
•Replacefaultysilencers/mufers.
•Beforeusing,alwaysvisuallyinspecttoseethatthe
attachmentsarenotwornordamaged.Replacewornor
damagedcomponents.
SafeHandlingofFuels
•Toavoidpersonalinjuryorpropertydamage,useextreme
careinhandlingfuel.Fuelisextremelyammableandthe
vaporsareexplosive.
•Extinguishallcigarettes,cigars,pipes,andothersources
ofignition.
•Useonlyanapprovedfuelcontainer.
•Neverremovefuelcaporaddfuelwiththeengine
running.
•Allowenginetocoolbeforerefueling.
•Neverrefuelthemachineindoors.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwherethereis
anopename,spark,orpilotlightsuchasonawater
heateroronotherappliances.
•Neverllcontainersinsideavehicleoronatruckor
trailerbedwithaplasticliner.Alwaysplacecontainerson
thegroundawayfromyourvehiclebeforelling.
•Removeequipmentfromthetruckortrailerandrefuelit
ontheground.Ifthisisnotpossible,thenrefuelsuch
equipmentwithaportablecontainer,ratherthanfroma
fueldispensernozzle.
•Keepthenozzleincontactwiththerimofthefueltank
orcontaineropeningatalltimesuntilfuelingiscomplete.
Donotuseanozzlelockopendevice.
•Iffuelisspilledonclothing,changeclothingimmediately.
•Neveroverllfueltank.Replacefuelcapandtighten
securely.
Operation
•Holdingtheattachmentcontrolpedalsupordownduring
operationisdetrimentaltothehydraulicsystem.
•Bealert,slowdownandusecautionwhenmakingturns.
Lookbehindandtothesidebeforechangingdirections.
•Engineexhaustcontainscarbonmonoxide,whichisan
odorless,deadlypoisonthatcankillyou.Donotrun
engineindoorsorinanenclosedareawherefumescan
collect.
•Operateonlyindaylightoringoodarticiallight.
•Beforeattemptingtostarttheengine,disengageall
attachmentclutchesandplaceinneutral.
•Whenoperatingneardropoffsorbodiesofwater,donot
useonslopesgreaterthan15degrees.
•Usecarewhenpullingloadsorusingheavyequipment.
–Useonlyapproveddrawbarhitchpoints.
–Limitloadstothoseyoucansafelycontrol.
–Donotturnsharply.Usecarewhenreversing.
•Thismachineisnotdesignedorequippedforon-road
useandisa“slow-movingvehicle."Ifyoumustcross
ortravelonapublicroad,youshouldbeawareofand
complywithlocalregulations,suchasrequiredlights,
slowmovingvehiclesigns,andreectors.
•Whenusinganyattachments,neverdirectdischargeof
materialtowardbystandersnorallowanyonenearthe
machinewhileinoperation.Someattachments,suchasa
snowthrower,arecapableofamputatinghandsandfeet
andthrowingobjects
•Neveroperatethemachinewithdamagedguards,shields,
orwithoutsafetyprotectivedevicesinplace.
•Donotoperatethemachineundertheinuenceof
alcoholordrugs.
•Lightningcancausesevereinjuryordeath.Iflightning
isseenorthunderisheardinthearea,donotoperate
themachine;seekshelter.
•Donotchangetheenginegovernorsettingsoroverspeed
theengine.Operatingtheengineatexcessivespeedmay
increasethehazardofpersonalinjury.
•Beforeleavingtheoperatorsposition:
–disengagethepowertakeoffandlowerthe
attachments;
–placeinneutralandsettheparkingbrake;
–stoptheengineandremovethekey.
•Ifanattachmentshouldstarttovibrateabnormally,stop
themachineandcheckimmediatelyforthecause.
•Disengagedrivetoattachments,stoptheengine,setthe
parkingbrakeandremovetheignitionkey:
–beforeclearingblockagesoruncloggingchute;
–beforechecking,cleaningorworkingonthe
attachment
–afterstrikingaforeignobject.Inspecttheattachment
fordamageandmakerepairsbeforerestartingand
operatingtheequipment;
–ifthemachinestartstovibrateabnormally(check
immediately).
•Disengagedrivetoattachmentswhentransporting,notin
useoranytimetheattachmentisintheraisedposition.
•Stoptheengineanddisengagedrivetoattachment:
–beforerefuelling;
–beforemakingheightadjustmentunlessadjustment
canbemadefromtheoperatorsposition.
•UseonlyToroapprovedattachments.
SlopeOperation
•Rememberthereisnosuchthingasasafeslope.Travel
onslopesrequiresparticularcare.Toguardagainst
overturning:
–donotstoporstartsuddenlywhenonaslope;
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