•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
withoutrstinstallingthismanufacturerapprovedhitch.The
followingguidelinesapplywhentowingwiththeapproved
hitchkitinstalled.
•Towonlywithamachinethathasahitchdesignedfor
towing.Donotattachtowedequipmentexceptatthe
hitchpoint.
•Followthemanufacturer'srecommendationforweight
limitsfortowedequipmentandtowingonslopes.
•Neverallowchildrenorothersinorontowedequipment.
•Onslopes,theweightofthetowedequipmentmaycause
lossoftractionandlossofcontrol.
•Travelslowlyandallowextradistancetostop.
Service
SafeHandlingofFuel:
Toavoidpersonalinjuryorpropertydamage,useextreme
careinhandlinggasoline.Gasolineisextremelyammable
andthevaporsareexplosive.
•Extinguishallcigarettes,cigars,pipesandothersources
ofignition.
•Useonlyanapprovedfuelcontainer.
•Neverremovethefuelcaporaddfuelwhentheengineis
running.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforerefueling.
•Neverrefuelthemachineindoors.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwherethereis
anopename,spark,orpilotlightsuchasonawater
heaterorotherappliances.
•Neverllcontainersinsideavehicleoronatruckor
trailerwithaplasticliner.Alwaysplacecontainersonthe
groundawayfromyourvehiclebeforelling.
•Removegas-poweredequipmentfromthetruckortrailer
andrefuelitontheground.Ifthisisnotpossible,then
refuelsuchequipmentwithaportablecontainer,rather
thanfromagasolinedispensernozzle.
•Keepthenozzleincontactwiththerimofthefueltank
orcontaineropeningatalltimesuntilthefuelingis
complete.Donotuseanozzlelock-opendevice.
•Iffuelisspilledonclothing,changeclothingimmediately.
•Neveroverllthefueltank.Replacegascapandtighten
securely.
GeneralService:
•Neveroperateamachineinsideaclosedarea.Engine
exhaustcontainscarbonmonoxide,whichisanodorless,
deadlypoisonthatcankillyou.
•Keepallnutsandboltstight,especiallytheblade
attachmentbolts,andtobesuretheequipmentisinsafe
workingcondition.
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