•Disengagebladeswhennotmowing.Stoptheengine,
waitforallpartstocometoacompletestopandremove
thekeybeforecleaningthemachine,removingthegrass
catcheroruncloggingthedischargechute.
•Operatethemachineonlyindaylightorgoodarticial
light.
•Donotoperatethemachinewhileundertheinuence
ofalcoholordrugs.
•Watchfortrafcwhenoperatingnearorcrossing
roadways.
•Useextracarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachine
intoatrailerortruck.
•Alwaysweareyeprotectionwhenoperatingthemachine.
•Dataindicatesthatoperators,age60yearsandabove,are
involvedinalargepercentageofridingmower-related
injuries.Theseoperatorsshouldevaluatetheirability
tooperatetheridingmowersafelyenoughtoprotect
themselvesandothersfromseriousinjury.
•Alwaysfollowtherecommendationsforuseofwheel
weightsorcounterweights.
•Lightningcancausesevereinjuryordeath.Iflightning
isseenorthunderisheardinthearea,donotoperate
themachine;seekshelter.
SlopeOperation
Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedtolossofcontroland
tip-overaccidents,whichcanresultinsevereinjuryordeath.
Operationonallslopesrequiresextracaution.Ifyoucannot
backuptheslopeorifyoufeeluneasyonit,donotmowit.
•Donotmowslopesgreaterthan15degrees.
•Watchforholes,ruts,bumps,rocks,orotherhidden
objects.Uneventerraincouldoverturnthemachine.Tall
grasscanhideobstacles.
•Choosealowgroundspeedsoyouwillnothavetostop
whileoperatingonaslope.
•Donotmowslopeswhengrassiswet.Slippery
conditionsreducetractionandcouldcauseslidingand
lossofcontrol.
•Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningonaslope.Ifthetires
losetraction,disengagetheblade(s)andproceedslowly
straightdowntheslope.
•Alwayskeepthedrivewheelsengagedwhengoingdown
slopes.Donotshifttoneutralandcoastdownhill.
•Keepallmovementonslopesslowandgradual.Donot
makesuddenchangesinspeedordirection,whichcould
causethemachinetorollover.
•Removeormarkobstaclessuchasrocks,treelimbs,etc.
fromthemowingarea.Tallgrasscanhideobstacles.
•Avoidsuddenstartswhenmowinguphillbecausethe
mowermaytipbackwards.
•Beawarethatlossoftractionmayoccurgoingdownhill.
Weighttransfertothefrontwheelsmaycausedrive
wheelstoslipandcauselossofbrakingandsteering.
•Useextracarewhileoperatingmachinewithgrass
catchersorotherattachments;theycanaffectthestability
ofthemachine.Donotuseonsteepslopes.
•Donottrytostabilizethemachinebyputtingyourfoot
ontheground.
•Donotmowneardrop-offs,ditches,embankments,or
water.Themachinecouldsuddenlyrolloverifawheel
goesovertheedgeoriftheedgecavesin.
•Useawalkbehindmowerand/orahandtrimmernear
drop-offs,ditches,steepbanksorwater.
UsingtheRolloverProtectionSystem
(ROPS)
•Keeptherollbarintheraisedandlockedpositionand
usetheseatbeltwhenoperatingthemachine.
•Becertainthattheseatbeltcanbereleasedquicklyin
theeventofanemergency.
•Beawarethereisnorolloverprotectionwhentheroll
barisdown.
•ChecktheareatobemowedandneverfoldtheROPSin
areaswherethereareslopes,dropoffsorwater.
•Lowertherollbaronlywhenabsolutelynecessary.Donot
weartheseatbeltwiththerollbarfoldeddown.
•Checkcarefullyforoverheadclearances(i.e.branches,
doorways,electricalwires)beforedrivingunderany
objectsanddonotcontactthem.
Children
Tragicaccidentscanoccuriftheoperatorisnotalerttothe
presenceofchildren.Childrenareoftenattractedtothe
machineandthemowingactivity.Neverassumethatchildren
willremainwhereyoulastsawthem.
•Keepchildrenoutofthemowingareaandinthewatchful
careofaresponsibleadultotherthantheoperator.
•Bealertandturnthemachineoffifchildrenenterthe
area.
•Beforeandwhilebackingorchangingdirection,look
behind,down,andside-to-sideforsmallchildren.
•Nevercarrychildren,evenwiththebladesoff.Theymay
falloffandbeseriouslyinjuredorinterferewithsafe
machineoperation.
•Childrenwhohavebeengivenridesinthepastmay
suddenlyappearinthemowingareaforanotherrideand
berunoverorbackedoverbythemachine.
•Neverallowchildrentooperatethemachine.
•Useextremecarewhenapproachingblindcorners,end
ofafence,shrubs,trees,orotherobjectsthatmayblock
yourviewofachild.
Towing
Ahitchkitisavailableforthismachineandcanbeobtained
bycontactinganAuthorizedToroDealer.Donottow
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