Operator's Manual

Safety
Thismachinehasbeendesignedinaccordancewith
ENISO5395andANSIB71.4–2017.
GeneralSafety
Thisproductiscapableofamputatinghandsandfeet.
Alwaysfollowallsafetyinstructionstoavoidserious
personalinjury.
•Readandunderstandthecontentsofthis
Operator’sManualbeforestartingthemachine.
•Useyourfullattentionwhileoperatingthe
machine.Donotengageinanyactivitythat
causesdistractions;otherwise,injuryorproperty
damagemayoccur.
•Removealldebrisorotherobjectsthatmightbe
pickedupandthrownbythebladesofthecutting
unit.Keepallbystandersawayfromtheworking
area.
•Donotputyourhandsorfeetnearmoving
componentsofthemachine.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutallguards
andothersafetyprotectivedevicesinplaceand
functioningproperlyonthemachine.
•Keepclearofanydischargeopening.
•Keepbystandersandchildrenoutoftheoperating
area.Neverallowchildrentooperatethemachine.
•Beforeyouleavetheoperator’sposition,dothe
following:
–Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
–Lowerthecuttingunit(s).
–Disengagethedrives.
–Engagetheparkingbrake(ifequipped).
–Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
–Waitforallmovementtostop.
–Iftheverticutterbladesstrikeasolidobjector
theunitvibratesabnormally,stopandshutoff
theengine.Checktheverticutterfordamaged
parts.Repairanydamagebeforestartingand
operatingtheverticutter.
–Ensurethattheverticuttersareinsafe
operatingconditionbykeepingallhardware
tight.
Improperlyusingormaintainingthismachinecan
resultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandalways
payattentiontothesafety-alertsymbol
,which
meansCaution,Warning,orDanger—personalsafety
instruction.Failuretocomplywiththeseinstructions
mayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
CuttingUnitSafety
•Thecuttingunitisonlyacompletemachinewhen
installedonatractionunit.Readthetraction
unitOperator’sManualcarefullyforcomplete
instructionsonthesafeuseofthemachine.
•Stopthemachine,removethekey(ifequipped),
andwaitforallmovementtostopbeforeinspecting
theattachmentafterstrikinganobjectorifthere
isanabnormalvibrationinthemachine.Makeall
necessaryrepairsbeforeresumingoperation.
•Keepallpartsingoodworkingconditionandall
hardwaretightened.Replaceallwornordamaged
decals.
•Useonlyaccessories,attachments,and
replacementpartsapprovedbyToro.
BladeSafety
Awornordamagedbladecanbreak,andapieceof
thebladecouldbethrowntowardyouorbystanders,
resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
•Inspectthebladeperiodicallyforwearordamage.
•Usecarewhencheckingtheblades.Wrapthe
bladesorweargloves,andusecautionwhen
servicingtheblades.Onlyreplaceorsharpenthe
blades;neverstraightenorweldthem.
•Onmulti-bladedmachines,takecareasrotating1
bladecancauseotherbladestorotate.
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