•Donotover-loadtheattachmentandalwayskeepthe
loadlevelwhenraisingtheloaderarms.Logs,boards,and
otheritemscouldrolldowntheloaderarms,injuringyou.
•Neverjerkthecontrols;useasteadymotion.
•Watchfortrafcwhenoperatingnearorcrossing
roadways.
•Donottouchpartswhichmaybehotfromoperation.
Allowthemtocoolbeforeattemptingtomaintain,adjust,
orservice.
•Checkforoverheadclearances(i.e.branches,doorways,
electricalwires)beforedrivingunderanyobjectsanddo
notcontactthem.
•Ensurethatyouoperatethetractionunitinareaswhere
therearenoobstaclesincloseproximitytotheoperator.
Failuretomaintainadequatedistancefromtrees,walls,
andotherbarriersmayresultininjuryasthetractionunit
backsupduringoperationiftheoperatorisnotattentive
tothesurroundings.Onlyoperatetheunitinareaswhere
thereissufcientclearancefortheoperatortosafely
maneuvertheproduct.
•Beforedigging,havetheareamarkedforunderground
utilities,anddonotdiginmarkedareas.
•Locatethepinchpointareasmarkedonthetractionunit
andattachmentsandkeephandsandfeetawayfrom
theseareas.
•Beforeoperatingthetractionunitwithanattachment,
ensurethattheattachmentisproperlyinstalled.
•Lightningcancausesevereinjuryordeath.Iflightning
isseenorthunderisheardinthearea,donotoperate
themachine;seekshelter.
SlopeOperation
Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedtoloss-of-controland
tip-overaccidents,whichcanresultinsevereinjuryordeath.
Allslopesrequireextracaution.
•Donotoperatethetractionunitonhillsidesor
slopesexceedingtheanglesrecommendedin
StabilityData(page7),andthoseintheattachment
Operator'sManual.SeealsotheSlopeIndicator(page8).
•Operateupanddownslopeswiththeheavyendof
thetractionunituphill.Weightdistributionchanges.
Anemptybucketwillmaketherearofthetractionunit
theheavyend,andafullbucketwillmakethefrontofthe
tractionunittheheavyend.Mostotherattachmentswill
makethefrontoftractionunittheheavyend.
•Raisingtheloaderarmsonaslopewillaffectthestability
ofthemachine.Wheneverpossible,keeptheloaderarms
intheloweredpositionwhenonslopes.
•Removinganattachmentonaslopewillmaketherearof
thetractionunitheavy.Referto
StabilityData(page7),to
determinewhethertheattachmentcanbesafelyremoved
ontheslope.
•Removeobstaclessuchasrocks,treelimbs,etc.fromthe
workarea.Watchforholes,ruts,orbumps,asuneven
terraincouldoverturnthetractionunit.Tallgrasscan
hideobstacles.
•UseonlyToro-approvedattachments.Attachmentscan
changethestabilityandtheoperatingcharacteristicsof
thetractionunit.Warrantymaybevoidedifusedwith
unapprovedattachments.
•Keepallmovementsonslopesslowandgradual.Donot
makesuddenchangesinspeedordirection.
•Avoidstartingorstoppingonaslope.Ifthetractionunit
losestraction,proceedslowly,straightdowntheslope.
•Avoidturningonslopes.Ifyoumustturn,turnslowly
andkeeptheheavyendofthetractionunituphill.
•Donotoperateneardrop-offs,ditches,orembankments.
Thetractionunitcouldsuddenlyturnoverifatrackgoes
overtheedgeofaclifforditch,orifanedgecavesin.
•Donotoperateonwetgrass.Reducedtractioncould
causesliding.
•Donotparkthetractionunitonahillsideorslope
withoutloweringtheattachmenttotheground,setting
theparkingbrake,andchockingthetracks.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Disengagetheauxiliaryhydraulics,lowertheattachment,
settheparkingbrake,stoptheengine,andremovethe
key.Waitforallmovementtostopbeforeadjusting,
cleaning,orrepairing.
•Cleandebrisfromattachments,drives,mufers,and
enginetohelppreventres.Cleanupoilorfuelspillage.
•Lettheenginecoolbeforestoringanddonotstorenear
ame.
•Donotstorefuelnearamesordrainindoors.
•Parkthemachineonlevelground.Neverallowuntrained
personneltoservicethemachine.
•Usejackstandstosupportcomponentswhenrequired.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswithstored
energy.
•Disconnectthebatterybeforemakinganyrepairs.
Disconnectthenegativeterminalrstandthepositive
last.Reconnectpositiverstandnegativelast.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfrommovingparts.Ifpossible,
donotmakeadjustmentswiththeenginerunning.
•Chargebatteriesinanopenwellventilatedarea,away
fromsparkandames.Unplugthechargerbefore
connectingordisconnectingitfromthebattery.Wear
protectiveclothinganduseinsulatedtools.
•Keepallpartsingoodworkingconditionandallhardware
tightened.Replaceallwornordamageddecals.
•Ifanymaintenanceorrepairrequirestheloaderarmsto
beintheraisedposition,securethearmsintheraised
positionwiththehydrauliccylinderlock.
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