Toro 74560 - Toro Riding Mower Safety

•Whenusinganyattachments,neverdirectdischargeof
materialtowardbystandersnorallowanyonenearthe
machinewhileinoperation.
•Neveroperatethemachinewithdamagedguardsor
withoutsafetyprotectivedevicesinplace.
•Donotchangetheenginegovernorsettingsoroverspeed
theengine.Operatingtheengineatexcessivespeedcan
increasethehazardofpersonalinjury.
•Beforeleavingtheoperator’sposition:
–disengagethepowertake-offandlowerthe
attachments;
–changeintoneutralandsettheparkingbrake;
–stoptheengineandremovethekey.
•Disengagedrivetoattachments,stoptheengine,and
disconnectthesparkplugwire(s)orremovetheignition
key
–beforeclearingblockagesoruncloggingchute;
–beforechecking,cleaningorworkingonthelawn
mower;
–afterstrikingaforeignobject.Inspectthelawn
mowerfordamageandmakerepairsbeforerestarting
andoperatingtheequipment;
–ifthemachinestartstovibrateabnormally(check
immediately).
•Disengagedrivetoattachmentswhentransportingornot
inuse.
•Stoptheengineanddisengagedrivetoattachment
–beforerefuelling;
–beforeremovingthegrasscatcher;
–beforemakingheightadjustmentunlessadjustment
canbemadefromtheoperator’sposition.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Keepallnuts,boltsandscrewstighttobesurethe
equipmentisinsafeworkingcondition.
•Neverstoretheequipmentwithfuelinthetankinsidea
buildingwherefumescanreachanopenameorspark.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringinanyenclosure.
•Toreducetherehazard,keeptheengine,silencer,
batterycompartmentandfuelstorageareafreeofgrass,
leaves,orexcessivegrease.
•Checkthegrasscatcherfrequentlyforwearor
deterioration.
•Replacewornordamagedpartsforsafety.
•Ifthefueltankhastobedrained,thisshouldbedone
outdoors.
•Onmulti-bladedmachines,takecareasrotatingoneblade
cancauseotherbladestorotate.
•Whenmachineistobeparked,storedorleftunattended,
lowerthecuttingmeansunlessapositivemechanicallock
isused.
ToroRidingMowerSafety
Thefollowingparagraphcontainssafetyinformationspecic
toToroproductsthatisnotincludedintheCENstandard.
UseonlyToro-approvedattachments.Thewarrantymaybe
voidedifyouusethemachinewithunapprovedattachments.
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