Toro 07360 - Operating Characteristics

1.Sitonoperator’sseatandengageparkingbrake.
MoveshiftlevertoNEUTRALposition.
Note:Enginewillnotcrankifhydraulicliftlever
islockedintheforwardposition.
2.Withoutdepressingclutchpedal,rotatekey
clockwisetostartposition.
3.Ifenginecranksorstarts,thereisamalfunctionin
theinterlocksystemthatmustberepairedbefore
operatingvehicle.
Toverifyhydraulicliftleverinterlock:
1.Sitonoperator’sseatandengageparkingbrake.
MoveshiftlevertoNEUTRALposition.Makesure
thehydraulicliftleverisinthecenterposition.
2.Depressclutchpedal.
3.Movethehydraulicliftleverforwardandrotatekey
clockwisetostartposition.
4.Ifenginecranksorstarts,thereisamalfunctionin
theinterlocksystemthatmustberepairedbefore
operatingvehicle.
Ifsafetyinterlockswitchesaredisconnected
ordamagedthemachinecouldoperate
unexpectedlycausingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlock
switchesdailyandreplaceanydamaged
switchesbeforeoperatingthemachine.
RefertoAttachmentOperator’sManualforprocedure
oncheckingattachmentinterlocksystem.
OperatingCharacteristics
Thevehicleisdesignedwithsafetyinmind.Ithasfour
wheelsforaddedstability.Itusesfamiliarautomotive
stylecontrols,includingthesteeringwheel,brakepedal,
clutchpedal,acceleratorpedal,andgearshifter.Itis
importanttoremember,however,thatthisvehicleis
notapassengercar.Itisaworkvehicleandisdesigned
foroffroaduseonly.
TheWORKMANisanoff–highwayvehicle
only,andisnotdesigned,equipped,or
manufacturedforuseonpublicstreets,roads
orhighways.
Thevehiclehasspecialtires,lowgearratios,alocking
differential,andotherfeaturesthatgiveitextratraction.
Thesefeaturesaddtotheversatilityofthevehiclebut,
theycanalsogetyouintodangeroussituations.You
mustkeepinmindthatthevehicleisnotarecreation
vehicle.Itisnotanallterrainvehicle.And,itis
denitelynotmeantfor“stuntdriving”or“horsing
around”.Itisaworkvehicle,notaplayvehicle.
Childrenshouldnotbeallowedtooperatethevehicle.
Anyonewhooperatesthevehicleshouldhaveamotor
vehiclelicense.
Driverandpassengershouldalwaysusetheseatbelts.
Ifyouarenotexperiencedatdrivingthevehicle,
practicedrivingitinasafeareaawayfromother
people.Besureyouarefamiliarwithallthevehicle’s
controls,particularlythoseusedforbraking,steering
andtransmissionshifting.Learnhowyourvehicle
handlesondifferentsurfaces.Youroperatingskills
willimprovewithexperience,butasinoperatingany
vehicle,takeiteasyasyoubegin.Besureyouknow
howtostopquicklyinanemergency.Ifyouneedhelp,
askyoursupervisorforassistance.
Manyfactorscontributetoaccidents.Youhavecontrol
overseveralofthemostimportant.Youractions,
suchasdrivingtoofastforconditions,brakingtoo
fast,turningtoosharp,andcombinationsofthese,are
frequentcauseofaccidents.
Oneofthemajorcausesofaccidentsisfatigue.Besure
totakeoccasionalbreaks.Itisveryimportantthatyou
stayalertatalltimes.
Neveroperatethevehicle,oranyequipment,ifyou
areundertheinuenceofalcoholorotherdrugs.
Evenprescriptiondrugsandcoldmedicinescancause
drowsiness.Readthelabelonthemedicineorcheck
withyourdoctororpharmacistifyouareunsureabout
acertainmedication.
Oneofthemostimportantrulestofollowistogo
slowerinunfamiliarareas.Itissurprisinghowmuch
damageandinjurycommonthingscancause.Tree
branches,fences,wires,othervehicles,treestumps,
ditches,sandtraps,streams,andotherthingsfoundin
mostparksandgolfcoursescanbehazardoustothe
operatorandpassenger.
Avoiddrivingwhenitisdark,especiallyinunfamiliar
areas.Ifyoumustdrivewhenitisdark,besuretodrive
cautiously,usetheheadlights,andevenconsideradding
additionallights.
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