Toro 07390 Workman HDX-Auto - Operating the Machine on Hills

Moreimportant,itcaninjureyouandyourpassenger.Gross
machineweighthasamajorimpactonyourabilitytostopor
turn.Heavierloadsandheavierattachmentsmakeamachine
hardertostoporturn.Theheaviertheload,thelongerit
takestostop.
Thebrakingcharacteristicsalsochangewithnobedor
attachmentonthemachine.Faststopsmaycausetherear
wheelstolockupbeforethefrontwheelslockup,whichmay
affectthecontrolofthemachine.Itisagoodideatodecrease
machinespeedwithnobedorattachment.
Turfandpavementaremuchslipperierwhentheyarewet.
Itcantake2to4timesaslongtostoponwetsurfacesas
ondrysurfaces.
Ifyoudrivethroughstandingwaterdeepenoughtogetthe
brakeswet,theywillnotworkwelluntiltheyaredry.After
drivingthroughwater,youshouldtestthebrakestomake
surethattheyworkproperly.Iftheydonot,driveslowly
whileputtinglightpressureonthebrakepedal.Thiswilldry
outthebrakes.
PreventingTipOvers
Themachineisequippedwitharollbar,hiprestraints,seat
belts,andhandhold.TheROPSsystem(RolloverProtection
System)usedonthemachinewillreducetheriskofserious
orfatalinjuryintheunlikelyeventofatipover,althoughthe
systemcannotprotecttheoperatorfromallpossibleinjuries.
ReplaceadamagedROPS,donotrepairit.Anyalterationof
theROPSmustbeapprovedbythemanufacturer.
Thebestwaytopreventaccidentsinvolvingutilitymachines
isthroughcontinuoussupervisionandtrainingofoperators
andpayingconstantattentiontotheareainwhichmachine
isbeingoperated.
Thebestwayforoperatorstopreventseriousinjuryordeath
tothemselvesorothers,istofamiliarizethemselveswiththe
properoperationoftheutilitymachine,tostayalertandto
avoidactionsorconditionswhichcouldresultinaaccident.
Intheeventofatipover,theriskofseriousinjuryordeath
willbereducediftheoperatorisusingtheROPSsystemand
seatbeltsandisfollowingtheinstructionsprovided.
OperatingtheMachineonHills
WARNING
Tippingorrollingthemachineonahillwillcause
seriouspersonalinjury.
•Donotoperatethemachineonsteepslopes.
•Ifenginestallsoryouloseheadwayonahill,
neverattempttoturnmachinearound.
•AlwaysbackstraightdownahillinReverse.
•NeverbackdowninNeutralusingonlythe
brakes.
•Neverdriveacrossasteephill,alwaysdrive
straightupordown.
•Avoidturningonahill.
•Don’tslamonthebrakes.Asuddenspeed
changecaninitiateatipover.
Useextracarewhenonhills.Nevergoonhillsthatare
extremelysteep.Stoppingwhilegoingdownahillwilltake
longerthanonlevelground.Turningwhilegoingupor
downahillismoredangerousthanturningonthelevel.
Makingturnswhilegoingdownhill,especiallywiththebrakes
on,andturninguphillwhiletraversingahillareparticularly
dangerous.Evenataslowspeedandwithoutaload,tipovers
aremorelikelyifyouturnonahill.
Ifyouhavetoturnwhileonahill,doitasslowlyand
cautiouslyaspossible.Nevermakesharporfastturnsona
hill.
Ifyoustallorbegintoloseheadwaywhileclimbingasteep
hill,quicklyapplythebrakes,shifttoNeutral,restartthe
engineandshifttoReverse.
Reducetheweightoftheloadifitisasteephilloriftheload
hashighcenterofgravity.Remember,loadscanshift,so
securethem.
Note:Themachinehasexcellenthill-climbingability.The
differentiallockwillincreasethisability.Hillclimbingtraction
canalsobeincreasedbyaddingweighttotherearofthe
machineinoneofthefollowingways:
•Addingweighttoinsideofbox,makingsurethatitis
secured
•Mountingwheelweightstorearwheels
•Addingliquidballast(calciumchloride)toreartires
•Nothavingapassengerinthefrontseat
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