Toro 74914 - Safety; Safe Operation Practices for Ride-On (Riding) Rotary Lawnmower Machines; Safe Operating Practices

Lubrication.............................................................31
GreasingtheBearings.........................................31
EngineMaintenance...............................................31
ServicingtheAirCleaner....................................31
ServicingtheEngineOil.....................................32
ServicingtheSparkPlug.....................................35
CleaningtheCoolingSystem...............................35
FuelSystemMaintenance.......................................36
ReplacingtheFuelFilter.....................................36
ElectricalSystemMaintenance................................36
ServicingtheBattery...........................................36
ServicingtheFuses.............................................38
DriveSystemMaintenance.....................................39
CheckingtheTirePressure.................................39
HydraulicSystemMaintenance...............................39
CheckingtheHydraulicOilLevel........................39
ChangingtheHydraulicSystemFilterand
Oil..................................................................39
MowerDeckMaintenance......................................41
ServicingtheCuttingBlades...............................41
MowerDeckLeveling.........................................44
InspectingtheBelts............................................45
ReplacingtheMowerBelt...................................45
RemovingtheMower.........................................47
InstallingtheMower...........................................48
ReplacingtheGrassDeector.............................48
Cleaning.................................................................49
WashingtheUndersideoftheMower..................49
WasteDisposal...................................................50
Storage.......................................................................51
CleaningandStorage..........................................51
Troubleshooting.........................................................52
Schematics.................................................................54
Safety
SafeOperationPractices
forRide-on(riding)Rotary
LawnmowerMachines
ThismachinemeetsorexceedsEuropeanStandardsin
effectatthetimeofproduction.However,improper
useormaintenancebytheoperatororownercan
resultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandalwayspay
attentiontothesafetyalertsymbol,whichmeans
CAUTION,WARNING,orDANGER-“personal
safetyinstruction.”Failuretocomplywiththe
instructionmayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
SafeOperatingPractices
ThefollowinginstructionsarefromtheENstandard
EN836:1997.
Thisproductiscapableofamputatinghandsand
feetandthrowingobjects.Alwaysfollowallsafety
instructionstoavoidseriousinjuryordeath.
Training
•Readtheinstructionscarefully.Befamiliarwiththe
controlsandtheproperuseoftheequipment.
•Neverallowchildrenorpeopleunfamiliarwiththese
instructionstousethelawnmower.Localregulations
canrestricttheageoftheoperator.
•Nevermowwhilepeople,especiallychildren,orpets
arenearby.
•Keepinmindthattheoperatororuserisresponsible
foraccidentsorhazardsoccurringtootherpeopleor
theirproperty.
•Donotcarrypassengers.
•Alldriversshouldseekandobtainprofessional
andpracticalinstruction.Suchinstructionshould
emphasize:
–theneedforcareandconcentrationwhen
workingwithride-onmachines;
–controlofaride-onmachineslidingonaslope
willnotberegainedbytheapplicationofthe
brake.Themainreasonsforlossofcontrolare:
◊insufcientwheelgrip;
◊beingdriventoofast;
◊inadequatebraking;
◊thetypeofmachineisunsuitableforitstask;
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