Toro Workman HD 07369 - While Operating

iscorrectedbeforevehicleorattachmentisoperated
again.
•Sincegasolineishighlyammable,handleitcarefully.
–Useanapprovedfuelcontainer.
–Donotremovethecapfromthefueltankwhen
theengineishotorrunning.
–Donotsmokewhilehandlingfuel.
–Fillthefueltankoutdoorsandtoaboutoneinch
belowthetopoftank(bottomofllerneck).Do
notoverll.
–Wipeupanyspilledfuel.
•Operatethevehicleonlyoutdoorsorinawell
ventilatedarea.
•Useonlyanapprovednonmetal,portablefuel
container.Staticelectricdischargecanignitefuel
vaporsinaungroundedfuelcontainer.Removethe
fuelcontainerfromthebedofthevehicleandplace
itonthegroundawayfromthevehiclebeforelling.
Keepthenozzleincontactwiththecontainerwhile
lling.Removeequipmentfromvehiclebedbefore
lling.
•Checkthesafetyinterlocksystemdailyforproper
operation.Ifaswitchshouldmalfunction,replace
theswitchbeforeoperatingmachine.
WhileOperating
•Theoperatorandpassengershoulduseseatbelts
andremainseatedwheneverthevehicleisinmotion.
Theoperatorshouldkeepbothhandsonthesteering
wheel,wheneverpossible,andthepassengershould
usethehandholdsprovided.Keeparmsandlegs
withinthevehiclebodyatalltimes.Nevercarry
passengersintheboxoronattachments.Remember
yourpassengermaynotbeexpectingyoutobrakeor
turnandmaynotbeready.
•Neveroverloadyourvehicle.Thenameplate
(locatedunderthemiddleofthedash)showsthe
loadlimitsforthevehicle.Neveroverllattachments
orexceedthevehiclemaximumgrossvehicleweight
(GVW).
•Whenstartingtheengine:
–Sitonoperator’sseatandensurethattheparking
brakeisengaged.
–DisengagePTO(ifsoequipped)andreturnthe
handthrottlelevertotheOffposition(ifso
equipped).
–MoveshiftlevertoNeutralandpressclutch
pedal.
–Makesurethehydraulicliftleverisinthecenter
position.
–Ifengineiscold—pressandholdtheaccelerator
pedalabouthalfwaydownandpullthechoke
knobouttotheOnpositionwhilecrankingthe
engine.
–Ifengineishot—pressandholdtheaccelerator
pedalabouthalfwaydownwhilecrankingthe
engine.
–Ifengineisooded—fullypressaccelerator
pedalandholdittotheooruntiltheengine
starts.Neverpumptheacceleratorpedal.
•Usingthemachinedemandsattention.Failureto
operatevehiclesafelymayresultinanaccident,tip
overofthevehicle,andseriousinjuryordeath.
Drivecarefully.Topreventtippingorlossofcontrol,
takethefollowingprecautions:
–Useextremecaution,reducespeed,andmaintain
asafedistancearoundsandtraps,ditches,creeks,
ramps,anyunfamiliarareas,orotherhazards.
–Watchforholesorotherhiddenhazards.
–Usecautionwhenoperatingthevehicleona
steepslope.Normally,travelstraightupand
downslopes.Reducespeedwhenmakingsharp
turnsorwhenturningonhillsides.Avoidturning
onhillsideswheneverpossible.
–Useextracautionwhenoperatingthevehicleon
wetsurfaces,athigherspeeds,orwithafullload.
Stoppingtimewillincreasewithafullload.Shift
intoalowergearbeforestartingupordowna
hill.
–Whenloadingthebed,distributetheload
evenly.Useextracautioniftheloadexceeds
thedimensionsofthevehicle/bed.Operate
thevehiclewithextracautionwhenhandling
off-centerloadsthatcannotbecentered.Keep
loadsbalancedandsecuretopreventthemfrom
shifting.
–Avoidsuddenstopsandstarts.Donotgofrom
reversetoforwardorforwardtoreversewithout
rstcomingtoacompletestop.
–Donotattemptsharpturnsorabruptmaneuvers
orotherunsafedrivingactionsthatmaycausea
lossofvehiclecontrol.
–Donotpassanothervehicletravelinginthesame
directionatintersections,blindspots,oratother
dangerouslocations.
–Whendumping,donotletanyonestandbehind
vehicleanddonotdumptheloadonanyone’s
feet.Releasethetailgatelatchesfromthesideof
box,notfrombehind.
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