Toro Workman HD 07369 - Turning, Braking, and Hills; Tip Overs; ROPS and Safety Measures

Whenusingheavyattachments,morethan1000lb(454
kg),suchassprayers,topdressers,orspreaders,etc.,
restrictyouroperatingspeedbymovingthe3rdhigh
lockoutswitchtotheslowposition.
Turning
Turningisanotherimportantvariableleadingto
accidents.Turningtoosharplyfortheconditionscan
causethevehicletolosetractionandskid,oreventip
over.
Wet,sandy,andslipperysurfacesmaketurningmore
difcultandrisky.Thefasteryouaregoing,theworse
thissituationbecomesso,slowdownbeforeturning.
Duringasharpturnathigherspeeds,theinsiderear
wheelmayliftoffoftheground.Thisisnotaawin
thedesign,ithappenswithmostfourwheelvehicles
includingpassengercars.Ifthishappens,youare
turningtoosharplyforthespeedatwhichyouare
traveling.Slowdown!
Braking
Itisgoodpracticetoslowdownbeforeyougetnear
anobstacle.Thisgivesyouextratimetostoporturn
away.Hittinganobstaclecandamagethevehicleand
itscontents.Moreimportant,itcaninjureyouandyour
passenger.Grossvehicleweighthasamajorimpact
onyourabilitytostopand/orturn.Heavierloadsand
heavierattachmentsmakeavehiclehardertostopor
turn.Theheaviertheload,thelongerittakestostop
Thebrakingcharacteristicsalsochangewithnobedor
attachmentonthevehicle.Faststopsmaycausethe
rearwheelstolockupbeforethefrontwheelslock
up,whichmayaffectthecontrolofthevehicle.Itis
agoodideatodecreasevehiclespeedwithnobedor
attachment.
Turfandpavementaremuchslipperierwhentheyare
wet.Itcantake2to4timesaslongtostoponwet
surfacesasondrysurfaces.
Ifyoudrivethroughstandingwaterdeepenoughtoget
thebrakeswet,theywillnotworkwelluntiltheyare
dry.Afterdrivingthroughwater,youshouldtestthe
brakestomakesuretheyworkproperly.Iftheydonot,
driveslowlyinrstgearwhileputtinglightpressureon
thebrakepedal.Thiswilldrythebrakesout.
Donotdownshiftforbrakingonicyorslippery
surfaces(wetgrass)orwhilegoingdownahillbecause
enginebrakingmaycauseskiddingandlossofcontrol.
Shifttoalowergearbeforestartingdownahill.
TipOvers
Thevehicleisequippedwitharollbar,hiprestraints,
seatbelts,andhandhold.TheROPSsystem(Rollover
ProtectionSystem)usedonthevehiclewillreduce
theriskofseriousorfatalinjuryintheunlikelyevent
ofatipover,althoughthesystemcannotprotectthe
operatorfromallpossibleinjuries.
ReplaceadamagedROPS,donotrepairorrevise.
AnyalterationoftheROPSmustbeapprovedbythe
manufacturer.
Thebestwaytopreventaccidentsinvolvingutility
vehiclesisthroughcontinuoussupervisionandtraining
ofoperatorsandpayingconstantattentiontothearea
inwhichvehicleisbeingoperated.
Thebestwayforoperatorstopreventseriousinjury
ordeathtothemselvesorothers,istofamiliarize
themselveswiththeproperoperationoftheutility
vehicle,tostayalertandtoavoidactionsorconditions
whichcouldresultinaaccident.Intheeventofatip
over,theriskofseriousinjuryordeathwillbereduced
iftheoperatorisusingtheROPSsystemandseatbelts
andisfollowingtheinstructionsprovided.
Hills
Tippingorrollingthevehicleonahillwillcause
seriouspersonalinjury.
•Donotoperatethevehicleonsteepslopes.
•Ifenginestallsoryouloseheadwayonahill,
neverattempttoturnvehiclearound.
•Alwaysbackstraightdownahillinreverse
gear.
•Neverbackdowninneutralorwiththe
clutchdepressed,usingonlythebrakes.
•Neverdriveacrossasteephill,alwaysdrive
straightupordown.
•Avoidturningonahill.
•Don’t“droptheclutch”orslamonthe
brakes.Suddenspeedchangecaninitiate
atipover.
Useextracarewhenonhills.Nevergoonhillsthatare
extremelysteep.Stoppingwhilegoingdownahillwill
takelongerthanonlevelground.Turningwhilegoing
upordownahillismoredangerousthanturningon
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