Safety
DANGER
Theremaybeburiedutilitylinesinthework
area.Diggingintothemmaycauseashock
oranexplosion.
Havethepropertyorworkareamarkedfor
buriedlinesanddonotdiginmarkedareas.
Contactyourlocalmarkingserviceorutility
companytohavethepropertymarked(for
example,intheUS,call811orinAustralia,
call1100forthenationwidemarkingservice).
GeneralSafety
Thisproductiscapableofamputatinghandsandfeet.
Alwaysfollowallsafetyinstructionstoavoidserious
injuryordeath.Usingthisproductforpurposesother
thanitsintendedusecouldprovedangeroustoyou
andbystanders.
•Havethepropertyorworkareamarkedforburied
linesandotherobjects,anddonotdiginmarked
areas.
•Keepyourhandsandfeetawayfrommoving
teeth,auger,orotherparts.
•Keepbystandersandpetsawayfromthemachine.
•ReadandunderstandthecontentofthisOperator’s
Manualbeforestartingtheengine.
•Neverallowchildrenoruntrainedpeopleto
operatethemachine.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithouttheguards
andothersafetyprotectivedevicesinplaceand
workingonthemachine.
•Useyourfullattentionwhileoperatingthe
machine.Donotengageinanyactivitythat
causesdistractions;otherwise,injuryorproperty
damagemayoccur.
•Stopthemachine,shutofftheengine,andremove
thekeybeforeservicing,fueling,orunclogging
themachine.
Improperlyusingormaintainingthismachinecan
resultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandalwayspay
attentiontothesafety-alertsymbol,whichmeans
Caution,Warning,orDanger—personalsafety
instruction.Failuretocomplywiththeseinstructions
mayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
Youcanndadditionalsafetyinformationwhere
neededthroughoutthismanual.
BoreDriveSafety
•Rotatingrodandbitscanentanglelooseclothing,
hands,arms,legs,andfeet,causingdeathor
seriousinjury.
–Keepatleast3m(10ft)fromrotatingparts,
unlessyouareoperatingtherodguidetool.
–Useonlytherodguidetooltostarttherodand
boringbit.
–Keepextremitiesandotherpartsofyourbody
orclothingawayfromrotatingparts.
–Neverstraddleorstandontherodwhenthe
engineisrunning.
–Donotwearlooseclothingorjewelrywhile
operatingorassistingwiththeboringunit.
–Usecautionwhenstandingnexttotrenches
andbeawareofweakorcollapsingtrench
walls.
–Alwaysshutofftheengineandremovethekey
beforechangingaccessories.
–Donotservicetheattachmentunlessrod
rotationisstopped,thehydraulicsleverisin
neutral,andtheengineisstopped.
–Donotuseboltsorpinsinplaceofpushbutton
connectors.
•Hydrauliccouplers,hydrauliclines/valves,and
hydraulicuidmaybehotandcanburnyouifyou
touchthem.
–Weargloveswhenoperatingthehydraulic
couplers.
–Allowthetractionunittocoolbeforetouching
hydrauliccomponents.
–Donottouchhydraulicuidspills.
•Alwaysuse2peopletooperatetheattachment,1
tooperatethetractionunitandtheothertoguide
theboringunitwiththeguidetool.
•Lightningcancausesevereinjuryordeath.If
lightningisseenorthunderisheardinthearea,do
notoperatethemachine;seekshelter.
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