Toro Revolution Series - During Operation; During Operation Safety; Slope Safety

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DuringOperation
DuringOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Wetgrassorleavescancauseseriousinjuryif
youslipandcontacttheblade.Avoidmowingin
wetconditions.
•Beforeyoustartthemachine,ensurethatalldrives
areinneutral.
•Keepawayfromholes,ruts,bumps,rocks,and
otherhiddenhazards.Usecarewhenapproaching
blindcorners,shrubs,trees,tallgrassorother
objectsthatmayhideobstaclesorobscurevision.
Uneventerraincouldoverturnthemachineor
causeyoutoloseyourbalanceorfooting.
•Shutoffthemachineanddisengagethedriveto
thecuttingunitafterstrikingaforeignobjectorif
anabnormalvibrationoccurs.Inspectthecutting
unitfordamageandmakerepairsbeforestarting
andoperatingthemachine.
•Bealert,slowdown,andusecautionwhenmaking
turnsandcrossingroadsandsidewalkswiththe
machine.Alwaysyieldtheright-of-way.
•Donotusethemachineasatowingvehicle.
•Neverraisethemowerdeckwiththeblades
running.
•Beawareofthemowerdischargepathanddirect
dischargeawayfromothers.Avoiddischarging
materialagainstawallorobstructionasthe
materialmayricochetbacktowardtheoperator.
Stoptheblades,slowdown,andusecautionwhen
crossingsurfacesotherthangrassandwhen
transportingthemower.
•Donotleavearunningmachineunattended.
•Bealertandshutoffthemachineifchildrenenter
thearea.
SlopeSafety
•Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedtolossofcontrol
androlloveraccidents,whichcanresultinsevere
injuryordeath.Youareresponsibleforsafeslope
operation.Operatingthemachineonanyslope
requiresextracaution.Beforeusingthemachine
onaslope,dothefollowing:
–Reviewandunderstandtheslopeinstructions
inthemanualandonthemachine.
–Useanangleindicatortodeterminethe
approximateslopeangleofthearea.
–Neveroperateonslopesgreaterthan15°.
–Evaluatethesiteconditionsofthedayto
determineiftheslopeissafeformachine
operation.Usecommonsenseandgood
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