Toro 30473 - Think Safety First; Using the Safety-Interlock System

ThinkSafetyFirst
Pleasereadallsafetyinstructionsandsymbolsinthesafety
section.Knowingthisinformationcouldhelpyouor
bystandersavoidinjury.
DANGER
Operatingonicyorsteepslopescancausesliding
andlossofcontrol.
Atrackdroppingoveranedgecancausearollover,
whichmayresultinseriousinjury,death,or
drowning.
Alwaysusetheseatbeltwhentherollbarisup.
Readandfollowtherollover-protectioninstructions
andwarnings.
Toavoidlossofcontrolandpossibilityofrollover:
•Donotoperateneardrop-offsornearwater.
•Reducespeedanduseextremecautionon
slopes.
•Avoidsuddenturnsorrapidspeedchanges.
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1.SafeZone3.Water/unsafeice
2.Usewalk-behind
equipmentneardrop-offs
andwater.
CAUTION
Thismachineproducessoundlevelsinexcessof
85dBAattheoperator’searandcancausehearing
lossthroughextendedperiodsofexposure.
Wearhearingprotectionwhenoperatingthis
machine.
Theuseofprotectiveequipmentforeyes,ears,hands,feet,
andheadisrecommended.
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1.Weareyeprotection.2.Wearhearingprotection.
UsingtheSafety-Interlock
System
CAUTION
Ifthesafety-interlockswitchesaredisconnectedor
damaged,themachinecouldoperateunexpectedly,
causingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches
dailyandreplaceanydamagedswitchesbefore
operatingthemachine.
UnderstandingtheSafety-Interlock
System
Thesafety-interlocksystempreventstheenginefromstarting
unless:
•Youaresittingontheseatortheparkingbrakeisengaged.
•Thepowertakeoff(PTO)isdisengaged.
•Themotion-controlleversareintheNEUTRAL-LOCK
position.
•Theenginetemperatureisbelowthemaximumoperating
temperature.
Thesafety-interlocksystemalsostopstheenginewhenyou
movethetractioncontrolsfromtheNEUTRAL-LOCKposition
withtheparkingbrakeengaged.Ifyourisefromtheseat
whenthePTOisengaged,thereisa1-seconddelayandthen
theenginestops.
TestingtheSafety-InterlockSystem
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Testthesafety-interlocksystembeforeyouusethemachine
eachtime.Ifthesafetysystemdoesnotoperateasdescribed
below,haveanAuthorizedServiceDealerrepairthesafety
systemimmediately.
1.Sitontheseat,engagetheparkingbrake,andmovethe
PTOtotheONposition.Trystartingtheengine;the
engineshouldnotcrank.
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