Preparation
•Thoroughlyinspecttheareawhereyouwillusethe
snowthrower.Removealldoormats,sleds,boards,
wires,andotherforeignobjects.
•Releasethecontrolbartodisengagetherotorblades
beforestartingtheengine.
•Donotoperatethesnowthrowerwithoutwearing
adequatewintergarments.Wearfootwearthatwill
improveyourfootingonslipperysurfaces.
•Neverattempttomakeanyadjustmentswhile
themotorisrunning,exceptwherespecically
recommendedbyToro.
•Letthemotorandthesnowthroweradjusttothe
outdoortemperaturebeforestartingtoclearsnow .
•Operatinganypoweredmachinecanresultin
foreignobjectsbeingthrownintotheeyes.Always
wearsafetyglassesoreyeshieldswhileoperating,
adjusting,orrepairingthesnowthrower.
•Alwaysensurethattheventilationopeningsarekept
clearofdebris.
•Beforeuse,checkthesupplyandextensioncordfor
signsofdamageoraging.
Operation
•Donotputhandsorfeetnearorunderrotatingparts.
Keepclearofthedischargeopeningatalltimes.
•Disconnectthemachinefromthepowersource
beforechecking,cleaning,orworkingonthe
machineandwhenitisnotinuse.
•Ifthecordbecomesdamagedduringuse,disconnect
thecordfromthepowersupplyimmediately.Do
nottouchthecordbeforedisconnectingthepower
supply.
•Donotusethemachineifthecordisdamagedor
worn.
•Keepextensioncordsawayfromtherotorblades.
•Thepowersupplyusedwiththeapplianceshouldbe
aresidentialcurrentdevice(RCD)withatripping
currentofnotmorethan30mA.
•Exerciseextremecautionwhencrossinggravel
drives,walks,orroads.Stayalertforhiddenhazards
ortrafc.
•Donotattempttoclearsnowfromacrushed-rock
orgravelsurface.Thisproductisintendedforuse
onlyonpavedsurfaces.
•Afterstrikingaforeignobject,stopthemotor,
thoroughlyinspectthesnowthrowerforany
damage,andrepairthedamagebeforeoperatingthe
snowthrower.
•Iftheunitshouldstarttovibrateabnormally,stop
themotorandcheckimmediatelyforthecause.
Vibrationisgenerallyawarningoftrouble.
•Stopthemotorwheneveryouleavetheoperating
position,beforeuncloggingthedischargechute,
andwhenmakinganyrepairs,adjustments,or
inspections.
•Whencleaning,repairing,orinspecting,makecertain
thattherotorbladesandallmovingpartshave
stopped.
•Donotclearsnowacrossthefaceofslopes.Exercise
extremecautionwhenchangingdirectiononslopes.
Donotattempttoclearsteepslopes.
•Neveroperatethesnowthrowerwithoutproper
guards,plates,orothersafetyprotectivedevicesin
place.
•Neveroperatethesnowthrowernearglassenclosures,
automobiles,windowwells,anddrop-offswithout
properlyadjustingthesnowdischargeangle.Keep
childrenandpetsaway.
•Donotoverloadthemachinecapacitybyattempting
toclearsnowattoofastarate.
•Lookbehindandusecarewhenbackingupwiththe
snowthrower.
•Neverdirectthedischargeatbystandersorallow
anyoneinfrontoftheunit.
•Neveroperatethesnowthrowerwithoutgood
visibilityorlight.Alwaysbesureofyourfooting,
andkeeparmholdonthehandle.Walk;neverrun.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Checkallfastenersatfrequentintervalsforproper
tightnesstobesurethattheequipmentisinsafe
workingcondition.
•Alwaysrefertothisoperator’smanualforimportant
detailsifthesnowthroweristobestoredforan
extendedperiod.
•Maintainorreplacesafetyandinstructionlabels
whennecessary.
ToroSnowthrowerSafety
Thefollowinglistcontainssafetyinformationspecic
toToroproductsorothersafetyinformationthatyou
mustknow.
•Rotatingrotorbladescaninjurengersorhands.
Staybehindthehandlesandawayfromthedischarge
openingwhileoperatingthesnowthrower.Keep
yourface,hands,feet,andanyotherpartofyour
bodyorclothingawayfrommovingorrotatingparts.
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