Toro 23210 - Maintenance and Storage

•Avoidstartingorstoppingonaslope.Ifthemachine
losestraction,proceedslowly,straightdownthe
slope.
•Avoidturningonslopes.Ifyoumustturn,turn
slowlyandkeeptheheavyendofthemachineuphill.
•Donotoperateneardrop-offs,ditches,or
embankments.Themachinecouldsuddenlyturn
overifatrackgoesovertheedgeofaclifforditch,
orifanedgecavesin.
•Donotoperateonwetgrass.Reducedtractioncould
causesliding.
•Donotparkthemachineonahillsideorslope
withoutloweringthegrindertothegroundand
chockingthetracks.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Disengagethehydraulics,lowerthegrinder,stopthe
engine,andremovethekey.Waitforallmovement
tostopbeforeadjusting,cleaning,orrepairing.
•Cleandebrisfromthegrinder,drives,mufers,and
enginetohelppreventres.Cleanupoilorfuel
spillage.
•Lettheenginecoolbeforestoringanddonotstore
nearame.
•Donotstorefuelnearamesordrainindoors.
•Parkthemachineonlevelground.Neverallow
untrainedpersonneltoservicethemachine.
•Usejackstandstosupportcomponentswhen
required.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswith
storedenergy.
•Disconnectthebatteryorremovethesparkplug
wiresbeforemakinganyrepairs.Disconnect
thenegativeterminalrstandthepositivelast.
Reconnectpositiverstandnegativelast.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfrommovingparts.If
possible,donotmakeadjustmentswiththeengine
running.
•Keepallpartsingoodworkingconditionandall
hardwaretightened.Replaceallwornordamaged
decals.
•Keepnutsandboltstight.Keepequipmentingood
condition.
•Nevertamperwithsafetydevices.
•Keepthemachinefreeofgrass,leaves,orother
debrisbuild-up.Cleanupoilorfuelspillage.Allow
themachinetocoolbeforestoring.
•Useextracarewhenhandlinggasolineandother
fuels.Theyareammableandvaporsareexplosive.
–Useonlyanapprovedcontainer.
–Neverremovethegascaporaddfuelwhen
theengineisrunning.Allowtheenginetocool
beforerefueling.Donotsmoke.
–Neverrefuelthemachineindoors.
–Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerinside
wherethereisanopename,suchasneara
waterheaterorfurnace.
–Neverllacontainerwhileitisinsideavehicle,
trunk,pick-upbed,oranysurfaceotherthanthe
ground.
–Keepcontainernozzleincontactwiththetank
duringlling.
•Stopandinspecttheequipmentifyoustrikean
object.Makeanynecessaryrepairsbeforerestarting.
•UseonlygenuineTororeplacementpartstoensure
thatoriginalstandardsaremaintained.
•Batterysafety:
–Chargebatteriesinanopen,wellventilated
area,awayfromsparkandames.Unplugthe
chargerbeforeconnectingordisconnectingit
fromthebattery.Wearprotectiveclothingand
useinsulatedtools.
–Batteryacidispoisonousandcancauseburns.
Avoidcontactwithskin,eyes,andclothing.
Protectyourface,eyes,andclothingwhen
workingwithabattery.
–Batterygasescanexplode.Keepcigarettes,
sparksandamesawayfromthebattery.
•Keepyourbodyandhandsawayfrompinhole
leaksornozzlesthatejecthighpressurehydraulic
uid.Usecardboardorpapertondhydraulic
leaks;neveruseyourhands.Hydraulicuidescaping
underpressurecanpenetrateskinandcauseinjury
requiringsurgerywithinafewhoursbyaqualied
surgeonorgangrenemayresult.
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