Toro 07360 - Tipovers; Hills

driveslowlyinrstgearwhileputtinglightpressureon
thebrakepedal.Thiswilldrythebrakesout.
Donotdownshiftforbrakingonicyorslippery
surfaces(wetgrass)orwhilegoingdownahillbecause
enginebrakingmaycauseskiddingandlossofcontrol.
Shifttoalowergearbeforestartingdownahill.
Tipovers
TheTOROWORKMANisequippedwitharollbar,
hiprestraints,seatbeltsandhandhold.TheROPS
system(RolloverProtectionSystem)usedonthevehicle
willreducetheriskofseriousorfatalinjuryinthe
unlikelyeventofatipover,althoughthesystemcannot
protecttheoperatorfromallpossibleinjuries.
ReplaceadamagedROPS,donotrepairorrevise.Any
alterationofROPSmustbeapprovedbymanufacturer.
Thebestwaytopreventaccidentsinvolvingutility
vehiclesisthroughcontinuoussupervisionandtraining
ofoperatorsandpayingconstantattentiontothearea
inwhichvehicleisbeingoperated.
Thebestwayforoperatorstopreventseriousinjury
ordeathtothemselvesorothers,istofamiliarize
themselveswiththeproperoperationoftheutility
vehicle,tostayalertandtoavoidactionsorconditions
whichcouldresultinaaccident.Intheeventofatip
over,theriskofseriousinjuryordeathwillbereduced
iftheoperatorisusingtheROPSsystemandseatbelts
andisfollowingtheinstructionsprovided.
Hills
Tippingorrollingthevehicleonahillwillcause
seriouspersonalinjury.
•Donotoperatethevehicleonsteepslopes.
•Ifenginestallsoryouloseheadwayonahill,
neverattempttoturnvehiclearound.
•Alwaysbackstraightdownahillinreverse
gear.
•Neverbackdowninneutralorwiththe
clutchdepressed,usingonlythebrakes.
•Neverdriveacrossasteephill,alwaysdrive
straightupordown.
•Avoidturningonahill.
•Don’t“droptheclutch”orslamonthe
brakes.Suddenspeedchangecaninitiate
tipover.
Useextracarewhenonhills.Nevergoonhillsthatare
extremelysteep.Stoppingwhilegoingdownahillwill
takelongerthanonlevelground.Turningwhilegoing
upordownahillismoredangerousthanturningon
thelevel.Turnswhilegoingdownhill,especiallywith
thebrakeson,and,turninguphillwhiletraversinga
hillareparticularlydangerous.Evenataslowspeed
andwithoutaload,tipoversaremorelikelyifyouturn
onahill.
Slowdownandshiftintoalowergearbeforestarting
upordownahill.Ifyouhavetoturnwhileonahill,
doitasslowlyandcautiouslyaspossible.Nevermake
sharporfastturnsonahill.
Ifyoustallorbegintoloseheadwaywhileclimbing
asteephill,quicklyapplythebrakes,shifttoneutral,
restarttheengineandshifttoreverse.Atidlespeed,
engineandtransaxledragwillaidthebrakesin
controllingthevehicleonthehillandhelpyouback
downthehillmoresafely.
Reducetheweightoftheloadifitisasteephillorifthe
loadhashighcenterofgravity.Remember,loadscan
shift.Securethem.
Note:TheWorkmanhasexcellenthillclimbingability.
Thedifferentiallockwillincreasethisability.Hill
climbingtractioncanalsobeincreasedbyaddingweight
totherearofthevehicleinoneofthefollowingways:
•Addingweighttoinsideofbox,makingsureitis
secured.
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