Toro 34230 - Operating the Machine

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Figure17
1.SafeZone—Usethemachinehere
2.DangerZone-Useawalkbehindmachineorahandheld
toolneardropoffs,ditches,embankments,waterorother
hazards.
3.Water
4.W=widthofthemachine
5.Keepasafedistance(twicethewidthofthemachine)
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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