FormNo.3443-852RevA
20inTurfSeeder
ModelNo.23508—SerialNo.400000000andUp
OperationandSafetyGuide
Inadditiontothisguide,pleasereadthefullOperator’sManual,whichyoucanobtainfromtherentalcenter
orfromwww.T oro.com.T odownloadthemanualfromwww.Toro.com,youwillneedtheproductmodeland
serialnumber,listedabove.
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
TheengineexhaustfromthisproductcontainschemicalsknowntotheStateof
Californiatocausecancer,birthdefects,orotherreproductiveharm.
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelatedaccessoriescontainleadandlead
compounds,chemicalsknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancerand
reproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.
UseofthisproductmaycauseexposuretochemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancer,birthdefects,orotherreproductiveharm.
Safety
Thismachineseeds,dethatches,andpowerrakes
turfbothforrevitalizingexistingturfandforspreading
seed.Itisintendedforsmalltomediumsizedlawn
applicationsinresidentialandcommercialproperties.
Usingthisproductforpurposesotherthanitsintended
usecouldprovedangeroustoyouandbystanders.
GeneralSafety
Thisproductiscapableofinjuringhandsandfeet
andofthrowingobjects.Alwaysfollowallsafety
instructionstoavoidseriouspersonalinjury .
•Readandunderstandthecontentsofthis
OperationandSafetyGuidebeforestartingthe
engine.
•Donotputyourhandsorfeetnearmoving
componentsofthemachine.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutallguards
andothersafetyprotectivedevicesinplaceand
workingonthemachine.
•Keepchildrenandbystandersoutoftheoperating
area.Neverallowchildrentooperatethemachine.
•Stopthemachineandshutofftheenginebefore
servicing,fueling,oruncloggingthemachine.
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandalways
payattentiontothesafety-alertsymbol
meansCaution,Warning,orDanger—personalsafety
instruction.Failuretocomplywiththeseinstructions
mayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
,which
Improperlyusingormaintainingthismachinecan
resultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
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OriginalInstructions(EN)
PrintedintheUSA
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*3443-852*
SafetyandInstructionalDecals
Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasilyvisibletotheoperatorandarelocatednearanyarea
ofpotentialdanger.Replaceanydecalthatisdamagedormissing.
93-7321
1.Cutting/dismembermenthazardofhandsandfeet,rotating
knives/blades—stayawayfrommovingparts.
decal93-7321
decal116-8536
116-8536
1.Cuttingblades-pressdownonleverandpullbladecontrol
bailagainstthehandletoengagethecuttingblades.
115-9625
1.Parking
brake—disengaged
2.Parkingbrake—engaged
116-8535
1.Lowerseedowrate2.Higherseedowrate
decal115-9625
117-4979
decal117-4979
1.Entanglementhazard,belt—keepawayfrommovingparts;
keepallguardsandshieldsinplace.
decal121-6203
121-6203
decal116-8535
1.Bypassleverpositionfor
operatingthemachine
2.Bypassleverpositionfor
pushingthemachine
3.ReadtheOperator’s
manual
2
1.ReadtheOperator’s
Manualbeforeperforming
maintenance.
2.Checkthetirepressure
every50hours.
3.Greaseevery25hours.
decal126-2446
126-2446
decal126-0296
126-0296
4.Checkthetransmission
beltdrivetensionevery
25hours;readthe
Operator’sManualfor
moreinformation.
5.Operator’sManual
1.Bladeup;“T”=Transport
position
2.“A”through“H”increasing
depthsettings
3.“H”=deepestblade
setting;bladedown
decal133-8062
133-8062
decal116-8537
116-8537
3
decal116-8648
116-8648
1.Tostarttheengine,readtheOperator’sManual-(1)Parkthe
machineonalevelsurface(2)Filltheenginewithoil(3)Move
thecontrolbarstoaneutralposition(4)Starttheengine.
2.Self-propeldrive-pushtheself-propeldrivebailforwardto
movethemachineforward;pulltheself-propeldrivebail
downwardtomovethemachinebackward.
1.Warning—readthe
Operator’sManual.
2.Warning—donotoperate
thismachineunlessyou
aretrained.
3.Thrownobjecthazard;pick
updebrisbeforeoperating.
4.Warning—keephands
awayfrommovingparts,
keepallguardsandshields
inplace.
3.Cuttingblades-releasethebladecontrolbail(neutral
position)todisengagethecuttingblades;holdtheblade
controlbailagainstthehandletoengagethecuttingblades.
4.Seedhopperon;seedhopperoff.
121–2011
5.Thrownobject
hazard—keepbystanders
away.
6.Warning—stoptheengine
beforeleavingthemachine.
decal121-2011
7.Warning—stoptheengine
andremovethesparkplug
wirebeforeperforming
anymaintenanceonthe
machine.
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