Toro 74310 - Maintenance and Storage

SafeHandlingofFuels
•Toavoidpersonalinjuryorpropertydamage,use
extremecareinhandlinggasoline.Gasolineisextremely
ammableandthevaporsareexplosive.
•Extinguishallcigarettes,cigars,pipes,andothersources
ofignition.
•Useonlyanapprovedfuelcontainer.
•Neverremovefuelcaporaddfuelwiththeengine
running.
•Allowenginetocoolbeforerefueling.
•Neverrefuelthemachineindoors.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwherethereis
anopename,spark,orpilotlightsuchasonawater
heateroronotherappliances.
•Neverllcontainersinsideavehicleoronatruckor
trailerbedwithaplasticliner.Alwaysplacecontainerson
thegroundawayfromyourvehiclebeforelling.
•Removeequipmentfromthetruckortrailerandrefuelit
ontheground.Ifthisisnotpossible,thenrefuelsuch
equipmentwithaportablecontainer,ratherthanfroma
fueldispensernozzle.
•Keepthenozzleincontactwiththerimofthefueltank
orcontaineropeningatalltimesuntilfuelingiscomplete.
•Donotuseanozzlelockopendevice.
•Iffuelisspilledonclothing,changeclothingimmediately.
•Neveroverllfueltank.Replacefuelcapandtighten
securely.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Disengagedrives,settheparkingbrake,stoptheengine
andremovethekeyordisconnectthespark-plugwire.
Waitforallmovementtostopbeforeadjusting,cleaning
orrepairingthemachine.
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthecuttingunit,thedrives,
themufers,andtheenginetohelppreventres.Clean
upoilorfuelspillage.
•Lettheenginecoolbeforestoringanddonotstorenear
ame.
•Shutoffthefuelwhilestoringortransporting.Donot
storefuelnearamesordrainindoors.
•Parkthemachineonlevelground.Settheparkingbrake.
Neverallowuntrainedpersonneltoservicethemachine.
•Usejackstandstosupportcomponentswhenrequired.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswithstored
energy.
•Disconnectthebatteryorthespark-plugwirebefore
makinganyrepairs.Disconnectthenegativeterminal
rstandthepositivelast.Connectthepositiverstand
negativelast.
•Usecarewhencheckingtheblades.Wraptheblade(s)or
weargloves,andusecautionwhenservicingthem.Only
replaceblades.Neverstraightenorweldthem.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfrommovingparts.Ifpossible,
donotmakeadjustmentswiththeenginerunning.
•Keepallpartsingoodworkingconditionandallhardware
tightened.Replaceallwornordamageddecals.
•Tobestprotectyourinvestmentandmaintainoptimal
performanceofyourToroequipment,countonToro
genuineparts.Whenitcomestoreliability,Torodelivers
replacementpartsdesignedtotheexactengineering
specicationsofourequipment.Forpeaceofmind,insist
onTorogenuineparts.
Hauling
•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachineintoa
trailerortruck.
•Usefullwidthrampsforloadingmachineintotraileror
truck.
•Tiethemachinedownsecurelyusingstraps,chains,cable,
orropes.Bothfrontandrearstrapsshouldbedirected
downandoutwardfromthemachine.
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