•Locatethepinchpointareasthataremarkedonthe
machineandattachments;keephandsandfeetawayfrom
theseareas.
•Lightningcancausesevereinjuryordeath.Iflightning
isseenorthunderisheardinthearea,donotoperate
themachine;seekshelter.
SlopeOperation
•Avoidoperatingthismachineonslopes,ifpossible.
•Keepallmovementsonslopesslowandgradual.Donot
makesuddenchangesinspeedordirection.
•Avoidstartingorstoppingthemachineonaslope.Ifthe
machinelosestraction,keeptheheavyendofthemachine
uphillandproceedslowly,straightdowntheslope.
•Avoidturningthemachineonslopes.Ifyoumustturn,
turnslowlyandkeeptheheavyendofthemachineuphill.
•Donotoperatethemachineneardrop-offs,ditches,or
embankments.Themachinecouldsuddenlyturnoverif
atireortrackgoesovertheedgeofaclifforditch,orif
anedgecavesin.
RolloverProtectionStructure(ROPS)
System
•Beforeoperatingthemachine,ensurethattheseatbeltis
ingoodconditionandissecurelyattachedtothemachine.
•InspecttheROPSattheintervalrecommendedinthis
manualorwhentheROPShasbeeninanaccident.
•ReplaceadamagedROPSusingonlygenuineToro
replacementparts;donotrepairormodifytheROPS.
•Checkcarefullyforoverheadclearances(i.e.branches,
doorways,electricalwires)beforedrivingunderany
objects,anddonotcontactthem.
•DonotremovetheROPSexceptwhenreplacingit.
•Donotaddweighttothemachinethatexceedsthegross
weightdisplayedontheROPSlabel.
TransportingSafety
Whenyoutransportthemachinetoorfromthejobsite,
observethefollowingsafetyprecautions:
•Donotcarrypassengersonthemachine.
•Keepallbystandersawaywhileyouaremovingthe
machine.
•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachineintoa
trailerortruck.
•Watchfortrafcwhenyouarecrossingroadwayswith
themachine.
•Checkforoverheadclearances(i.e.,branches,doorways,
electricalwires)beforedrivingunderanyobjects,anddo
notcontactthem.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Lowertheattachment(s),stoptheengine,waitforall
movingpartstostop,andremovethekeywheneveryou
adjust,clean,orrepairthemachine.
•Donottouchpartsthatmaybehotfromoperation.
Allowthemtocoolbeforeattemptingtomaintain,adjust,
orservicethemachine.
•Cleandebrisfromallattachments,drives,mufers,and
theenginetohelppreventres.Cleanupoilandfuel
spills.
•Lettheenginecoolbeforestoringthemachine,anddo
notstoreitnearanopename.
•Parkthemachineonlevelground.
•Donotallowuntrainedpersonneltoservicethemachine.
•Usejackstandstosupportcomponentswhenrequired.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswithstored
energy.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfrommovingparts.Ifpossible,
donotmakeadjustmentswiththeenginerunning.
•Keepallpartsingoodworkingconditionandallhardware
tightened.Replaceallwornordamageddecals.
•Keepnutsandboltstight.Keepallequipmentingood
condition.
•Donottamperwithsafetydevices.
•Useextracarewhenhandlingfuels.Theyareammable
andvaporsareexplosive.
–Useonlyanapprovedcontainer.
–Donotremovethefuelcaporaddfuelwhenthe
engineisrunning.Allowtheenginetocoolbefore
refueling.Donotsmoke.
–Donotrefuelthemachineindoors.
–Donotdrainthefuelindoors.
–Donotstorethemachineorafuelcontainerinside
wherethereisanopename,suchasnearawater
heaterorfurnace.
–Donotllacontainerwhileitisinsideavehicle,
trunk,pickupbed,oranysurfaceotherthanthe
ground.
–Keepthecontainernozzleincontactwiththetank
duringlling.
•UseonlygenuineTororeplacementparts.
•Disconnectthebatterybeforemakinganyrepairs.
Disconnectfromthenegativebatteryterminalrstand
fromthepositivebatteryterminallast.Connecttothe
positiveterminalrstandtothenegativeterminallast.
•Chargethebatteryinanopen,well-ventilatedarea,
awayfromsparkandames.Unplugthechargerbefore
connectingordisconnectingitfromthebattery.Wear
protectiveclothinganduseinsulatedtools.
•Batteryacidispoisonousandcancauseburns.Avoid
contactwithskin,eyes,andclothing.Protectyourface,
eyes,andclothingwhenworkingwithabattery.
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