Toro 34225 - Operating the Machine

•Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningthemachine
onslopes.Travelupanddownonslopes.Avoid
makingsuddenchangesinspeedordirection.
Ifyoumustturnthemachine,turnitslowlyand
graduallydownhill,ifpossible.Usecarewhen
reversingthemachine.
•Donotoperateamachinewhenyouareuncertain
aboutthetraction,steering,orstability.
•Removeormarkobstructionssuchasditches,
holes,ruts,bumps,rocks,orotherhiddenhazards.
Tallgrasscanhideobstructions.Uneventerrain
couldoverturnthemachine.
•Beawarethatoperatingthemachineonwet
surfaces,acrossslopes,ordownhillmaycause
themachinetolosetraction.Lossoftractiontothe
wheelsmayresultinslidingandalossofbraking
andsteering.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatingthemachine
neardrop-offs,ditches,embankments,water
hazards,orotherhazards.Themachinecould
suddenlyrolloverifawheelgoesovertheedge
ortheedgecavesin.Establishasafetyarea
betweenthemachineandanyhazard.
•Useextracarewhileoperatingthemachinewith
attachments;theycanaffectthestabilityofthe
machine.
•Iftheenginestallsoryoubegintolosemomentum
whileclimbingahill,graduallyapplythebrakes
andslowlybackstraightdownthehill.
•Alwayskeepthetransmissioningear(ifapplicable)
whenyoudrivethemachinedownaslope.
•Donotparkthemachineonanincline.
•Theweightofthematerialinthetankcanchange
thehandlingofthemachine.Toavoidlossof
controlandpersonalinjury,followtheseguidelines:
–Whenoperatingwithaheavyload,reduceyour
speedandallowforsufcientbrakingdistance.
Donotsuddenlyapplythebrakes.Useextra
cautiononslopes.
–Liquidloadsshift,especiallywhileturning,
goingupordownslopes,suddenlychanging
speeds,orwhiledrivingoverroughsurfaces.
Shiftingloadscancausethemachinetotip
over.
OperatingtheMachine
ExtendingandRetractingthe
Operator’sPlatform
ExtendingtheOperator’sPlatform
1.Pulltheplatform-lockknobinwarduntilthepinof
clearstheupperholeinthechassis(Figure18).
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Figure18
1.Platform-lockknob
3.Lowerchassishole
2.Operator’splatform
2.Rotatetheoperator’splatformdownuntilthepin
oftheplatformlockalignswiththelowerholein
thechassis(Figure18).
3.Movetheplatform-lockknoboutwarduntilthe
pinprotrudesthroughthelowerhole(Figure18).
RetractingtheOperator’sPlatform
1.Pulltheplatform-lockknobinwarduntilthepin
clearstheupperholeinthechassis(Figure18).
2.Rotatetheoperator’splatformupuntilthepinof
theplatformlockalignswiththeupperholein
thechassis(Figure18).
3.Movetheplatform-lockknoboutwarduntilthe
pinprotrudesthroughtheupperhole(Figure18).
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