Toro 74946 - Breaking in a New Machine; Using the Rollover-Protection System (ROPS)

BreakinginaNewMachine
Newenginestaketimetodevelopfullpower.Mowerdecks
anddrivesystemshavehigherfrictionwhentheyarenew,
placingadditionalloadontheengine.Allow40to50hours
ofbreak-intimefornewmachinestodevelopfullpowerand
performattheirbestperformance.
UsingtheRollover-Protection
System(ROPS)
WARNING
Toavoidinjuryordeathfromrollover:keeptheroll
barinthefullyraised,lockedpositionandusethe
seatbelt.
Ensurethattheseatissecuredtothemachine.
WARNING
Thereisnorolloverprotectionwhentherollbaris
inthedownposition.
•Lowertherollbaronlywhenabsolutely
necessary.
•Donotweartheseatbeltwhentherollbaris
inthedownposition.
•Driveslowlyandcarefully.
•Raisetherollbarassoonasclearancepermits.
•Checkcarefullyforoverheadclearances(i.e.,
branches,doorways,electricalwires)before
drivingunderanyobjects,anddonotcontact
them.
Important:Ensurethattheseatissecuredtothe
machine.
1.Tolowertherollbar,applyforwardpressuretothe
upperpartoftherollbar.
2.Pullbothknobsoutandrotatethem90degreessothey
arenotengaged(Figure8).
3.Lowertherollbartothedownposition(Figure8).
Figure8
1.ROPSknob
3.Rollbarintheupright
position
2.PulltheROPSknobout
androtateit90degrees.
4.Rollbarinthefolded
position
4.Toraisetherollbar,raisetherollbartotheoperate
positionandrotatetheknobssothattheymove
partiallyintothegrooves(Figure8).
5.Raisetherollbartothefulluprightpositionwhile
pushingontheupperrollbarsothatthepinssnapinto
positionwhentheholesalignwiththepins(Figure8).
6.Pushontherollbarandensurethatbothpinsare
engaged.
Important:Alwaysusetheseatbeltwiththerollbarin
theraisedposition.
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