Toro PowerMax 826 O - Maintenance and Storage; Toro Snowthrower Safety; Sound Pressure; Vibration

•Neveroperatethemachinewithoutgoodvisibilityor
light.
•Takeallpossibleprecautionswhenleavingthemachine
unattended.Shiftintoneutral,settheparkingbrake,stop
theengineandremovethekey.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Checkallfastenersatfrequentintervalsforproper
tightnesstobesurethemachineisinsafeworking
condition.
•Neverstorethemachinewithfuelinthefueltankinsidea
buildingwhereignitionsourcesarepresentsuchashot
waterandspaceheaters,clothesdryers,etc.Allowthe
enginetocoolbeforestoringinanyenclosure.
•Alwaysrefertoowner’sguideinstructionsforimportant
detailsifthemachineistobestoredforanextended
period.
•Maintainorreplacesafetyandinstructionslabels,as
necessary.
•Runthemachineafewminutesafterthrowingsnowto
preventfreeze-upofthecollector/impeller.
ToroSnowthrowerSafety
ThefollowinglistcontainssafetyinformationspecictoToro
productsorothersafetyinformationthatyoumustknow .
•Rotatingrotorbladescaninjurengersorhands.
Staybehindthehandlesandawayfromthedischarge
openingwhileoperatingthemachine.Keepyourface,
hands,feet,andanyotherpartofyourbodyor
clothingawayfrommovingorrotatingparts.
•Beforeadjusting,cleaning,repairing,andinspectingthe
machine,andbeforeuncloggingthedischargechute,stop
theengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostop.
•Usethesnowcleanouttool,notyourhands,toremove
obstructionsfromthedischargechute.
•Beforeleavingtheoperatingposition,stoptheengine,
removethekey,andwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
•Donotwearloose-ttingclothingthatcouldgetcaught
inmovingparts.
•Ifashield,safetydevice,ordecalisdamaged,illegible,or
lost,repairorreplaceitbeforebeginningoperation.Also,
tightenanyloosefasteners.
•Donotsmokewhilehandlinggasoline.
•Donotusethemachineonaroof.
•Donottouchtheenginewhileitisrunningorsoonafter
ithasstoppedbecausetheenginemaybehotenoughto
causeaburn.
•Performonlythosemaintenanceinstructionsdescribedin
thismanual.Beforeperforminganymaintenance,service,
oradjustment,stoptheengine,removethekey,and
disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.Ifmajorrepairs
areeverneeded,contactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
•Donotchangethegovernorsettingsontheengine.
•Whenstoringthemachineformorethan30days,drain
thefuelfromthefueltanktopreventapotentialhazard.
Storefuelinanapprovedfuelcontainer.Removethekey
fromtheignitionswitchbeforestoringthemachine.
•PurchaseonlygenuineTororeplacementpartsand
accessories.
SoundPressure
Thismachinehasasoundpressurelevelattheoperator’sear
of87dBA,whichincludesanUncertaintyValue(K)of1
dBA.Thesoundpressurelevelwasdeterminedaccordingto
theproceduresoutlinedinENISO11201.
SoundPower
Thismachinehasaguaranteedsoundpowerlevelof102
dBA,whichincludesanUncertaintyValue(K)of2dBA.
Thesoundpowerlevelwasdeterminedaccordingtothe
proceduresoutlinedinENISO3744.
Vibration
Measuredvibrationlevelforthelefthand=3.4m/s
2
.
Measuredvibrationlevelfortherighthand=4.5m/s
2
.
UncertaintyValue(K)=2.3m/s
2
.
Themeasuredvaluesweredeterminedaccordingtothe
proceduresoutlinedinENISO20643.
SafetyandInstructional
Decals
Important:Safetyandinstructiondecalsarelocated
nearareasofpotentialdanger.Replacedamageddecals.
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