Toro 12004TC - Maintenance

OperatingonRoughTerrain
Reducespeedandloadwhenoperatingonroughterrain,
unevenground,andnearcurbs,holes,andothersudden
changesinterrain.Loadsmayshift,causingthevehicle
tobecomeunstable.
WestronglyrecommendinstallingtheoptionalROPS
Kitwhenoperatingonroughterrain.
Suddenchangesinterrainmaycauseabrupt
steeringwheelmovement,possiblyresultingin
handandarminjuries.
•Reduceyourspeedwhenoperatingonrough
terrainandnearcurbs.
•Gripthesteeringwheellooselyaroundthe
perimeter.Keepyourhandsclearofthe
steeringwheelspokes.
LoadingandDumping
Theweightandpositionofthecargoandpassenger
canchangethevehiclecenterofgravityandvehicle
handling.Toavoidlossofcontrolandpersonalinjury,
followtheseguidelines:
•Donotcarryloadswhichexceedtheloadlimits
describedonthevehicleweightlabel;referto
SpecicationsinProductOverview,page17,for
vehicleweightlimits.Theloadratingisforlevel
surfacesonly.
•Reducetheweightoftheloadwhenoperating
onhillsandroughterraintoavoidtippingor
overturningofthevehicle.
•Reducetheweightoftheloadifthecenterofgravity
ishigh.Itemssuchasbricks,fertilizer,orlandscape
timbersstackhigherinthebox.Thehigheraload
isstacked,themorelikelythevehicleistotipover.
Distributetheloadaslowaspossible,makingsure
thattheloaddoesnotaffectrearvisibility.
•Positiontheweightoftheloadevenlyfromsideto
side.Ifyoupositiontheloadtowardoneofthesides,
thevehicleismorelikelytotipoverwhileturning.
•Positiontheweightofaloadevenlyfromfrontto
back.Ifyoupositiontheloadbehindtherearaxle,
itwillreducetheweightonthefrontwheels.This
mayresultinalossofsteeringcontrolorcausethe
vehicletotipoveronhillsorbumpyterrain.
•Useextracautioniftheloadexceedsthedimensions
oftheboxandwhenhandlingoff-centerloadsthat
cannotbecentered.Keeploadsbalancedandsecure
topreventthemfromshifting.
•Alwayssecureloadssothattheydonotshift.Ifa
loadisnotsecured,oryouaretransportingaliquidin
alargecontainersuchasasprayer,theloadcanshift.
Thisshiftinghappensmostoftenwhileturning,
goingupordownhills,suddenlychangingspeeds,or
whiledrivingoverroughsurfaces.Shiftingloadscan
causethevehicletotipover.
Theweightoftheboxmaybeheavy.Handsor
otherbodypartscouldbecrushed.
–Keephandsandotherbodypartsclearwhen
loweringthebox.
–Donotdumpmaterialsonbystanders.
•Neverdumpaloadedcargoboxwhilethevehicleis
sidewaysonahill.Thechangeinweightdistribution
maycausethevehicletooverturn.
•Whenoperatingwithaheavyloadinthecargobox,
reduceyourspeedandallowforsufcientbraking
distance.Donotsuddenlyapplythebrakes.Use
extracautiononslopes.
•Beawarethatheavyloadsincreaseyourstopping
distanceandreduceyourabilitytoturnquickly
withouttippingover.
•Therearcargospaceisintendedforloadcarrying
purposesonly,notforpassengers.
•Neveroverloadyourvehicle.Thedecal(locatedon
therearframe)showsloadlimitsforthevehicle.
NeveroverloadtheattachmentsorexceedtheGross
VehicleWeight(GVW).
Maintenance
•Beforeservicingormakingadjustmentstothe
machine,stoptheengine,settheparkingbrake,
andremovethekeyfromtheignitiontoprevent
someonefromaccidentallystartingtheengine.
•Tomakesurethattheentiremachineisingood
condition,keepallnuts,bolts,andscrewsproperly
tightened.
•Toreducethepotentialforre,keeptheengine
areafreeofexcessivegrease,grass,leaves,and
accumulationofdirt.
•Neveruseanopenametocheckthelevelor
leakageoffuelorbatteryelectrolyte.
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