Toro Groundsmaster 4010 - During Operation; Operation Safety and Slope Guidelines

•Beforeyoustarttheengine,ensurethatalldrives
areinneutral,theparkingbrakeisengaged,and
youareintheoperatingposition.
•Keepyourhandsandfeetawayfromthecutting
units.Keepclearofthedischargeopeningatall
times.
•Lookbehindanddownbeforebackinguptobe
sureofaclearpath.
•Usecarewhenapproachingblindcorners,shrubs,
trees,orotherobjectsthatmayobscureyour
vision.
•Stopthebladeswheneveryouarenotmowing.
•Stopthemachineandinspectthebladesafter
strikinganobjectorifthereisanabnormal
vibrationinthemachine.Makeallnecessary
repairsbeforeresumingoperation.
•Slowdownandusecautionwhenmakingturns
andcrossingroadsandsidewalkswiththe
machine.Alwaysyieldtheright-of-way.
•Disengagethedrivetothecuttingunitandshut
offtheenginebeforeadjustingtheheightof
cut(unlessyoucanadjustitfromtheoperating
position).
•Neverrunanengineinanareawhereexhaust
gassesareenclosed.
•Neverleavearunningmachineunattended.
•Beforeleavingtheoperatingposition(including
toemptythecatchersortounclogthechute),do
thefollowing:
–Parkthemachineonlevelground.
–Disengagethepowertake-offandlowerthe
attachments.
–Engagetheparkingbrake.
–Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
–Waitforallmovingpartstostop.
•Donotoperatethemachinewhenthereistherisk
oflightning.
•Donotusethemachineasatowingvehicle.
•Useaccessories,attachments,andreplacement
partsapprovedbyTheToro®Companyonly.
RolloverProtectionSystem
(ROPS)Safety
•DonotremovetheROPSfromthemachine.
•Ensurethattheseatbeltisattachedandthatyou
canreleaseitquicklyinanemergency.
•Checkcarefullyforoverheadobstructionsanddo
notcontactthem.
•KeeptheROPSinsafeoperatingconditionby
thoroughlyinspectingitperiodicallyfordamage
andkeepingallthemountingfastenerstight.
•ReplaceadamagedROPS.Donotrepairoralter
it.
MachineswithCabs
•TheROPSisanintegralandeffectivesafety
device.
•AcabinstalledbyToroisarollbar.
•Alwayswearyourseatbelt.
MachineswithaFoldableRollBar
•Alwaysusetheseatbeltwiththerollbarinthe
raisedposition.
•TheROPSisanintegralsafetydevice.Keepa
foldingrollbarintheraisedandlockedposition,
andusetheseatbeltwhenoperatingthemachine
withtherollbarintheraisedposition.
•Lowerafoldingrollbartemporarilyonlywhen
necessary.Donotweartheseatbeltwhenthe
rollbarisfoldeddown.
•Beawarethatthereisnorolloverprotectionwhen
afoldedrollbarisinthedownposition.
•Checktheareathatyouwillbemowingandnever
folddownafoldingrollbarinareaswherethere
areslopes,drop-offs,orwater.
SlopeSafety
•Establishyourownproceduresandrulesfor
operatingonslopes.Theseproceduresmust
includesurveyingthesitetodeterminewhich
slopesaresafeformachineoperation.Always
usecommonsenseandgoodjudgmentwhen
performingthissurvey.
•Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedtoloss-of-control
andtip-overaccidents,whichcanresultinsevere
injuryordeath.Operatingthemachineonany
sloperequiresextracaution.
•Operatethemachineatalowerspeedwhenyou
areonaslope.
•Ifyoufeeluneasyoperatingthemachineona
slope,donotdoit.
•Watchforholes,ruts,bumps,rocks,orother
hiddenobjects.Uneventerraincouldoverturnthe
machine.Tallgrasscanhideobstacles.
•Choosealowgroundspeedsoyouwillnothave
tostoporshiftwhileonaslope.
•Arollovercanoccurbeforethetireslosetraction.
•Avoidoperatingthemachineonwetgrass.Tires
maylosetraction;regardlessifthebrakesare
availableandfunctioning.
•Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningthemachine
onaslope.
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