Toro 30473 - Operating the Parking Brake; Starting and Shutting off the Engine

•Reducethethrottlesettingbeforestoppingtheengine
and,iftheenginehasafuel-shutoffvalve,shutoffthe
fuelwhenyouhavenishedoperatingthemachine.
•Neverrunanengineinanareawhereexhaustgasesare
enclosed.
•Neverleavearunningengineunattended.
•Beforeleavingtheoperatingposition,dothefollowing:
–Stopthemachineonlevelground.
–Disengagethepowertake-offandlowerthe
attachments.
–Settheparkingbrake.
–Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
–Waitforallmovingpartstostop.
•Donotchangethegovernorsettingsonoroverspeed
theengine.Operatingtheengineatexcessivespeedmay
increasethepotentialforpersonalinjury.
•Donotusethemachineasatowingvehicle.
•UseaccessoriesandattachmentsapprovedbyTheToro®
Companyonly.
RolloverProtectionSystem(ROPS)
Safety
•DonotremovetheROPSfromthemachine.
•Ensurethattheseatbeltisattachedandthatyoucan
releaseitquicklyintheeventofanemergency.
•AlwayswearyourseatbeltwhentheROPSisup.
•Checkcarefullyforoverheadclearances,suchasbranches,
doorways,andelectricalwires,beforedrivingthemachine
underthem.Donotcontactthem.
•KeeptheROPSinsafeoperatingconditionbythoroughly
inspectingitperiodicallyfordamageandkeepingallthe
mountingfastenerstight.
•ReplaceadamagedROPS.Donotrepairorreviseit.
•AnyalterationstoaROPSmustbeapprovedbyThe
Toro®Company.
SlopeSafety
•Slowdownthemachineanduseextracareonhillsides.
Travelintherecommendeddirectiononhillsides.Turf
conditionscanaffectthestabilityofthemachine.
•Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningthemachineona
slope.Ifthetireslosetraction,disengagetheblade(s)and
proceedslowlystraightdowntheslope.
•Donotturnthemachinesharply.Usecarewhenreversing
themachine.
•Whenoperatingthemachineonaslope,alwayskeepall
cuttingunitslowered.
•Avoidturningthemachineonslopes.Ifyoumustturn,
turnslowlyandgraduallydownhill,ifpossible.
•Useextracarewhileoperatingthemachinewith
attachments;theycanaffectthestabilityofthemachine.
OperatingtheParkingBrake
Alwayssettheparkingbrakewhenyoustopthemachineor
leaveitunattended.
SettingtheParkingBrake
WARNING
Theparkingbrakemaynotholdthemachine
parkedonaslopeandcouldcausepersonalinjury
orpropertydamage.
Donotparkthemachineonslopesunlessthe
wheelsarechockedorblocked.
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ReleasingtheParkingBrake
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StartingandShuttingoffthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
Note:Theglowpluglightilluminatesfor6secondswhen
youturntheignitionkeytotheRUNposition.Turnthe
ignitiontotheSTARTpositionafterthelightgoesout.
Important:Usestartingcyclesofnomorethan
15secondsperminutetoavoidoverheatingthestarter
motor.
Important:Whenyoustarttheenginefortherst
time,changetheengineoiloroverhaultheengine,
transmission,orwheelmotorandoperatethemachine
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