Toro 74902TE - Toro Riding Mower Safety

•Usecarewhenpullingloadsorusingheavy
equipment.
–Useonlyapproveddrawbarhitchpoints.
–Limitloadstothoseyoucansafelycontrol.
–Donotturnsharply.Usecarewhenreversing
themachine.
•Watchoutfortrafcwhencrossingornear
roadways.
•Stopthebladesrotatingbeforecrossingsurfaces
otherthangrass.
•Whenusinganyattachments,neverdirect
dischargeofmaterialtowardbystandersnorallow
anyonenearthemachinewhileinoperation.
•Neveroperatethemachinewithdamagedguards
orwithoutsafetyprotectivedevicesinplace.
•Donotchangetheenginegovernorsettingsor
overspeedtheengine.Operatingtheengine
atexcessivespeedcanincreasethehazardof
personalinjury.
•Beforeleavingtheoperator'sposition:
–disengagethepowertakeoffandlowerthe
attachments;
–changeintoneutralandsettheparkingbrake;
–stoptheengineandremovethekey.
•Disengagedrivetoattachments,stoptheengine,
anddisconnectthesparkplugwire(s)orremove
theignitionkey
–beforeclearingblockagesoruncloggingthe
chute;
–beforechecking,cleaning,orworkingonthe
lawnmower;
–afterstrikingaforeignobject.Inspectthelawn
mowerfordamageandmakerepairsbefore
startingandoperatingtheequipment;ifthe
machinestartstovibrateabnormally(check
immediately).
•Disengagedrivetoattachmentswhentransporting
ornotinuse.
•Stoptheengineanddisengagedrivetoattachment
–beforefuelling;
–beforeremovingthegrasscatcher;
–beforeadjustingtheheightunlessyoucan
adjustitfromtheoperator'sposition.
•Reducethethrottlesettingduringenginerun-out
and,iftheengineisprovidedwithashutoffvalve,
turnthefueloffattheconclusionofmowing.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Keepallnuts,boltsandscrewstighttobesure
thattheequipmentisinsafeworkingcondition.
•Neverstoretheequipmentwithfuelinthetank
insideabuilding,wherefumescanreachanopen
ameorspark.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringthemachine
inanyenclosure.
•Toreducetherehazard,keeptheengine,
silencer,batterycompartment,andfuelstorage
areafreeofgrass,leaves,orexcessivegrease.
•Checkthegrasscatcherfrequentlyforwearor
deterioration.
•Replacewornordamagedpartsforsafety.
•Ifyoumustdrainthefueltank,doitoutdoors.
•Whenmachineistobeparked,storedorleft
unattended,lowerthecuttingmeansunlessyou
areusingapositivemechanicallock.
ToroRidingMowerSafety
Thefollowinglistcontainssafetyinformationspecic
toToroproductsorothersafetyinformationthatyou
mustknowthatisnotincludedintheCENstandard.
•Engineexhaustcontainscarbonmonoxide,which
isanodorless,deadlypoisonthatcankillyou.Do
notruntheengineindoorsorinanenclosedarea.
•Keepyourhands,feet,hairandlooseclothing
awayfromattachmentdischargearea,the
undersideofthemower,andanymovingparts
whileengineisrunning.
•Donottouchtheequipmentorattachmentparts
whichmaybehotfromoperation.Allowthem
tocoolbeforeattemptingtomaintain,adjust,or
servicethem.
•Batteryacidispoisonousandcancauseburns.
Avoidcontactwithskin,eyesandclothing.Protect
yourface,eyes,andclothingwhenworkingwitha
battery.
•Batterygasescanexplode.Keepcigarettes,
sparks,andamesawayfrombattery.
•UseonlygenuineT ororeplacementpartsto
maintaintheoriginalstandards.
•UseonlyT oro-approvedattachments.You
mayvoidthewarrantyifyouuseunapproved
attachments.
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