Toro Workman MD - Maintenance

OperatingonRoughTerrain
WARNING
Suddenchangesinterrainmaycauseabrupt
steeringwheelmovement,possiblyresultingin
handandarminjuries.
•Reduceyourspeedwhenoperatingonrough
terrainandnearcurbs.
•Gripthesteeringwheellooselyaroundthe
perimeterkeepingthumbsupandoutoftheway
ofthesteeringwheelspokes.
Reducethegroundspeedofthemachineandloadcarriedin
themachinewhenoperatingonroughterrain,unevenground,
andnearcurbs,holes,andothersuddenchangesinterrain.
Loadsmayshift,causingthemachinetobecomeunstable.
Ifyouwillbeusingthemachineonroughterrain,youcan
installtheoptionalROPSKit.
LoadingandDumping
WARNING
Theweightoftheboxmaybeheavy.Handsor
otherbodypartscouldbecrushed.
•Keephandsandotherbodypartsclearwhen
loweringthebox.
•Donotdumpmaterialsonbystanders.
•Donotexceedtheratedweightcapacityofthemachine
whenoperatingitwithaloadinthecargobox,when
towingatrailer,orboth;refertoSpecications(page16).
•Usecautionwhenoperatingthemachineonahillsideor
onroughterrain,particularlywithaloadinthecargobox
orwhentowingatrailerorboth.
•Usecautionwhencarryingtallloadsinthecargobox.
•Beawarethatthestabilityandcontrolofthemachine
arereducedwhentheloadinthecargoboxispoorly
distributed.
•Carryingoversizedloadsinthecargoboxchangesthe
stabilityofthemachine.
•Thesteering,braking,andstabilityofthemachineare
affectedwhencarryingaloadwheretheweightofthe
materialcannotbeboundtothemachinesuchasthe
liquidinalargetank.
•Neverdumpaloadedcargoboxwhilethemachineis
sidewaysonahill.Thechangeinweightdistributionmay
causethemachinetooverturn.
•Whenoperatingwithaheavyloadinthecargobox,
reduceyourspeedandallowforsufcientbraking
distance.Donotsuddenlyapplythebrakes.Useextra
cautiononslopes.
•Beawarethatheavyloadsincreaseyourstoppingdistance
andreduceyourabilitytoturnquicklywithouttipping
over.
•Therearcargospaceisintendedforloadcarrying
purposesonly,notforpassengers.
•Neveroverloadyourmachine.Thenameplate(located
underthemiddleofthedash)showstheloadlimitsfor
themachine.Neveroverllattachmentsorexceedthe
machinemaximumgrossmachineweight(GVW);refer
toLoadingtheCargoBox(page23).
Maintenance
•Beforeservicingormakingadjustmentstothemachine,
movethemachinetoalevelsurface,stoptheengine,set
theparkingbrake,andremovethekeyfromOn/Off
switchtopreventaccidentalstartingoftheengine.
•Neverworkunderaraisedbedwithoutplacingthe
bed-safetysupportontothefullyextendedbed-actuator
rod.
•Makesureallhydraulicttingsaretight,andallhydraulic
hosesandlinesareingoodconditionbeforeapplying
pressuretothesystem.
•Keepyourbodyandhandsawayfrompinholeleaksor
nozzlesthatejecthydraulicuidunderhighpressure.
Usepaperorcardboard,notyourhands,tosearch
forleaks.Hydraulicuidescapingunderpressurecan
havesufcientforcetopenetrateskinandcauseserious
damagetoyourbody.Ifuidisinjectedintotheskin,it
mustbesurgicallyremovedwithinafewhoursbyadoctor
familiarwiththisformofinjury,organgrenemayresult.
•Beforedisconnectingorperforminganyworkonthe
hydraulicsystem,allpressureinthehydraulicsystem
mustberelievedbystoppingtheengineandcyclingthe
hydrauliccontrolvalveforthebedliftfromraisetolower
and/orloweringboxandattachments.Ifequipped,
placetheremote-hydraulicsleverintheoatposition.
Iftheboxmustbeinraisedposition,secureitwiththe
bed-safetysupport.
•Tomakesuretheentiremachineisingoodcondition,
keepallnuts,bolts,andscrewsproperlytightened.
•Toreducethepotentialrehazard,keeptheenginearea
freeofexcessivegrease,grass,leaves,andaccumulation
ofdirt.
•Iftheenginemustberunningtoperformamaintenance
adjustment,keephands,feet,clothing,andanypartsof
thebodyawayfromtheengineandanymovingparts.
Keepeveryoneaway.
•Donotoverspeedtheenginebychangingthegovernor
settings.Themaximumenginespeedis3650rpm.To
ensuresafetyandaccuracy,haveanAuthorizedToro
Distributorcheckthemaximumenginespeedwitha
tachometer.
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