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•Stopthemachine,shutofftheengine,remove
thekey,engagetheparkingbrake,andinspect
fordamageafterstrikinganobjectorifthereis
anabnormalvibrationinthemachine.Makeall
necessaryrepairsbeforeresumingoperation.
•Slowdownandusecautionwhenmakingturns
andcrossingroadsandsidewalkswiththe
machine.Alwaysyieldtheright-of-way.
•Useextracautionwhenoperatingthemachineon
wetsurfaces,inadverseweatherconditions,at
higherspeeds,orwithafullload.Stoppingtime
anddistanceincreaseintheseconditions.
•Neverrunanengineinanenclosedareawhere
exhaustgassescancollect.
•Neverleavearunningmachineunattended.
•Donottouchtheengineormuferwhiletheengine
isrunningorsoonafterithasshutoff.These
areasmaybehotenoughtocauseburns.
•Beforeleavingtheoperatingposition,dothe
following:
–Stopthemachineonlevelground.
–Shutthewide-distributionimpeller-gateforthe
spreaderandshutoffthesprayer-pumpswitch.
–Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
–Engagetheparkingbrake.
–Waitforallmovingpartstostop.
•Donotoperatethemachinewhenthereistherisk
oflightning.
•Donotusethemachineasatowingvehicle.
•Donotchangethegovernorspeedoroverspeed
theengine.
•Useaccessoriesandattachmentsapprovedby
Toroonly.
SprayerandSpreaderOperation
Safety
•Thespraywandtrapsliquidsunderhighpressure,
evenwhenengineisoff.High-pressurespray
couldcauseseriousinjuryordeath.
–Keepclearofnozzleanddonotdirectspray
orstreamatpeople,pets,ornon-workarea
property.
–Donotdirectsprayonornearelectrical-power
componentsorsource.
–Donotattachhosesorothercomponentsto
theendofthespray-wandnozzle.
–Donotattempttodisconnectthespray
wandfromthemachinewhilethesystemis
pressurized.
–Donotusespraywandiftriggerlockis
damagedormissing.
–Rotatethespray-wandlocktotheOFFposition
whenjobiscomplete.
•Donottouchtheimpellerforthespreaderwhile
theimpellerisrotating.
•Stopspreading/sprayingwhenmakingtightturns
tominimizechemicaldrift.
•Chemicalsmaydriftandcauseinjurytopeople
andanimals;itmayalsodamageplants,soil,or
otherproperty.
•Liquidloadsandgranularmaterialscanshift.This
shiftinghappensmostoftenwhileturning,going
upordownhills,suddenlychangingspeeds,or
whiledrivingoverroughsurfaces.Shiftingloads
cancausethemachinetotipover.
•Safelyrelievepressurefromspraywandevery
timetheengineisshutoff.
•Whendrainingorrelievingsystem,donotlet
anyonestandinfrontofnozzlesanddonotdrain
onaperson’sfeet.
SlopeSafety
Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedtolossofcontroland
rolloveraccidents,whichcanresultinsevereinjuryor
death.Youareresponsibleforsafeslopeoperation.
Operatingthemachineonanysloperequiresextra
caution.
•Reviewtheslopeinstructionslistedbelowfor
operatingthemachineonslopesandtodetermine
whetheryoucanoperatethemachineinthe
conditionsonthatdayandatthatjobsite.
Changesintheterraincanresultinachangein
slopeoperationforthemachine.
•Determineiftheslopeissafeformachine
operation,includingsurveyingthesite.Always
usecommonsenseandgoodjudgmentwhen
performingthissurvey.
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