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Toro Workman GTX Series User Manual

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Waitforallmovementtostop
Donotoperatethemachinewhenthereistherisk
oflightning.
Useaccessoriesandattachmentsapprovedby
TheT oro®Companyonly.
Multi-PassengerSafety
Donotexceedthegrossvehicleweight(GVW)
ofthemachine.Youmustaccountforyourself,
yourpassengers,andtheloadinthecargobed
contributingtotheoverallGVWofthemachine.
Passengersshouldsitinthedesignatedseating
positionsonly.Donotallowpassengerstositin
thecargobed.
Youandyourpassengersshouldremainseated
wheneverthemachineisinmotion.
Theadditionalmachinelengthresultsinalarger
turnradius,soallowmorespacetomaneuverthe
machine.
SlopeSafety
Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedtoloss-of-control
andtip-overaccidents,whichcanresultinsevere
injuryordeath.
Surveythesitetodeterminewhichslopesare
safeforoperatingthemachineandestablishyour
ownproceduresandrulesforoperatingonthose
slopes.Alwaysusecommonsenseandgood
judgmentwhenperformingthissurvey.
Ifyoufeeluneasyoperatingthemachineona
slope,donotdoit.
Keepallmovementonslopesslowandgradual.
Donotsuddenlychangethespeedordirectionof
themachine.
Avoidoperatingthemachineonwetterrain.Tires
maylosetraction.Arollovercanoccurbeforethe
tireslosetraction.
Travelstraightupanddownaslope.
Ifyoubegintolosemomentumwhileclimbinga
slope,graduallyengagethebrakesandslowly
reversethemachinestraightdowntheslope.
Turningwhilegoingupordownaslopecanbe
dangerous.Ifyoumustturnonaslope,doitslowly
andcautiously.
Heavyloadsaffectstabilityonaslope.Carrya
reducedloadandreduceyourgroundspeedwhen
operatingonaslopeoriftheloadhasahigh
centerofgravity.Securetheloadtothecargobed
ofthemachinetopreventtheloadfromshifting.
Takeextracarewhenhaulingloadsthatshifteasily
(e.g.,liquids,rock,sand,etc.).
Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningthemachine
onaslope,especiallywithaload.Stoppingwhile
goingdownaslopetakeslongerthanstopping
onlevelground.Ifyoumuststopthemachine,
avoidsuddenspeedchanges,whichcancause
themachinetotiporrollover.Donotengagethe
brakessuddenlywhenrollingrearward,asthis
maycausethemachinetooverturn.
LoadingandDumpingSafety
Donotexceedthegrossvehicleweight(GVW)
ofthemachinewhenoperatingitwithaloadin
thecargobedand/ortowingatrailer;referto
Specications(page13).
Distributetheloadinthecargobedevenlyto
improvethestabilityandcontrolofthemachine.
Beforedumping,ensurethatthereisnoone
behindthemachine.
Donotdumpaloadedcargobedwhilethe
machineissidewaysonaslope.Thechange
inweightdistributionmaycausethemachineto
overturn.
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Toro Workman GTX Series Specifications

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BrandToro
ModelWorkman GTX Series
CategoryUtility Vehicle
LanguageEnglish

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