Operator's Manual

•Neverleavearunningmachineunattended.Alwaysstop
theengineandverifythechipperywheelhasstopped
rotating.
•Donottouchpartswhichmaybehotfromoperation.
Allowthemtocoolbeforeattemptingtomaintain,adjust,
orservicethemachine.
•Lightningcancausesevereinjuryordeath.Iflightning
isseenorthunderisheardinthearea,donotoperate
themachine;seekshelter.
•Donotallowanyonetooperatethismachinewithout
properinstruction.
•Keepareaofdischargeclearofpeople,animals,buildings,
glass,oranythingelsethatwillobstructcleardischarge,
causeinjury,ordamage.Windcanalsochangedischarge
direction.Ifitbecomesnecessarytopushmaterialinto
thehopper,useasmalldiameterwoodstick,notyour
hands.
•Donotusethemachinewiththehopperordischarge
chuteremoved.
•Cleartheareaofobjectssuchaswire,rope,etc.Inserting
theseobjectsintothehoppercoulddamagetheywheel
and/orcauseinjury.
•Keepyourfaceandbodyawayfromthehoppertoavoid
accidentalbouncebackofanymaterial.
•Ifyouhearorseematerialbeingkickedbackagainstthe
rubberap,shutthefeederchutedooruntilthematerial
haspassed.
•Whenfeedingmaterialintothehopper,beextremely
carefulthatpiecesofmetal,rocks,orotherforeign
objectsarenotincluded.Personalinjuryordamageto
themachinecouldresult.
•Shutofftheengineandwaitforthemovingpartstocome
toacompletestopbeforeremovingprocessedmaterial,
leaves,ordebrisfromthemachine.
•Removethekey,disconnectthesparkplugwiresandkeep
thewireawayfromthesparkplugtopreventaccidental
startingwhileadjustingthemachine.
•Ifthecuttingmechanismstrikesaforeignobjectorif
yourmachineshouldstartmakinganunusualnoiseor
vibration,stoptheengineandwaitveminutesforall
movingpartstocometoacompletestopandcool.
Vibrationisgenerallyawarningoftrouble.Disconnect
thesparkplugwiresandinspectforcloggingordamage.
Cleanandrepairand/orreplacedamagedparts.
•Donottouchpartsthatmaybehotfromoperation.
Allowthemtocoolbeforeattemptingtomaintain,adjust,
orservicethemachine.
•Nevermovethismachinewhiletheengineisrunning.
•Beforeeveryuse:
–Inspectthecoupler,ballandhitch.
–Ensurethatalllightsarefunctioningproperly.
–Ensurethatthetiresareproperlyinatedas
recommended.
–Ensurethatthelugnutsaretightandtorqued
properly.
–Ensurethatthemachineisproperlysecured.
MaintainingandStoringtheMachine
•Stoptheengine.Waitforallmovementtostopbefore
adjusting,cleaning,orrepairing.
•Cleanthedebrisfromthemufersandenginetohelp
preventres.Cleanupanyoilorfuelspillage.
•Lettheenginecoolbeforestoring.
•Donotstorefuelnearamesordrainindoors.
•Parkthemachineonlevelground.Neverallowuntrained
personneltoservicethemachine.
•Removethesparkplugwirebeforemakinganyrepairs.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfrommovingparts.Ifpossible,
donotmakeadjustmentswiththeenginerunning.
•Keepallpartsingoodworkingconditionandallhardware
tightened.Replaceallwornordamageddecals.
•Keepallnuts,bolts,screws,hydraulicttings,andhose
clampssecurelytightened.Keepequipmentingood
condition.
•Donottamperwithsafetydevices.
•Useextracarewhenhandlinggasolineandotherfuels.
Theyareammableandvaporsareexplosive.
–Useonlyanapprovedcontainer.
–Neverremovethegascaporaddfuelwhenthe
engineisrunning.Allowtheenginetocoolbefore
refueling.Donotsmoke.
–Neverrefuelthemachineindoors.
–Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerinside
wherethereisanopename,suchasnearawater
heaterorfurnace.
–Neverllacontainerwhileitisinsideavehicle,trunk,
pick-upbed,oranysurfaceotherthantheground.
–Keepcontainernozzleincontactwiththetankduring
lling.
•Stopandinspectthemachineifyoustrikeanobject.
Makeanynecessaryrepairsbeforerestarting.
•UseonlygenuineTororeplacementpartstoensurethat
theoriginalstandardsaremaintained.
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