Toro Workman MDX-D - Operating on Hills

•GrossVehicleWeight(GVW)hasamajorimpact
onyourabilitytostopand/orturn.Heavyloads
andattachmentsmakethemachinehardertostop
orturn.Theheaviertheload,thelongerittakes
tostop.
•Decreasethespeedofthemachineifthe
cargoboxhasbeenremovedandthereisno
attachmentinstalledonthemachine.Thebraking
characteristicschangeandfaststopsmaycause
therearwheelstolockup,whichwillaffectthe
controlofthemachine.
•Turfandpavementaremuchmoreslipperywhen
theyarewet.Itcantake2to4timeslongertostop
themachineonwetsurfacesasondrysurfaces.If
youdrivethroughdeep-standingwaterandgetthe
brakeswet,theywillnotworkwelluntiltheyare
dry.Afterdrivingthroughwater,youshouldtest
thebrakestomakesurethattheyworkproperly.If
theydonot,driveslowlyonalevelgroundwhile
puttinglightpressureonthebrakepedal.Thiswill
dryoutthebrakes.
OperatingonHills
WARNING
Operatingthemachineonahillmaycause
tippingorrollingofthemachine,ortheengine
maystallandyoucouldloseheadwayonthe
hill.Thiscouldresultinpersonalinjury.
•Donotoperatethemachineonexcessively
steepslopes.
•Donotacceleratequicklyorslam
thebrakeswhenbackingdownahill,
especiallywithaload.
•Iftheenginestallsoryouloseheadwayon
ahill,slowlybackstraightdownthehill.
Neverattempttoturnthemachinearound.
•Operatethemachineslowlyonahilland
usecaution.
•Avoidturningonahill.
•Reduceyourloadandthespeedofthe
machine.
•Avoidstoppingonhills,especiallywitha
load.
Taketheseprecautionswhenoperatingthemachine
onahill:
•Slowthemachinedownbeforestartingupordown
ahill.
•Iftheenginestallsoryoubegintolosemomentum
whileclimbingahill,graduallyapplythebrakes
andslowlybackthemachinestraightdownthehill.
•Turningwhiletravelingupordownhillscanbe
dangerous.Ifyouhavetoturnwhileonahill,doit
slowlyandcautiously.Nevermakesharporfast
turns.
•Heavyloadsaffectstability.Reducetheweightof
theloadandyourgroundspeedwhenoperating
onhillsoriftheloadhasahighcenterofgravity.
Securetheloadtothecargoboxofthemachine
topreventtheloadfromshifting.Takeextracare
whenhaulingloadsthatshifteasily(liquid,rock,
sand,etc.).
•Avoidstoppingonhills,especiallywithaload.
Stoppingwhilegoingdownahillwilltakelonger
thanstoppingonlevelground.Ifyoumuststop
themachine,avoidsuddenspeedchanges,which
mayinitiatetippingorrollingofthemachine.Do
notslamonthebrakeswhenrollingbackward,as
thismaycausethemachinetooverturn.
•Westronglyrecommendinstallingtheoptional
ROPSkitbeforeridingonhillyterrain.
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