FormNo.3371-768RevA

TimeCutter

®

MX4260Riding

Mower

ModelNo.74640—SerialNo.312000001andUp

ToregisteryourproductordownloadanOperator'sManualorPartsCatalogatnocharge,gotowww.Toro.com.OriginalInstructions(EN)

Thismachineisaride-on,rotary-bladelawnmower

intendedtobeusedbyhomeownersinresidential

applications.Itisprimarilydesignedforcuttinggrass

Important:Thisengineisnotequippedwitha

sparkarrestermufer.ItisaviolationofCalifornia

PublicResourceCodeSection4442touseoroperate

theengineonanyforest-covered,brush-covered,or

grass-coveredland.Otherstatesorfederalareas

mayhavesimilarlaws.

partscouldcauseseriousinjuryordeath.Making

unauthorizedchangestotheengine,fuelorventing

system,mayviolateEPAandCARBregulations.

Replaceallpartsincluding,butnotlimitedto,tires,

belts,blades,andfuelsystemcomponentswith

originalToroparts.

Theenclosed

issupplied

forinformationregardingtheUSEnvironmental

ProtectionAgency(EPA)andtheCalifornia

EmissionControlRegulationofemissionsystems,

Introduction

Readthisinformationcarefullytolearnhowtooperate

andmaintainyourproductproperlyandtoavoidinjury

andproductdamage.Youareresponsibleforoperating

theproductproperlyandsafely.

YoumaycontactTorodirectlyatwww.Toro.comfor

productandaccessoryinformation,helpndingadealer,

ortoregisteryourproduct.

Wheneveryouneedservice,genuineToroparts,

oradditionalinformation,contactanAuthorized

Writetheproductmodelandserialnumbersinthespace

below:

Thismanualidentiespotentialhazardsandhassafety

Thismanualusestwootherwordstohighlight

information.Importantcallsattentiontospecial

mechanicalinformationandNoteemphasizesgeneral

Contents

Introduction.................................................................2

Safety...........................................................................4

Storage.......................................................................45

Institute,ineffectatthetimeofproduction.

However,improperuseormaintenancebythe

operatororownercanresultininjury.Toreduce

thepotentialforinjury,complywiththesesafety

instructionsandalwayspayattentiontothe

safetyalertsymbol,whichmeansCAUTION,

WARNING,orDANGER-"personalsafety

instruction."Failuretocomplywiththeinstruction

mayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.

backtowardtheoperator.Stoptheblade(s)when

crossinggravelsurfaces.

•Choosealowgroundspeedsoyouwillnothaveto

stopwhileoperatingonaslope.

•Donotmowneardrop-offs,ditches,steepbanks

orwater.Wheelsdroppingoveredgescancause

rollovers,whichmayresultinseriousinjury,death

ordrowning.

•Useawalkbehindmowerand/orahandtrimmer

neardrop-offs,ditches,steepbanksorwater.

Children

Tragicaccidentscanoccuriftheoperatorisnotalertto

thepresenceofchildren.Childrenareoftenattractedto

themachineandthemowingactivity.Neverassumethat

•Beforeandwhilebackingorchangingdirection,look

behind,down,andside-to-sideforsmallchildren.

•Nevercarrychildren,evenwiththebladesoff.They

mayfalloffandbeseriouslyinjuredorinterferewith

safemachineoperation.

•Childrenwhohavebeengivenridesinthepastmay

suddenlyappearinthemowingareaforanotherride

andberunoverorbackedoverbythemower.

•Neverallowchildrentooperatethemachine.

•Useextracarewhenapproachingblindcorners,

approvedhitch.Thefollowingguidelinesapplywhen

towingwiththeapprovedhitchkitinstalled.

•Towonlywithamachinethathasahitchdesigned

fortowing.Donotattachtowedequipmentexcept

atthehitchpoint.

•Followthemanufacturer'srecommendationfor

weightlimitsfortowedequipmentandtowingon

slopes.

•Neverallowchildrenorothersinorontowed

equipment.

carewhenhandlinggasolineandotherfuels.Theyare

ammableandthevaporsareexplosive.

•Extinguishallcigarettes,cigars,pipesandother

sourcesofignition.

•Useonlyanapprovedcontainer.

•Neverremovethegascaporaddfuelwhenthe

engineisrunning.Allowtheenginetocoolbefore

refueling.

•Neverrefuelthemachineindoors.

•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerinside

ortrailerandrefuelitontheground.Ifthisisnot

possible,thenrefuelsuchequipmentwithaportable

container,ratherthanfromagasolinedispenser

nozzle.

•Keepthenozzleincontactwiththerimofthefuel

tankorcontaineropeningatalltimesuntilthefueling

iscomplete.Donotuseanozzlelock-opendevice.

•Iffuelisspilledonclothing,changeclothing

immediately.

•Neveroverllthefueltank.Replacegascapand

tightensecurely.

GeneralService:

•Nevertamperwithsafetydevices.Checktheir

properoperationregularly.

•Keepthemachinefreeofgrass,leaves,orother

debrisbuild-up.Cleanupoilorfuelspillagefuel

soakeddebris.Allowthemachinetocoolbefore

storing.

•Stopandinspecttheequipmentifyoustrikean

object.Repair,ifnecessary,beforerestarting.

•Nevermakeanyadjustmentsorrepairswiththe

enginerunning.

blade(s)orweargloves,anduseextracautionwhen

servicingthem.

•Checkforproperbrakeoperationfrequently.Adjust

andserviceasrequired.

•Maintainorreplacesafetyandinstructiondecalsas

necessary.

•UseonlygenuineTororeplacementpartstoensure

thatoriginalstandardsaremaintained.

Thefollowinglistcontainssafetyinformationspecicto

thebladecontrolswitch,removekeybeforeand

disconnectsparkplugwire(s)performinganyservice,

repairs,maintenanceoradjustments.

anymovingpartswhileengineisrunning.

•Donottouchequipmentorattachmentpartswhich

maybehotfromoperation.Allowtocoolbefore

attemptingtomaintain,adjustorservice.

•Batteryacidispoisonousandcancauseburns.Avoid

contactwithskin,eyes,andclothing.Protectyour

face,eyes,andclothingwhenworkingwithabattery.

•Batterygasescanexplode.Keepcigarettes,sparks

andamesawayfrombattery.

•UseonlyToroapprovedattachments.Warrantymay

Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasilyvisibletotheoperatorandarelocatednearanyareaof

•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,

whentheengineiscold.Wipeupanygasoline

thatspills.

•Neverllthefueltankinsideanenclosedtrailer.

•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add

gasolinetothefueltankuntilthefuelreaches

thebaseofthellerneck.Thisemptyspacein

thetankallowsgasolinetoexpand.

•Neversmokewhenhandlinggasoline,andstay

awayfromanopenameorwheregasoline

Incertainconditionsduringfueling,static

electricitycanbereleasedcausingasparkwhich

canignitethegasolinevapors.Areorexplosion

fromgasolinecanburnyouandothersandcan

damageproperty.

•Alwaysplacegasolinecontainersontheground

•Donotllgasolinecontainersinsideavehicle

•Ifthisisnotpossible,thenrefuelsuch

•Ifagasolinedispensernozzlemustbeused,

Gasolineisharmfulorfatalifswallowed.

•Thebladesaredisengaged.

Overllingmayresultinfuelleakageordamageto

theengineoremissionsystem.

4.PullupontheChokecontrolbeforestartingacold

engine(Figure13).

Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequire

choking.

5.TurntheignitionkeytoStarttoenergizethestarter.