
Thisunithasaguaranteedsoundpowerlevelof88dBA,
whichincludesanUncertaintyValue(K)of2dBA.
Soundpowerlevelwasdeterminedaccordingtothe
proceduresoutlinedinISO11094.
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