
OperatingonHillsandRoughTerrain
Operatingthesprayeronahillmaycausetippingorrolling
ofthesprayer,ortheenginemaystallandyoucouldlose
headwayonthehill.Thiscouldresultinpersonalinjury.
•Donotacceleratequicklyorslamonthebrakeswhen
backingdownahill,especiallywithaload.
•Neverdriveacrossasteephill;alwaysdrivestraightupor
downorgoaroundthehill.
•Iftheenginestallsoryoubegintoloseheadwaywhile
climbingahill,graduallyapplythebrakesandslowlyback
straightdownthehill.
•Turningwhiletravelingupordownhillscanbedangerous.
Ifyouhavetoturnwhileonahill,doitslowlyand
cautiously.Nevermakesharporfastturns.
•Heavyloadsaffectstability.Reducetheweightoftheload
andyourspeedwhenoperatingonhills.
•Avoidstoppingonhills,especiallywithaload.Stopping
whilegoingdownahillwilltakelongerthanstopping
onlevelground.Ifthesprayermustbestopped,avoid
suddenspeedchanges,whichmayinitiatetippingor
rollingofthesprayer.Donotslamonthebrakes
whenrollingbackward,asthismaycausethesprayerto
overturn.
•Usetheseatbeltwhenoperatingthemachineandbe
certainthatitcanbereleasedquicklyintheeventofan
emergency.
•Checkcarefullyforoverheadclearances(i.e.branches,
doorways,electricalwires)beforedrivingunderany
objectsanddonotcontactthem.
•Donotremovetherolloverprotectionsystem(ROPS).
•Reducespeedandloadwhenoperatingonroughterrain,
unevenground,andnearcurbs,holes,andothersudden
changesinterrain.Loadsmayshift,causingthesprayer
tobecomeunstable.
WARNING
Suddenchangesinterrainmaycauseabrupt
steeringwheelmovement,possiblyresultingin
handandarminjuries.
•Reduceyourspeedwhenoperatingonroughterrainand
nearcurbs.
•Gripthesteeringwheellooselyaroundtheperimeter.
Keepyourhandsclearofthesteeringwheelspokes.
Loading
Theweightofthecargocanchangethesprayercenterof
gravityandsprayerhandling.Toavoidlossofcontroland
personalinjury,followtheseguidelines:
•Reducetheweightoftheloadwhenoperatingonhills
androughterraintoavoidtippingoroverturningofthe
sprayer.
•Liquidloadscanshift.Thisshiftinghappensmostoften
whileturning,goingupordownhills,suddenlychanging
speeds,orwhiledrivingoverroughsurfaces.Shifting
loadscancausethesprayertotipover.
•Whenoperatingwithaheavyload,reduceyourspeedand
allowforsufcientbrakingdistance.Donotsuddenly
applythebrakes.Useextracautiononslopes.
•Beawarethatheavyloadsincreaseyourstoppingdistance
andreduceyourabilitytoturnquicklywithouttipping
over.
Maintenance
•Onlypermitqualiedandauthorizedpersonnelto
maintain,repair,adjust,orinspectthesprayer.
•Beforeperforminganymaintenance,ensurethatthe
systemhasbeenthoroughlyrinsedandcleaned.
•Beforeservicingormakingadjustmentstothemachine,
stoptheengine,settheparkingbrake,andremovethe
keyfromthestarterswitchtopreventsomeonefrom
accidentallystartingtheengine.
•Tomakesurethattheentiremachineisingoodcondition,
keepallnuts,bolts,andscrewsproperlytightened.
•Toreducethepotentialforre,keeptheengineareafree
ofexcessivegrease,grass,leaves,andaccumulationofdirt.
•Neveruseanopenametocheckthelevelorleakageof
fuelorbatteryelectrolyte.
•Iftheenginemustberunningtoperformamaintenance
adjustment,keepyourhands,feet,clothing,andanyparts
ofyourbodyawayfromtheengineandanymovingparts.
Keepeveryoneaway.
•Donotuseopenpansoffuelorammablecleaning
uidswhencleaningparts.
•Donotadjustthetractioncontrolspeed.Toensure
safetyandaccuracy,haveanAuthorizedToroDistributor
checkthegroundspeed.
•Keepyourbodyandhandsawayfrompinholeleaksor
nozzlesthatejecthighpressureuid.Usecardboardor
papertondleaks.Fluidescapingunderpressurecan
penetrateskinandcauseinjuryrequiringsurgerywithina
fewhoursbyaqualiedsurgeonorgangrenemayresult.
•Ifmajorrepairsareeverneededorassistanceisrequired,
contactanAuthorizedToroDistributor.
•Tobesureofoptimumperformanceandsafety,
alwayspurchasegenuineTororeplacementpartsand
accessories.Replacementpartsandaccessoriesmadeby
othermanufacturerscouldbedangerous.Alteringthis
sprayerinanymannerthatmayaffectsprayeroperation,
performance,durability,oritsuse,mayresultininjuryor
death.Suchusecouldvoidtheproductwarranty.
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