Toro 74142TE - Toro Riding Mower Safety

•Donotchangetheenginegovernorsettingsoroverspeed
theengine.Operatingtheengineatexcessivespeedcan
increasethehazardofpersonalinjury.
•Beforeleavingtheoperator'sposition:
–disengagethepowertakeoffandlowerthe
attachments;
–changeintoneutralandsettheparkingbrake;
–stoptheengineandremovethekey.
•Disengagedrivetoattachments,stoptheengine,and
disconnectthesparkplugwire(s)orremovetheignition
key
–beforeclearingblockagesoruncloggingthechute;
–beforechecking,cleaning,orworkingonthelawn
mower;
–afterstrikingaforeignobject.Inspectthelawn
mowerfordamageandmakerepairsbeforestarting
andoperatingtheequipment;ifthemachinestartsto
vibrateabnormally(checkimmediately).
•Disengagedrivetoattachmentswhentransportingornot
inuse.
•Stoptheengineanddisengagedrivetoattachment
–beforefuelling;
–beforeremovingthegrasscatcher;
–beforeadjustingtheheightunlessyoucanadjustit
fromtheoperator'sposition.
•Reducethethrottlesettingduringenginerun-outand,if
theengineisprovidedwithashutoffvalve,turnthefuel
offattheconclusionofmowing.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Keepallnuts,boltsandscrewstighttobesurethatthe
equipmentisinsafeworkingcondition.
•Neverstoretheequipmentwithfuelinthetankinsidea
building,wherefumescanreachanopenameorspark.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringinanyenclosure.
•Toreducetherehazard,keeptheengine,silencer,
batterycompartment,andfuelstorageareafreeofgrass,
leaves,orexcessivegrease.
•Checkthegrasscatcherfrequentlyforwearor
deterioration.
•Replacewornordamagedpartsforsafety.
•Ifyoumustdrainthefueltank,doitoutdoors.
•Onmulti-bladedmachines,takecareasrotating1blade
cancauseotherbladestorotate.
•Whenthemachineistobeparked,stored,orleft
unattended,lowerthecuttingmeansunlessyouareusing
apositivemechanicallock.
ToroRidingMowerSafety
ThefollowinglistcontainssafetyinformationspecictoToro
productsorothersafetyinformationthatyoumustknowthat
isnotincludedintheCENstandard.
•Engineexhaustcontainscarbonmonoxide,whichisan
odorless,deadlypoisonthatcankillyou.Donotrunthe
engineindoorsorinanenclosedarea.
•Keepyourhands,feet,hairandlooseclothingawayfrom
attachmentdischargearea,theundersideofthemower,
andanymovingpartswhileengineisrunning.
•Donottouchtheequipmentorattachmentpartswhich
maybehotfromoperation.Allowthemtocoolbefore
attemptingtomaintain,adjust,orservicethem.
•Batteryacidispoisonousandcancauseburns.Avoid
contactwithskin,eyesandclothing.Protectyourface,
eyes,andclothingwhenworkingwithabattery.
•Batterygasescanexplode.Keepcigarettes,sparks,and
amesawayfromthebattery.
•UseonlygenuineTororeplacementpartstomaintainthe
originalstandards.
•UseonlyToro-approvedattachments.Youmayvoidthe
warrantyifyouuseunapprovedattachments.
SlopeOperation
•Donotmowslopesgreaterthan15degrees.
•Donotmowneardrop-offs,ditches,steepbanks,or
water.Wheelsdroppingoveredgescancauserollovers,
whichmayresultinseriousinjury,death,ordrowning.
•Donotmowslopeswhengrassiswet.Slippery
conditionsreducetractionandcouldcauseslidinganda
lossofcontrol.
•Donotmakesuddenturnsorrapidspeedchanges.
•Useawalkbehindmowerand/orahandtrimmernear
drop-offs,ditches,steepbanks,orwater.
•Reducespeedanduseextremecautiononslopes.
•Removeormarkobstaclessuchasrocks,treelimbs,etc.
fromthemowingarea.Tallgrasscanhideobstacles.
•Watchforditches,holes,rocks,dips,andrisesthatchange
theoperatingangle,asroughterraincouldoverturnthe
machine.
•Avoidsuddenstartswhenmowinguphill,becausethe
mowermaytipbackward.
•Beawarethatlossoftractionmayoccurgoingdownhill.
Weighttransfertothefrontwheelsmaycausedrive
wheelstoslipandcauselossofbrakingandsteering.
•Alwaysavoidsuddenstartingorstoppingonaslope.
Iftireslosetraction,disengagethebladesandproceed
slowlyofftheslope.
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