
CAUTION
Hydrauliccouplers,hydrauliclines/valves,and
hydraulicuidmaybehotandcanburnyouifyou
touchthem.
•Weargloveswhenoperatingthehydraulic
couplers.
•Allowthetractionunittocoolbeforetouching
hydrauliccomponents.
•Donottouchhydraulicuidspills.
GeneralSafety
Thefollowinginstructionshavebeenadaptedfromthe
ANSI/OPEIandISOstandards.
Preparation
•Neverattempttomakeanyadjustmentswhile
theengineisrunning,exceptwhenspecically
recommendedbyToro.
•Theoperationofanypoweredmachinecanresultin
foreignobjectsbeingthrownintotheeyes.Always
wearsafetyglassesoreyeshieldsduringoperationor
whileperforminganadjustmentorrepair.
Operation
•Donotputhandsorfeetnearorunderrotating
parts.
•Exerciseextremecautionwhenoperatingonor
crossinggraveldrives,walks,orroads.Stayalertfor
hiddenhazardsortrafc.Donotcarrypassengers.
•Afterstrikingaforeignobject,stoptheengine,
cycletheauxiliaryhydraulicslever,disconnectthe
hydrauliclines,thoroughlyinspectthetrenchller
foranydamage,andrepairthedamagebefore
restartingandoperatingthetrenchller.
•Iftheunitshouldstarttovibrateabnormally,stop
theengineandcheckimmediatelyforthecause.
Vibrationisgenerallyawarningoftrouble.
•Stoptheenginewheneveryouleavetheoperating
position,beforeuncloggingtheaugerhousing,
andwhenmakinganyrepairs,adjustments,or
inspections.
•Whencleaning,repairing,orinspecting,stopthe
engine,makecertaintheaugerandallmovingparts
havestopped,cycletheauxiliaryhydraulicslever,and
disconnectthehydrauliclines.
•Keepchildrenandpetsaway.
•Donotoverloadthemachinecapacitybyattempting
tobackllattoofastarate.
•Neveroperatethemachineathightransportspeeds
onslipperysurfaces.Lookbehindandusecarewhen
movinginreverse.
•Neverallowanyoneinfrontoftheunit.
•Disengagepowertotheaugerwhenthetrenchller
istransportedornotinuse.
•Neveroperatethetrenchllerwithoutgoodvisibility
orlight.
•Lightningcancausesevereinjuryordeath.If
lightningisseenorthunderisheardinthearea,do
notoperatethemachine;seekshelter.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Checkfastenersatfrequentintervalsforproper
tightnesstobesuretheequipmentisinsafeworking
condition.
•AlwaysrefertotheOperator’sManualforimportant
detailsifthetrenchlleristobestoredforan
extendedperiod.
•Maintainorreplacesafetyandinstructionlabels,as
necessary.
ToroSafety
Thefollowinglistcontainssafetyinformationspecicto
Toroproductsorothersafetyinformationthatyoumust
knowthatisnotincludedintheANSIorISOstandards.
•Therotatingaugercancutofforinjurengers
orhands.Stayintheoperator’spositionwhile
operatingthetrenchller.Keepyourfacehands,
feet,andanyotherpartofyourbodyorclothing
awayfrommovingorrotatingparts.
•Beforeadjusting,cleaning,repairing,andinspecting
thetrenchller,stoptheengine,removethekey,
andwaitforallmovingpartstostop.Also,cycle
theauxiliaryhydraulicsleveranddisconnectthe
hydrauliclines.
•Beforeleavingtheoperator’sposition,stopthe
engine,removethekey,andwaitforallmovingparts
tostop.
•Donotwearloosettingclothingthatcouldpossibly
getcaughtinmovingparts.
•Ifashield,safelydevice,ordecalisdamaged,
illegible,orlost,repairorreplaceitbeforebeginning
operation.Also,tightenanyloosefasteners.
•Performonlythosemaintenanceinstructions
describedinthismanual.Beforeperformingany
maintenance,service,oradjustment,stoptheengine,
removethekey,cycletheauxiliaryhydraulicslever,
anddisconnectthehydrauliclines.Ifmajorrepairs
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