
Safety
Improperuseormaintenancebytheoperatororowner
canresultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandthoseinthe
tractionunit
Operator's Man ual
.Alwayspayattentionto
thesafetyalertsymbol,whichmeans
Caution
,
W ar ning
,
or
Danger
—personalsafetyinstruction.Failureto
complywiththeinstructionmayresultinpersonalinjury
ordeath.
DANGER
Theremaybeburiedpower,gas,and/ortelephone
linesintheworkarea.Shockorexplosionmay
occurifyoudigintothem.
Havethepropertyorworkareamarkedforburied
linesanddonotdiginmarkedareas.Contactyour
localmarkingserviceorutilitycompanytohavethe
propertymarked(forexample,intheUnitedStates,
call811forthenationwidemarkingservice).
WARNING
Themovingbreakercancrushhands,feet,orother
bodyparts.
•Keepyourhands,feet,andotherpartofyour
bodyorclothingawayfrommovingparts.
•Beforeadjusting,cleaning,repairing,and
inspectingthebreaker,lowerittotheground,
stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostop.
WARNING
Whentheengineisoff,attachmentsintheraised
positioncangraduallylower,pinningorinjuring
youorbystanders.
Alwayslowertheattachmentlifteachtimeyoushut
offthetractionunit.
WARNING
Duringoperation,thebreakerthrowssmallpieces
ofbrokenmaterialanddust.Flyingdebrismay
damageeyes.Inhalingthedustcandamagelungs.
•Youandallbystandersmustwearsafetyglasses,
goggles,orafaceshieldduringoperationofthe
breaker.
•Youandallbystandersmustwearafacemask
orotherlterovermouthsandnosesduring
operationofthebreaker.
•Keepbystandersatleast25feetawayfromthe
breakerduringoperation.
WARNING
Thebreakerisveryloudduringoperation.Over
time,yourhearingmaybeimpairedifitis
unprotected.
Wearhearingprotectionduringoperation.
WARNING
Thebreakercancausethegroundtogivewayand
crumblefromunderthetractionunit,causingit
tobecomeunstableandtipover,crushingyouor
bystanders.
•Keepthetractionunitawayfromtheedgebeing
broken.
•Donotbreakdirectlyunderthefrontofthe
tractionunit.
WARNING
Withinthebreakerisachambercontaining
pressurizednitrogen,whichundertheright
circumstancescouldexplode,injuringorkilling
youorbystanders.
•Donottakeapartthebodyofthebreaker.
•Donotattempttorechargethechamber
yourself.Alwaystakethebreakertoand
AuthorizedToroDealerforrecharging.
•Ensurethatthebreakerischargedonlywith
nitrogen.Othergasescanexplode.
•Donotshipthechargedbreakerviaairfreight.
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