Toro TITAN MX5480 - General Operation; Safety; Safe Operating Practices

MowerDeckMaintenance...........................................43
ServicingtheCuttingBlades.....................................43
MowerDeckLeveling.............................................46
InspectingtheBelts................................................47
ReplacingtheMowerBelt.......................................47
RemovingtheMower..............................................49
InstallingtheMower...............................................50
ReplacingtheGrassDeector..................................50
Cleaning...................................................................51
WashingtheUndersideoftheMower........................51
WasteDisposal.......................................................52
Storage........................................................................52
CleaningandStorage..............................................52
Troubleshooting...........................................................54
Schematics...................................................................56
Safety
ThismachinemeetsorexceedstheB71.1-2012
specicationsoftheAmericanNationalStandards
Institute,ineffectatthetimeofproduction.However,
improperuseormaintenancebytheoperatororowner
canresultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandalwayspay
attentiontothesafetyalertsymbol,whichmeans
CAUTION,WARNING,orDANGER-"personalsafety
instruction."Failuretocomplywiththeinstructionmay
resultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
SafeOperatingPractices
Thisproductiscapableofamputatinghandsandfeetand
throwingobjects.Alwaysfollowallsafetyinstructionsto
avoidseriousinjuryordeath.
ThefollowinginstructionsarefromANSIstandard
B71.1-2012.AllthelanguagewithinthisANSIstandard
appliestothismachine;however,duetotheapplicationof
thestandardacrossmanydifferenttypesofproductssome
statementscanseemgeneralormisleading.Intheseinstances,
Torohasrenedthestatementtoconveythemeaningofthe
standardwhilebettermatchingtheproductthisOperator's
Manualpertains.Safetyinformationinadditiontothe
instructionsfoundintheANSIstandardbelowcanbefound
inToroRidingMowerSafetyattheendofthissection.
GeneralOperation
•Read,understand,andfollowallinstructionsinthe
operator'smanualandonthemachinebeforestarting.
•Donotputhandsorfeetnearrotatingpartsorunderthe
machine.Keepclearofthedischargeopeningatalltimes.
•Allowonlyresponsibleadultswhoarefamiliarwiththe
instructionstooperatethismachine.
•Cleartheareaofobjectssuchasrocks,toys,wire,etc.,
whichcouldbepickedupandthrownbytheblade.
•Besuretheareaisclearofotherpeoplebeforemowing.
Stopthemachineifanyoneentersthearea.
•Nevercarrypassengers.
•Donotmowinreverseunlessabsolutelynecessary.
Alwayslookdownandbehindbeforeandwhilebacking
up.
•Neverdirectdischargedmaterialtowardanyone.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutdeector,discharge
coverorentiregrasscollectionsysteminplaceand
working.
•Bealert,slowdownandusecautionwhenmakingturns.
Lookbehindandtothesidebeforechangingdirections.
•Neverleavearunningmachineunattended.Alwaysturn
offblades,setparkingbrake,stopengine,andremovekey
beforedismounting.
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