Toro 30381N - Maintenance and Storage; Slope Operation

•Lightningcancausesevereinjuryordeath.Iflightning
isseenorthunderisheardinthearea,donotoperate
themachine;seekshelter.
•Beforeattemptingtostarttheengine,disengageall
attachmentclutchesandplacethecontrolleversinthe
neutral,lockedposition.
•Whenoperatingneardrop-offsorbodiesofwater,donot
useonslopesgreaterthan15degrees.
•Usecarewhenpullingloadsorusingheavyequipment.
–Useonlyapproveddrawbarhitchpoints.
–Limitloadstothoseyoucansafelycontrol.
–Donotturnsharply.Usecarewhenreversing.
•Watchoutfortrafcwhencrossingornearroadways.
•Whenusinganyattachments,neverdirectdischargeof
materialtowardbystandersnorallowanyonenearthe
machinewhileinoperation.Someattachments,suchasa
snowthrower,arecapableofamputatinghandsandfeet
andthrowingobjects
•Neveroperatethemachinewithdamagedguards,shields,
orwithoutsafetyprotectivedevicesinplace.
•Donotchangetheenginegovernorsettingsoroverspeed
theengine.Operatingtheengineatexcessivespeedmay
increasethehazardofpersonalinjury.
•Beforeleavingtheoperatorsposition:
–disengagethepowertakeoffandlowerthe
attachments;
–placeinneutralandsettheparkingbrake;
–stoptheengineandremovethekey.
•Ifanattachmentshouldstarttovibrateabnormally,stop
themachineandcheckimmediatelyforthecause.
•Disengagedrivetoattachments,stoptheengine,setthe
parkingbrakeandremovetheignitionkey:
–beforeclearingblockagesoruncloggingchute;
–beforechecking,cleaningorworkingonthe
attachment
–afterstrikingaforeignobject.Inspecttheattachment
fordamageandmakerepairsbeforerestartingand
operatingtheequipment;
–ifthemachinestartstovibrateabnormally(check
immediately).
•Disengagedrivetoattachmentswhentransporting,notin
useoranytimetheattachmentisintheraisedposition.
•Stoptheengineanddisengagedrivetoattachment:
–beforerefuelling;
–beforemakingheightadjustmentunlessadjustment
canbemadefromtheoperatorsposition.
•UseonlyToroapprovedattachments.
SlopeOperation
•Rememberthereisnosuchthingasasafeslope.Travel
onslopesrequiresparticularcare.Toguardagainst
overturning:
–donotstoporstartsuddenlywhenonaslope;
–useslowspeedsonslopesandduringtightturns;
–stayalertforhumpsandhollowsandotherhidden
hazards;
•Donotoperateneardrop-offs,ditches,steepbanksor
water.Tracksdroppingoveredgescancauserollovers,
whichmayresultinseriousinjury,deathordrowning.
•Donotoperateonslopeswhereslipperyconditions
couldreducetractionandcouldcauseslidingandloss
ofcontrol.
•Donotmakesuddenturnsorrapidspeedchanges.
•Reducespeedanduseextremecautiononslopes.
•Removeormarkobstaclessuchasrocks,treelimbs,etc.
fromtheoperatingarea.Tallgrasscanhideobstacles.
•Watchforditches,holes,rocks,dips,andrisesthatchange
theoperatingangle,asroughterraincouldoverturnthe
machine.
•Avoidsuddenstartswhenoperatinguphillbecausethe
machinemaytipbackwards.
•Donotoperateoniceincapableofsupportingtheweight
ofthismachine.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Keepallnuts,boltsandscrewstighttobesurethe
equipmentisinsafeworkingcondition.
•Neverstoretheequipmentwithfuelinthetankinsidea
buildingwherefumesmayreachanopenameorspark.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringinanyenclosure.
•Toreducetherehazard,keeptheengine,
silencer/mufer,batterycompartmentandfuelstorage
areafreeofgrass,leaves,orexcessivegrease.
•Replacewornordamagedpartsforsafety.
•Ifthefueltankhastobedrained,dothisoutdoors.
•Whenmachineistobeparked,storedorleftunattended,
lowertheattachmentunlessapositivemechanicallock
isused.
•UseonlygenuineTororeplacementpartstoensurethat
originalstandardsaremaintained.
Hauling
•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachineintoa
trailerortruck.
•Usefullwidthrampsforloadingmachineintotraileror
truck.
•Tiethemachinedownsecurelyusingstraps,chains,cable,
orropes.Bothfrontandrearstrapsshouldbedirected
downandoutwardfromthemachine.
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