Toro 07299 User Manual

–Watchforholesorotherhiddenhazards.
–Useextracautionwhenoperatingthemachineon
wetsurfaces,inadverseweatherconditions,athigher
speeds,orwithafullload.Stoppingtimeanddistance
willincreasewithafullload.
–Avoidsuddenstopsandstarts.Donotgofrom
reversetoforwardorforwardtoreversewithoutrst
comingtoacompletestop.
–Slowdownbeforeturning.Donotattemptsharp
turnsorabruptmaneuversorotherunsafedriving
actionsthatmaycausealossofmachinecontrol.
–Whendumping,donotletanyonestandbehindthe
machineanddonotdumptheloadonanyone'sfeet.
Releasethetailgatelatchesfromthesideofthebox,
notfrombehind.
–Onlyoperatethemachinewhenthecargoboxis
downandlatched.
–Beforebackingup,looktotherearandensurethat
nooneisbehindyou.Backupslowly.
–Watchoutfortrafcwhenyouarenearorcrossing
roads.Alwaysyieldtherightofwaytopedestrians
andothermachines.Thismachineisnotdesignedfor
useonstreetsorhighways.Alwayssignalyourturns
orstopearlyenoughsothatotherpeopleknowwhat
youplantodo.Obeyalltrafcrulesandregulations.
–Theelectricalsystemofthemachinecanproduce
sparkscapableofignitingexplosivematerials.Never
operatethemachineinornearanareawherethereis
dustorfumesintheairwhichareexplosive.
–Ifyouareeverunsureaboutsafeoperation,stopwork
andaskyoursupervisor.
•Ifthemachineevervibratesabnormally,stopimmediately,
waitforallmotiontostop,andinspectthemachinefor
damage.Repairalldamagebeforecommencingoperation.
•Beforegettingofftheseat:
1.Stopthemovementofthemachine.
2.Settheparkingbrake.
3.TurnthekeytotheOffposition.
4.Removethekey.
Note:Ifthemachineisonanincline,blockthe
wheelsaftergettingoffofthemachine.
5.Lightningcancausesevereinjuryordeath.If
lightningisseenorthunderisheardinthearea,do
notoperatethemachine;seekshelter.
Braking
•Slowdownbeforeyouapproachanobstacle.This
givesyouextratimetostoporturnaway.Hittingan
obstaclecandamagethemachineanditscontents.More
important,itcaninjureyouandyourpassenger.
•Grossmachineweight(GVW)hasamajorimpactonyour
abilitytostopand/orturn.Heavyloadsandattachments
makeamachinehardertostoporturn.Theheavierthe
load,thelongerittakestostop.RefertoLoadingthe
CargoBox(page21)formoreinformation.
•Decreasethemachinespeedifthecargoboxhasbeen
removedandthereisnoattachmentonthemachine.The
brakingcharacteristicschangeandfaststopsmaycause
therearwheelstolockup,whichmayaffectthecontrol
ofthemachine.
•Turfandpavementaremuchmoreslipperywhenthey
arewet.Itcantake2to4timesaslongtostoponwet
surfacesasondrysurfaces.Ifyoudrivethroughstanding
waterdeepenoughtogetthebrakeswet,theywillnot
workwelluntiltheyaredry.Afterdrivingthroughwater,
youshouldtestthebrakestomakesuretheywork
properly.Iftheydonot,driveslowlywhileputtinglight
pressureonthebrakepedal.Thiswilldrythebrakesout.
OperatingonHills
WARNING
Operatingthemachineonahillmaycausetipping
orrollingofthemachine,orthebatteriesmayrun
lowandyoucouldloseheadwayonthehill.This
couldresultinpersonalinjury.
•Donotoperatethemachineonexcessivelysteep
slopes.
•Donotacceleratequicklyorslamonthebrakes
whenbackingdownahill,especiallywithaload.
•Ifthebatteriesrunloworyoubegintolose
headwaywhileclimbingahill,graduallyapply
thebrakesandslowlybackstraightdownthe
hill.
•Operatethemachineslowlyonahillanduse
caution.
•Avoidturningonahill.
•Reduceyourloadandthespeedofthemachine.
•Avoidstoppingonhills,especiallywithaload.
Theseextracautionsneedtobetakenwhenoperatingthe
machineonahillbyperformingthefollowing:
•Slowdownbeforestartingupordownahill.
•Ifthebatteriesrunloworyoubegintoloseheadway
whileclimbingahill,graduallyapplythebrakesandslowly
backstraightdownthehill.
•Turningwhiletravelingupordownhillscanbedangerous.
Ifyouhavetoturnwhileonahill,doitslowlyand
cautiously.Nevermakesharporfastturns.
•Heavyloadsaffectstability.Reducetheweightoftheload
andyourspeedwhenoperatingonhillsoriftheloadhas
ahighcenterofgravity.Securetheloadtopreventitfrom
shiftingandtakeextracarewhenhaulingloadsthatshift
easily(liquid,rock,sand,etc.).
•Avoidstoppingonhills,especiallywithaload.Stopping
whilegoingdownahillwilltakelongerthanstopping
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Toro 07299 Specifications

General

Brand	Toro
Model	07299
Category	Utility Vehicle
Language	English