Toro Groundsmaster 4100-D 30411 - Safe Operating Practices

ServicingtheEngineCoolingSystem..................45
BrakeMaintenance.................................................46
AdjustingtheServiceBrakes...............................46
BeltMaintenance....................................................46
ServicingtheAlternatorBelt...............................46
Re-tensioningtheBladeDriveBelts....................46
ReplacingtheBladeDriveBelt............................47
ControlsSystemMaintenance.................................48
AdjustingtheThrottle........................................48
AdjustingtheTractionPedalLinkage..................48
HydraulicSystemMaintenance...............................49
ChangingtheHydraulicFluid.............................49
ReplacingtheHydraulicFilters...........................49
CheckingtheHydraulicLinesandHoses.............49
HydraulicSystemTestPorts...............................50
AdjustingtheCuttingUnitFlowControl.............51
MowerMaintenance...............................................52
Pivoting(Tilting)theFrontCuttingUnit
Upright..........................................................52
PivotingtheFrontCuttingUnitDown................52
AdjustingtheCuttingUnitPitch.........................52
ServicingtheCastorArmBushings.....................53
ServicingtheCastorWheelsandBearings............53
ReplacingtheCuttingUnitHingeCovers............54
TighteningtheLocknuts.....................................54
BladeMaintenance.................................................55
CheckingforaBentBlade...................................55
RemovingandInstallingtheCutter
Blade(s)..........................................................55
InspectingandSharpeningtheCutter
Blade(s)..........................................................56
CorrectingCuttingUnitMismatch......................57
SparkArrestorMaintenance...................................58
ServicingtheSparkArrestorMufer...................58
Storage.......................................................................59
PreparingforSeasonalStorage............................59
Schematics.................................................................60
Safety
ThismachinemeetsorexceedsCENstandard
EN836:1997,ISOstandard5395:1990,andANSI
B71.4-2004specicationsineffectatthetimeof
production.
Improperuseormaintenancebytheoperator
orownercanresultininjury.Toreducethe
potentialforinjury,complywiththesesafety
instructionsandalwayspayattentiontothesafety
alertsymbol,whichmeansCaution,Warning,or
Danger—personalsafetyinstruction.Failureto
complywiththeinstructionmayresultinpersonal
injuryordeath.
SafeOperatingPractices
ThefollowinginstructionsarefromtheCENstandard
EN836:1997,ISOstandard5395:1990,andANSI
standardB71.4-2004.
Training
•ReadtheOperator’sManualandothertrainingmaterial
carefully.Befamiliarwiththecontrols,safetysigns,
andtheproperuseoftheequipment.
•Neverallowchildrenorpeopleunfamiliarwiththese
instructionstousethemower.Localregulationsmay
restricttheageoftheoperator.
•Nevermowwhilepeople,especiallychildren,orpets
arenearby.
•Keepinmindthattheoperatororuserisresponsible
foraccidentsorhazardsoccurringtohimselfor
herself,otherpeople,orproperty.
•Donotcarrypassengers.
•Alldriversandmechanicsshouldseekandobtain
professionalandpracticalinstruction.Theowneris
responsiblefortrainingtheusers.Suchinstruction
shouldemphasize:
–theneedforcareandconcentrationwhen
workingwithride-onmachines;
–controlofaride-onmachineslidingonaslope
willnotberegainedbytheapplicationofthe
brake.Themainreasonsforlossofcontrolare:
◊insufcientwheelgrip;
◊beingdriventoofast;
◊inadequatebraking;
◊thetypeofmachineisunsuitableforitstask;
◊lackofawarenessoftheeffectofground
conditions,especiallyslopes;
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