Toro Z Master 74925TE - Toro Riding Mower Safety

–-stayalertforhumpsandhollowsandother
hiddenhazards;
•Usecarewhenpullingloadsorusingheavy
equipment.
–-Useonlyapproveddrawbarhitchpoints.
–-Limitloadstothoseyoucansafelycontrol.
–-Donotturnsharply.Usecarewhenreversing.
•Watchoutfortrafcwhencrossingornearroadways.
•Stopthebladesrotatingbeforecrossingsurfaces
otherthangrass.
•Whenusinganyattachments,neverdirectdischarge
ofmaterialtowardbystandersnorallowanyonenear
themachinewhileinoperation.
•Neveroperatethemachinewithdamagedguardsor
withoutsafetyprotectivedevicesinplace.
•Donotchangetheenginegovernorsettingsor
overspeedtheengine.Operatingtheengineat
excessivespeedcanincreasethehazardofpersonal
injury.
•Beforeleavingtheoperator'sposition:
–disengagethepowertake-offandlowerthe
attachments;
–changeintoneutralandsettheparkingbrake;
–stoptheengineandremovethekey.
•Disengagedrivetoattachments,stoptheengine,
anddisconnectthesparkplugwire(s)orremovethe
ignitionkey
–beforeclearingblockagesoruncloggingchute;
–beforechecking,cleaningorworkingonthe
lawnmower;
–afterstrikingaforeignobject.Inspectthe
lawnmowerfordamageandmakerepairsbefore
restartingandoperatingtheequipment;ifthe
machinestartstovibrateabnormally(check
immediately).
•Disengagedrivetoattachmentswhentransporting
ornotinuse.
•Stoptheengineanddisengagedrivetoattachment
–beforerefuelling;
–beforeremovingthegrasscatcher;
–beforemakingheightadjustmentunless
adjustmentcanbemadefromtheoperator's
position.
•Reducethethrottlesettingduringenginerun-out
and,iftheengineisprovidedwithashut-offvalve,
turnthefueloffattheconclusionofmowing.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Keepallnuts,boltsandscrewstighttobesurethe
equipmentisinsafeworkingcondition.
•Neverstoretheequipmentwithfuelinthetank
insideabuildingwherefumescanreachanopen
ameorspark.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringinany
enclosure.
•Toreducetherehazard,keeptheengine,silencer,
batterycompartmentandfuelstorageareafreeof
grass,leaves,orexcessivegrease.
•Checkthegrasscatcherfrequentlyforwearor
deterioration.
•Replacewornordamagedpartsforsafety.
•Ifthefueltankhastobedrained,thisshouldbe
doneoutdoors.
•Onmulti-bladedmachines,takecareasrotatingone
bladecancauseotherbladestorotate.
•Whenmachineistobeparked,storedorleft
unattended,lowerthecuttingmeansunlessapositive
mechanicallockisused.
ToroRidingMowerSafety
Thefollowinglistcontainssafetyinformationspecicto
Toroproductsorothersafetyinformationthatyoumust
knowthatisnotincludedintheCENstandard.
•Engineexhaustcontainscarbonmonoxide,whichis
anodorless,deadlypoisonthatcankillyou.Donot
runengineindoorsorinanenclosedarea.
•Keephands,feet,hairandlooseclothingawayfrom
attachmentdischargearea,undersideofmowerand
anymovingpartswhileengineisrunning.
•Donottouchequipmentorattachmentpartswhich
maybehotfromoperation.Allowtocoolbefore
attemptingtomaintain,adjust,orservice.
•Batteryacidispoisonousandcancauseburns.Avoid
contactwithskin,eyesandclothing.Protectyour
face,eyes,andclothingwhenworkingwithabattery.
•Batterygasescanexplode.Keepcigarettes,sparks
andamesawayfrombattery.
•UseonlygenuineTororeplacementpartstoensure
thatoriginalstandardsaremaintained.
•UseonlyToro-approvedattachments.Warrantymay
bevoidedifusedwithunapprovedattachments.
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