Toro 30473 - Before Operation; Before Operation Safety

Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachine
fromthenormaloperatingposition.
BeforeOperation
BeforeOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Read,understand,andfollowallinstructionsonthe
machineandinthemanual(s)beforestartingthemachine.
•Neverallowchildrenoruntrainedpeopletooperateor
servicethemachine.Localregulationsmayrestrictthe
ageoftheoperator.Theownerisresponsiblefortraining
alloperatorsandmechanics.
•Becomefamiliarwiththesafeoperationoftheequipment,
operatorcontrols,andsafetysigns.Knowhowtostop
themachineandenginequickly.
•Checkthatallsafetydevicesareattachedand
functioningproperly.Thisincludes,butisnotlimitedto,
operator-presencecontrols;safetyswitchesandshields;
therolloverprotectionsystem(ROPS);attachments;and
brakes.Donotoperatethemachineunlessallsafety
devicesareinpositionandfunctioningasintendedby
themanufacturer.
•Alwaysinspectthemachinetoensurethattheblades,
bladebolts,andcuttingassemblyarenotwornor
damaged.Replacewornordamagedbladesandboltsin
setstopreservebalance.
•Inspecttheareawhereyouwillusethemachineand
removeallobjectsthatthemachinecouldpotentially
throw .
•EnsurethatallthedrivesareintheNEUTRALposition,
theparkingbrakeisengaged,andthatyouareinthe
operatingpositionbeforeyoustarttheengine.
FuelSafety
DANGER
Incertainconditions,fuelisextremelyammable
andhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosionfromfuel
canburnyouandothersandcandamageproperty.
•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,when
theengineiscold.Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.
•Neverllthefueltankinsideanenclosedtrailer.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstayaway
fromanopenameorwherefuelfumesmaybe
ignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinanapprovedcontainerandkeepit
outofthereachofchildren.Neverbuymore
thana180-daysupplyoffuel.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithouttheentire
exhaustsysteminplaceandinproperworking
condition.
WARNING
Fuelisharmfulorfatalifswallowed.Long-term
exposuretovaporscancauseseriousinjuryand
illness.
•Avoidprolongedbreathingofvapors.
•Keepyourhandsandfaceawayfromthenozzle
andthefuel-tankopening.
•Keepfuelawayfromyoureyesandskin.
•Useonlyanapprovedfuelcontainer.
•Neverremovethefuelcaporaddfueltothefueltank
whiletheengineisrunning.
•Neverllcontainersinsideavehicleoronatruckor
trailerbedwithaplasticliner.Alwaysplacecontainerson
thegroundandawayfromyourvehiclebeforelling.
•Removetheequipmentfromthetruckortrailerandadd
fueltoitwhileitisontheground.Ifthisisnotpossible,
thenaddfuelusingaportablecontainerratherthanfrom
afuel-dispensernozzle.
•Keepthefuel-dispensernozzleincontactwiththerimof
thefueltankorcontaineropeningatalltimesuntilfueling
iscomplete.Donotuseanozzlelock-opendevice.
•Ifyouspillfuelonyourclothing,changeyourclothing
immediately.
•Fillthefueltankuntilthefuellevelis25mm(1inch)
belowthebottomofthellerneck.Donotoverllthe
fueltank.Replacethefuel-tankcapandtightenitsecurely.
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