•Locatethepinchpointareasmarkedonthemachineand
attachments,andkeephandsandfeetawayfromthese
areas.
•Lightningcancausesevereinjuryordeath.Iflightning
isseenorthunderisheardinthearea,donotoperate
themachine;seekshelter.
SlopeOperation
Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedtoloss-of-controland
tip-overaccidents,whichcanresultinsevereinjuryordeath.
Allslopesrequireextracaution.
•Avoidoperatingthismachineonslopes,ifpossible.
•Keepallmovementsonslopesslowandgradual.Donot
makesuddenchangesinspeedordirection.
•Avoidstartingorstoppingthemachineonaslope.Ifthe
machinelosestraction,keeptheheavyendofthemachine
uphillandproceedslowly,straightdowntheslope.
•Avoidturningthemachineonslopes.Ifyoumustturn,
turnslowlyandkeeptheheavyendofthemachineuphill.
•Donotoperatethemachineneardrop-offs,ditches,or
embankments.Themachinecouldsuddenlyturnoverif
atiregoesovertheedgeofaclifforditch,orifanedge
cavesin.
RolloverProtectionStructure(ROPS)
System
•BeforeoperatingamachinewithaROPS(rollover
protectionstructure),ensurethattheseatbeltisingood
conditionandissecurelyattachedtothemachine.
•InspecttheROPSattheintervalrecommendedinthis
manualorwhentheROPShasbeeninanaccident.
•RepairadamagedROPSusingonlygenuineToro
replacementparts;donotrepairormodifytheROPS.
•Checkcarefullyforoverheadclearances(i.e.branches,
doorways,electricalwires)beforedrivingunderany
objectsanddonotcontactthem.
•DonotremovetheROPSexceptwhenservicingor
replacingit.
•Donotaddweighttothemachinethatexceedsthegross
weightdisplayedontheROPSlabel.
TransportingSafety
Whenyoutransportthemachinetoorfromthejobsite,
observethefollowingsafetyprecautions:
•Donotcarrypassengersonthemachine.
•Keepallbystandersawaywhileyouaremovingthe
machine.
•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachineintoa
trailerortruck.
•Watchfortrafcwhenyouarecrossingroadwayswith
themachine.
•Checkforoverheadclearances(i.e.,branches,doorways,
electricalwires)beforedrivingunderanyobjects,anddo
notcontactthem.
•Moveallattachmentsintothetransportposition.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Lowertheattachment(s),stoptheengine,waitforall
movingpartstostop,andremovethekeywheneveryou
adjust,clean,orrepairthemachine.
•Donottouchpartsthatmaybehotfromoperation.
Allowthemtocoolbeforeattemptingtomaintain,adjust,
orservicethemachine.
•Cleandebrisfromattachments,drives,mufers,and
enginetohelppreventres.Cleanupoilandfuelspills.
•Lettheenginecoolbeforestoring,anddonotstorethe
machinenearanopename.
•Parkthemachineonlevelground.
•Donotallowuntrainedpersonneltoservicethemachine.
•Usejackstandstosupportcomponentswhenrequired.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswithstored
energy.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfrommovingparts.Ifpossible,
donotmakeadjustmentswiththeenginerunning.
•Keepallpartsingoodworkingconditionandallhardware
tightened.Replaceallwornordamageddecals.
•Keepnutsandboltstight.Keepallequipmentingood
condition.
•Donottamperwithsafetydevices.
•Keepthemachinecleanandfreeofdebris.
•Cleanupoilorfuelspills.
•Useextracarewhenhandlingfuels.Theyareammable
andvaporsareexplosive.
–Useonlyanapprovedcontainer.
–Donotremovethefuelcaporaddfuelwhenthe
engineisrunning.Allowtheenginetocoolbefore
refueling.Donotsmoke.
–Donotrefuelthemachineindoors.
–Donotdrainthefuelindoors.
–Donotstorethemachineorafuelcontainerinside
wherethereisanopename,suchasnearawater
heaterorfurnace.
–Donotllacontainerwhileitisinsideavehicle,
trunk,pickupbed,oranysurfaceotherthanthe
ground.
–Keepcontainernozzleincontactwiththetankduring
lling.
•UseonlygenuineTororeplacementparts.
•Disconnectthebatterybeforemakinganyrepairs.
Disconnectfromthenegativebatteryterminalrstand
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