Operator's Manual

–Useonlyindaylightorwhenthereisgoodarticial
light.
–Watchforholesorotherhiddenhazards.
–Donottransportmachineclosetoasandtrap,ditch,
creekorotherhazard.
–Reducespeedonsidehillsandbeforemakingsharp
turnstopreventtippingorlossofcontrol.
–Lookbehindtheaeratorbeforebackingup.
•Ifthetinesstrikeasolidobjectorthemachinevibrates
abnormally,disengagethePTO,settheparkingbrakeand
shuttheengineoff.Removekeyfromignitionswitch.
Checkaeratorandtractionunitfordamage.Repairany
damagebeforerestartingtheengineandoperatingthe
tines.Besuretinesareingoodconditionandallbolts
aretight.
•Beforeleavingmachineunattended,disengagepowerto
aerator,loweraeratorandsetparkingbrake.Stopengine.
•Neverdismountwhiletractorisinmotion.Nevergeton
orofftractorwhileengineisrunningandPTOdriveshaft
isengaged.NeverstepoverPTOshafttoreachother
sideofaerator-walkaroundthemachine.
•Parkaeratoronahard,levelsurface,installaeratorstorage
standsbeforedisconnectingfromtractor.
•Ifitisnecessarytoprobebelowthesoilsurface,usea
nonconductivematerialtopreventelectricalshockin
caseelectricalwiresarepresent.
Transporting
•Besureyouareincompliancewithallregulations
regardingtransportingequipmentonthepublicroads
andhighways.
•Ensurethatallreectorsandlightsrequiredareinplace
andarecleanandvisiblebyovertakingandoncoming
trafc.
•Neverallowanyonetorideonthemachineduring
transport.
•Reducespeedonroughroadsandsurfaces
•Independentbrakesshouldalwaysbelockedtogether
whenontheroad.
PTOShaft
•ForallPTOshaftsteelparts(tubes,bearings,jointsetc.)
disassemblyorrepairs,itishighlyadvisabletocontact
yourlocalTorodistributor.Removalofcomponentsfor
repairsandreassemblymaydamagesomepartsifnot
carriedoutcorrectlyusingspecialtoolsavailableina
distributor'sworkshop.
•ThePTOshaftmustnotbeusedwithouttheguards
supplied,withpartialprotectionorwithdamagedguard,
oronCEmachines,withoutthespecialanti-rotation
chainscorrectlyhooked,soastopermitthemaximum
angleofthePTOshaftwithoutbreakingthechains.
Maintenance
•Beforemakingadjustmentsorperformingmaintenance
ontheaerator,switchofftheengine,stopthePTOand
applytheparkingbrakebeforedismountingfromthe
tractor.Besuretheaeratorisonthegroundorlowered
ontothesafetystands.
•Supportthemachinewithblocksorjacks,oronstorage
standswhenworkingbeneathit.Neverrelyonthe
tractor'shydraulicstosupportthemachine.
•Placeallcontrolsinneutral,stoptheengine,apply
parkingbrakeandwaitforallmovingpartstostop
beforeservicing,maintaining,adjustingorunblocking
theaerator.
•Besurethatthemachineisinsafeoperatingcondition
bykeepingnuts,bolts,andscrewstight.Checkthe
tinemountingboltsfrequentlytobesurethattheyare
tightenedtospecication.
•Donotcheckoradjustbelttensionwhenthetractor
engineisrunning.
•Besurethatallguardsarereplacedandthehoodis
securedshutaftermaintainingoradjustingthemachine.
•Performonlythosemaintenanceinstructionsdescribedin
thismanual.Ifmajorrepairsareeverneededorassistance
isdesired,contactanAuthorizedToroDistributor.
•Tobestprotectyourinvestmentandmaintainoptimal
performanceofyourToroequipment,countonToro
genuineparts.Whenitcomestoreliability,Torodelivers
replacementpartsdesignedtotheexactengineering
specicationofourequipment.Forpeaceofmind,insist
onTorogenuineparts.
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