
Safety
Improperuseormaintenancebytheoperatororowner
canresultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandthoseinthe
tractionunit
Operator's Man ual
.Alwayspayattentionto
thesafetyalertsymbol,whichmeans
Caution
,
W ar ning
,
or
Danger
—personalsafetyinstruction.Failureto
complywiththeinstructionmayresultinpersonalinjury
ordeath.
Toensureoptimumperformanceandcontinuedsafety
certicationofthemachine,useonlygenuineToro
replacementpartsandaccessories.Replacementpartsand
accessoriesmadebyothermanufacturerscouldbedangerous,
andsuchusecouldvoidtheproductwarranty.
Training
•ReadtheOperator’sManualandothertrainingmaterial
carefully.Befamiliarwiththecontrols,safetysigns,and
properuseofequipment.
•Neverallowchildrenorpeopleunfamiliarwiththese
instructionstouseorservicethemachine.Local
regulationsmayrestricttheageoftheoperator.
•Knowhowtostoptheenginequickly.
•Keepallshields,safetydevices,anddecalsinplace.Ifa
shield,safetydevice,ordecalbecomesdamaged,illegible,
orismalfunctioning,repairorreplaceitbeforeoperation
iscommenced.Also,tightenloosenutsandboltsto
ensurethatthemachineisinsafeoperatingcondition.
•Whileoperatingthemachine,alwayswearsubstantial,
slip-resistantfootwear,longtrousers,hardhat,safety
glasses,andearprotection.Longhair,looseclothing,or
jewelrymaygettangledinmovingparts.Donotoperate
theequipmentwhenbarefootorwearingopensandals.
•Wearsafetyglasses,safetyshoes,longpants,andahelmet.
Itisrequiredbysomelocalordinancesandinsurance
regulations.
•Donotalterthisequipmentinanymannerwhichmay
causehazardousconditions.
SafeHandlingofFuels
•Toavoidpersonalinjuryorpropertydamage,useextreme
carewhenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineisextremely
ammableandthevaporsareexplosive.
•Extinguishallcigarettes,cigars,pipes,andothersources
ofignition.
•Onlyuseanapprovedfuelcontainer.
•Neverremovefuelcaporaddfuelwiththeengine
running.
•Allowenginetocoolbeforerefueling.
•Neverrefuelthemachineindoors.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwherethereis
anopename,spark,orpilotlightsuchasonawater
heateroronotherappliances.
•Neverllcontainersinsideavehicleoronatruckor
trailerbedwithaplasticliner.Alwaysplacecontainerson
thegroundawayfromyourvehiclebeforelling.
•Removeequipmentfromthetruckortrailerandrefuelit
ontheground.Ifthisisnotpossible,thenrefuelsuch
equipmentwithaportablecontainer,ratherthanfroma
fuel-dispensernozzle.
•Keepthenozzleincontactwiththerimofthefueltank
orcontaineropeningatalltimesuntilfuelingiscomplete.
Donotuseanozzlelockopendevice.
•Iffuelisspilledonclothing,changeclothingimmediately.
•Neveroverllfueltank.Replacethefuelcapandtighten
securely.
WhileOperating
•Rotatingpartscancauseseriouspersonalinjury.Keep
hands,feet,hair,andclothingawayfromallmovingparts
topreventinjury.Neveroperatethemachinewithcovers,
shrouds,orguardsremoved.
•Neveroperatethemachinewhileundertheinuenceof
drugsoralcohol.
•Stopthecoreprocessorwhenapersonorpetcomesinto
operatingarea.Carelessoperation,combinedwithterrain
angles,ricochets,ormissingordamagedguards,canlead
tothrownobjectinjuries.Donotresumeoperationuntil
areaiscleared.
•Nevercarrypassengers.
•Ifthetowvehicleenginestallsorthemachineloses
headwayandcannotmakeittothetopofaslope,donot
turnmachinearound.Alwaysbackslowlystraightdown
theslope
•Topreventlossofcontrol,dothefollowing:
–Operateonlyindaylightorwhenthereisgood
articiallight.
–Driveslowly.
–Watchforholesintheterrainorotherhazards.
–Usecarewhenbackingmachine.
–Donotdriveclosetoasandtrap,ditch,creek,drop
off,orotherhazards.
–Reducespeedwhenmakingsharpturns.Avoid
suddenstopsandstarts.
–Avoidturningthecoreprocessoronahillsideor
embankment.
–Donotgofromreversetoforwardnorforwardto
reversewithoutcomingtoacompletestoprst.
–Whennearorcrossingroads,alwaysyieldthe
right-of-way.
•Donotoperatethismachineunlessyouareskilledinand
trainedonhowtodriveonhillsides.Failuretousecaution
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