Toro Workman 07390 - Operation; Before Operation Safety

Operation
BeforeOperation
BeforeOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Neverallowchildrenorpeoplewhoarenottrained
orphysicallycapabletosafelyoperateorservice
themachine.Localregulationsmayrestrictthe
ageoftheoperator.Theownerisresponsiblefor
trainingalloperatorsandmechanics.
•Becomefamiliarwiththesafeoperationofthe
equipment,operatorcontrols,andsafetysigns.
•Shutofftheengine,removethekey(ifequipped),
andwaitforallmovementtostopbeforeyouleave
theoperator’sposition.Allowthemachinetocool
beforeadjusting,servicing,cleaning,orstoringit.
•Knowhowtostopandshutoffthemachinequickly.
•Ensurethattherearenotmoreoccupants(youand
yourpassenger(s))thanthenumberofhandholds
equippedonthemachine.
•Checkthatallsafetydevicesanddecalsarein
place.Repairorreplaceallsafetydevicesand
replaceallillegibleormissingdecals.Donot
operatethemachineunlesstheyarepresentand
functioningproperly.
FuelSafety
•Useextremecareinhandlingfuel.Itisammable
anditsvaporsareexplosive.
•Extinguishallcigarettes,cigars,pipes,andother
sourcesofignition.
•Useonlyanapprovedfuelcontainer.
•Donotremovethefuelcaporllthefueltank
whiletheengineisrunningorhot.
•Donotaddordrainfuelinanenclosedspace.
•Donotstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheaterorotherappliance.
•Ifyouspillfuel,donotattempttostarttheengine;
avoidcreatinganysourceofignitionuntilthefuel
vaporshavedissipated.
PerformingDaily
Maintenance
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Beforestartingthemachineeachday,performthe
EachUse/DailyprocedureslistedinMaintenance
(page32).
CheckingtheTirePressure
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Fronttiresairpressurespecication:220kPa(32
psi)
Teartiresairpressurespecication:124kPa(18
psi)
Important:Checkthetirepressurefrequently
toensureproperination.Ifthetiresarenot
inatedtothecorrectpressure,thetireswillwear
prematurelyandmaycausethe4-wheeldriveto
bind.
Figure18showsanexampleoftirewearcausedby
under-ination.
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Figure18
1.Under-inatedtire
Figure19showsanexampleoftirewearcausedby
over-ination.
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Figure19
1.Over-inatedtire
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