Operator's Manual

Operation
•Neverrunanengineinanenclosedarea.
•Onlyoperateingoodlight,keepingawayfromholesand
hiddenhazards.
•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachineintoa
trailerortruck.
•Neverliftthemachineonyourown.Makesuretohaveat
leasttwopersonstoliftthemachine.
•Besurethatalldrivesareintheslowpositionbefore
startingtheengine.Starttheenginefromtheoperator's
positiononly.
•Donotchangetheenginegovernorsettingoroverspeed
theengine.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfromtheshoeofthe
compactor.
•Lookbehindanddownbeforebackinguptobesureof
aclearpath.
•Donotoperatethemachineundertheinuenceof
alcoholordrugs.
•Usecarewhenapproachingblindcornersorobjectsthat
mayobscurevision.
•Ensurethattheareaisclearofotherpeoplebefore
operatingthemachine.Stopthemachineifanyoneenters
thearea.
•Neverleavearunningmachineunattended.Alwaysstop
theengineandverifythatthecompactingshoehasbeen
completelystopped.
•Neverjerkthecontrols;useasteadymotion.
•Watchfortrafcwhenoperatingnearroadways.
•Donottouchpartswhichmaybehotfromoperation.
Allowthemtocoolbeforeattemptingtomaintain,adjust,
orservicethemachine.
•Lightningcancausesevereinjuryordeath.Iflightning
isseenorthunderisheardinthearea,donotoperate
themachine;seekshelter.
•Tominimizefuelandoilleakage,transportthemachine
eitheruprightortippedforward,nottippedtotheside.
Beforetransportingthemachine,ensurethattheengine
on/offswitchisinthestopposition.
•Useproperlyratedstrapsorchainstosecurethemachine
beforetransportingit.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Stoptheengine.Waitforallmovementtostopbefore
adjusting,cleaning,orrepairingthemachine.
•Ensurethattheengineon/offswitchisinthestop
positionbeforestoringthemachineorperforming
maintenance.
•Cleandebrisfromthedrives,mufer,andenginetohelp
preventres.Cleanupoilorfuelspillage.
•Lettheenginecoolbeforestoringanddonotstoreneara
ame.
•Donotstorefuelnearamesordrainfuelfromthe
machineindoors.
•Parkthemachineonlevelground.Neverallowuntrained
personneltoservicethemachine.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswithstored
energy.
•Removethesparkplugwirebeforemakinganyrepairs.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfrommovingparts.Ifpossible,
donotmakeadjustmentswiththeenginerunning.
•Keepallpartsingoodworkingconditionandallhardware
tightened.Replaceallwornordamageddecals.
•Keepnutsandboltstight.Keepequipmentingood
condition.
•Nevertamperwithsafetydevices.
•Keepthemachinefreeofdebrisbuildup.Cleanupoilor
fuelspillage.Allowthemachinetocoolbeforestoringit.
•Useextracarewhenhandlinggasolineandotherfuels.
Theyareammableandvaporsareexplosive.
–Useonlyanapprovedcontainer.
–Neverremovethefuelcaporaddfuelwhenthe
engineisrunning.Allowtheenginetocoolbefore
fueling.Donotsmoke.
–Neverfuelthemachineindoors.
–Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerinside
wherethereisanopename,suchasnearawater
heaterorfurnace.
–Neverllacontainerwhileitisinsideavehicle,trunk,
pick-upbed,oranysurfaceotherthantheground.
–Keepthefuel-containernozzleincontactwiththe
tankduringlling.
•Stopandinspectthemachineifyoustrikeanobject.Make
anynecessaryrepairsbeforestartingtheengineagain.
•UseonlygenuineTororeplacementpartstoensurethat
originalstandardsaremaintained.
•Tominimizefuelandoilleakage,donotlaythemachine
ontotherightorleftside.
•Storethemachineupright.
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