Operator's Manual

Safety
Improperuseormaintenancebytheoperatororowner
canresultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandthoseinthe
tractionunit Operator's Man ual .Alwayspayattentionto
thesafety-alertsymbol,whichmeans Caution , W ar ning ,
or Danger —personalsafetyinstruction.Failureto
complywiththeinstructionmayresultinpersonalinjury
ordeath.
WARNING
Power,gas,and/ortelephonelinesmaybeburied
intheworkarea.Ashockorexplosionmayoccurif
youdigintothem.
Markthepropertyorworkareaforburiedlines
anddonotdiginmarkedareas.Contactyourlocal
markingserviceorutilitycompanytomarkthe
property(forexample,intheUnitedStates,call811
forthenationwidemarkingservice).
WARNING
Whentheengineisoff,attachmentsintheraised
positioncangraduallylower.Someonenearbymay
bepinnedorinjuredbytheattachmentasitlowers.
Alwayslowertheattachmentlifteachtimeyoushut
offthemachine.
WARNING
Ifyoustepofftheplatformwiththeloadraised,the
machinecouldtipforward.Someonenearbymay
bepinnedorinjured.
Lowertheloadbeforesteppingofftheplatform.
WARNING
Whengoingupordownhill,themachinecould
overturniftheheavyendistowardthedownhill
side.Someonemaybepinnedorseriouslyinjured
bythemachineifitoverturns.
Operateupanddownslopeswiththeheavyendof
themachineuphill.Thisattachmentmakesthe
frontendheavy.
WARNING
Ifthebucketisnotkeptlevelwhilelifting,theload
couldbeinadvertentlydumpedonyou,causing
injury.
Whenliftingthebucket,tiltitforwardtokeepit
levelandpreventitfromspillingbackward.
WARNING
Ifyoudonotfullyseattheattachment-lockingpins
intheholesoftheattachment-mountplate,the
attachmentcouldfalloffthetractionunit,severely
injuringyouorbystanders.
•Ensurethatyoufullyseattheattachment-locking
pinsthroughtheholesintheattachment-mount
platebeforeliftingtheattachment.
•Ensurethattheattachment-mountplateis
freeofanydirtordebristhatmayhinderthe
connectionofthetractionunittotheattachment.
•Refertoyourtractionunit
Operator's Man ual
fordetailedinformationonsafelyconnectingan
attachmenttoyourtractionunit.
GeneralSafety
Thefollowinginstructionshavebeenadaptedfromthe
ANSI/OPEIandISOstandards.
Preparation
•Neverattempttomakeanyadjustmentswhiletheengine
isrunning,exceptwhenspecicallyrecommendedby
Toro.
•Theoperationofanypoweredmachinecanresultin
foreignobjectsbeingthrownintotheeyes.Alwayswear
eyeprotectionduringoperationorwhileperformingan
adjustmentorrepair.
Operation
•Donotputhandsorfeetnearorunderrotatingparts.
•Exerciseextremecautionwhenoperatingonorcrossing
graveldrives,walks,orroads.Stayalertforhidden
hazardsortrafc.Donotcarrypassengers.
•Afterstrikingaforeignobject,stoptheengine,thoroughly
inspecttheattachmentforanydamage,andrepairthe
damagebeforestartingandoperatingtheattachment.
•Iftheunitshouldstarttovibrateabnormally,stopthe
engineandcheckimmediatelyforthecause.Vibrationis
generallyawarningoftrouble.
•Stoptheenginewheneveryouleavetheoperatingposition
andwhenmakinganyrepairs,adjustments,orinspections.
•Whencleaning,repairing,orinspectingthemachine,stop
theengineandensurethatallmovingpartshavestopped.
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