Toro RT1200 - Maintenance Safety and Electrical Line Safety; Electrical Line Safety Precautions

MaintenanceandStorage
•Lowertheattachment(s),stoptheengine,waitforall
movingpartstostop,andremovethekeywheneveryou
adjust,clean,orrepairthemachine.
•Donottouchpartsthatmaybehotfromoperation.
Allowthemtocoolbeforeattemptingtomaintain,adjust,
orservicethemachine.
•Cleandebrisfromallattachments,drives,mufers,and
theenginetohelppreventres.Cleanupoilandfuel
spills.
•Lettheenginecoolbeforestoringthemachine,anddo
notstoreitnearanopename.
•Parkthemachineonlevelground.
•Donotallowuntrainedpersonneltoservicethemachine.
•Usejackstandstosupportcomponentswhenrequired.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswithstored
energy.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfrommovingparts.Ifpossible,
donotmakeadjustmentswiththeenginerunning.
•Keepallpartsingoodworkingconditionandallhardware
tightened.Replaceallwornordamageddecals.
•Keepnutsandboltstight.Keepallequipmentingood
condition.
•Donottamperwithsafetydevices.
•Useextracarewhenhandlingfuels.Theyareammable
andvaporsareexplosive.
–Useonlyanapprovedcontainer.
–Donotremovethefuelcaporaddfuelwhenthe
engineisrunning.Allowtheenginetocoolbefore
refueling.Donotsmoke.
–Donotrefuelthemachineindoors.
–Donotdrainthefuelindoors.
–Donotstorethemachineorafuelcontainerinside
wherethereisanopename,suchasnearawater
heaterorfurnace.
–Donotllacontainerwhileitisinsideavehicle,
trunk,pickupbed,oranysurfaceotherthanthe
ground.
–Keepthecontainernozzleincontactwiththetank
duringlling.
•UseonlygenuineTororeplacementparts.
•Disconnectthebatterybeforemakinganyrepairs.
Disconnectfromthenegativebatteryterminalrstand
fromthepositivebatteryterminallast.Connecttothe
positiveterminalrstandtothenegativeterminallast.
•Chargethebatteryinanopen,well-ventilatedarea,
awayfromsparkandames.Unplugthechargerbefore
connectingordisconnectingitfromthebattery.Wear
protectiveclothinganduseinsulatedtools.
•Batteryacidispoisonousandcancauseburns.Avoid
contactwithskin,eyes,andclothing.Protectyourface,
eyes,andclothingwhenworkingwithabattery.
•Batterygasescanexplode.Keepcigarettes,sparks,and
amesawayfromthebattery.
•Keepyourbodyandhandsawayfrompinholeleaks
ornozzlesthatejecthigh-pressurehydraulicuid.Use
cardboardorpapertondhydraulicleaks;neveruse
yourhands.Hydraulicuidescapingunderpressurecan
penetrateskinandcauseinjury,requiringsurgerywithin
afewhoursbyaqualiedsurgeon;otherwise,gangrene
mayresult.
•Allowthemachinetocoolbeforestoringit.
ElectricalLineSafety
WARNING
Ifyouleavetheseatofthemachineortouch
anypartofthemachinewhenitischargedwith
electricity,seriousinjuryordeathcouldresult.
Donotleavetheseatofthemachineifthemachine
ischargedwithelectricity.
Important:Intheeventthemachinebecomes
electricallycharged,immediatelycontacttheproper
emergencyandutilityauthoritiestosecurethearea.
Ifyouareoperatingthemachineanditbecomes
electricallycharged,donotleavetheseatuntilthesource
ofelectricalenergyisremovedfromthemachine.Keep
otherpeopleawayfromthemachineifitiselectrically
charged.
Note:Itispossibletostrikeautilitylinewithoutthemachine
becomingcharged.
•Itislikely(butnotalwaysthecase)thatthepower-source
interrupterorbreakerwilltrip,buttoensureyoursafety,
alwaysassumethatthemachinemaybeconducting
electricity.
Note:Youwillbesafeaslongasyoudonotleavethe
seatofthemachine.
•Touchinganypartofanelectricallychargedmachinewhile
youareonthegroundmaycauseasevereelectricshock.
Note:Donotallowanotherindividualtotouchor
approachthemachinewhenitischarged.
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