Toro 07266 - Operating on Hills; Operating on Rough Terrain; Loading and Dumping Cargo

attachmentsmakeavehiclehardertostoporturn.
Theheaviertheload,thelongerittakestostop.
•Decreasethevehiclespeedifthecargoboxhasbeen
removedandthereisnoattachmentonthevehicle.
Thebrakingcharacteristicschangeandfaststops
maycausetherearwheelstolockup,whichmay
affectthecontrolofthevehicle.
•Turfandpavementaremuchmoreslipperywhen
theyarewet.Itcantake2to4timesaslongtostop
onwetsurfacesasondrysurfaces.Ifyoudrive
throughstandingwaterdeepenoughtogetthe
brakeswet,theywillnotworkwelluntiltheyare
dry.Afterdrivingthroughwater,youshouldtestthe
brakestomakesuretheyworkproperly.Iftheydo
not,driveslowlywhileputtinglightpressureonthe
brakepedal.Thiswilldrythebrakesout.
OperatingonHills
WARNING
Operatingthevehicleonahillmaycausetipping
orrollingofthevehicle,ortheenginemaystalland
youcouldloseheadwayonthehill.Thiscould
resultinpersonalinjury.
•Donotoperatemachineonexcessivelysteep
slopes.
•Donotacceleratequicklyorslamonthebrakes
whenbackingdownahill,especiallywithaload.
•Iftheenginestallsoryouloseheadwayona
hill,slowlybackstraightdownthehill.Never
attempttoturnthevehiclearound.
•Operatethevehicleslowlyonahillanduse
caution.
•Avoidturningonahill.
•Reduceyourloadandthespeedofthevehicle.
•Avoidstoppingonhills,especiallywithaload.
Theseextracautionsneedtobetakenwhenoperating
thevehicleonahill:
•Slowdownbeforestartingupordownahill.
•Iftheenginestallsoryoubegintoloseheadway
whileclimbingahill,graduallyapplythebrakesand
slowlybackstraightdownthehill.
•Turningwhiletravelingupordownhillscanbe
dangerous.Ifyouhavetoturnwhileonahill,do
itslowlyandcautiously.Nevermakesharporfast
turns.
•Heavyloadsaffectstability.Reducetheweightofthe
loadandyourspeedwhenoperatingonhillsorif
theloadhasahighcenterofgravity.Securetheload
topreventitfromshiftingandtakeextracarewhen
haulingloadsthatshifteasily(liquid,rock,sand,etc.).
•Avoidstoppingonhills,especiallywithaload.
Stoppingwhilegoingdownahillwilltakelonger
thanstoppingonlevelground.Ifthevehiclemust
bestopped,avoidsuddenspeedchanges,whichmay
initiatetippingorrollingofthevehicle.Donotslam
onthebrakeswhenrollingbackward,asthismay
causethevehicletooverturn.
•AnoptionalROPSKitcanbeinstalledforoperation
onhillyterrain.
OperatingonRoughTerrain
Reducespeedandloadwhenoperatingonroughterrain,
unevenground,andnearcurbs,holes,andothersudden
changesinterrain.Loadsmayshift,causingthevehicle
tobecomelessstable.
AnoptionalROPSKitcanbeinstalledforoperation
onhillyterrain.
WARNING
Suddenchangesinterrainmaycauseabrupt
steeringwheelmovement,possiblyresultingin
handandarminjuries.
•Reduceyourspeedwhenoperatingonrough
terrainandnearcurbs.
•Gripthesteeringwheellooselyaroundthe
perimeterkeepingthumbsupandoutoftheway
ofthesteeringwheelspokes.
LoadingandDumping
Theweightandpositionofthecargoandpassenger
canchangethevehiclecenterofgravityandvehicle
handling.Toavoidlossofcontrolandpersonalinjury,
followtheseguidelines:
•Donotcarryloadswhichexceedtheloadlimits
describedonthevehicleweightlabel;referto
SpecicationsintheProductOverviewsection,for
vehicleweightlimits.Theloadratingisforlevel
surfacesonly.
•Reducetheweightoftheloadwhenoperating
onhillsandroughterraintoavoidtippingor
overturningofthevehicle.
•Reducetheweightoftheloadifthecenterofgravity
ishigh.Itemssuchasbricks,fertilizer,orlandscape
timbersstackhigherinthebox.Thehigheraload
isstacked,themorelikelythevehicleistotipover.
Distributetheloadaslowaspossible,makingsure
thattheloaddoesnotaffectrearvisibility.
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