MaintenanceandStorage
•Lowertheattachment(s),stoptheengine,waitforall
movingpartstostop,andremovethekeywheneveryou
adjust,clean,orrepairthemachine.
•Donottouchpartsthatmaybehotfromoperation.
Allowthemtocoolbeforeattemptingtomaintain,adjust,
orservicethemachine.
•Cleandebrisfromallattachments,drives,mufers,and
theenginetohelppreventres.Cleanupoilandfuel
spills.
•Lettheenginecoolbeforestoringthemachine,anddo
notstoreitnearanopename.
•Parkthemachineonlevelground.
•Donotallowuntrainedpersonneltoservicethemachine.
•Usejackstandstosupportcomponentswhenrequired.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswithstored
energy.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfrommovingparts.Ifpossible,
donotmakeadjustmentswiththeenginerunning.
•Keepallpartsingoodworkingconditionandallhardware
tightened.Replaceallwornordamageddecals.
•Keepnutsandboltstight.Keepallequipmentingood
condition.
•Donottamperwithsafetydevices.
•Useextracarewhenhandlingfuels.Theyareammable
andvaporsareexplosive.
–Useonlyanapprovedcontainer.
–Donotremovethefuelcaporaddfuelwhenthe
engineisrunning.Allowtheenginetocoolbefore
refueling.Donotsmoke.
–Donotrefuelthemachineindoors.
–Donotdrainthefuelindoors.
–Donotstorethemachineorafuelcontainerinside
wherethereisanopename,suchasnearawater
heaterorfurnace.
–Donotllacontainerwhileitisinsideavehicle,
trunk,pickupbed,oranysurfaceotherthanthe
ground.
–Keepthecontainernozzleincontactwiththetank
duringlling.
•UseonlygenuineTororeplacementparts.
•Disconnectthebatterybeforemakinganyrepairs.
Disconnectfromthenegativebatteryterminalrstand
fromthepositivebatteryterminallast.Connecttothe
positiveterminalrstandtothenegativeterminallast.
•Chargethebatteryinanopen,well-ventilatedarea,
awayfromsparkandames.Unplugthechargerbefore
connectingordisconnectingitfromthebattery.Wear
protectiveclothinganduseinsulatedtools.
•Batteryacidispoisonousandcancauseburns.Avoid
contactwithskin,eyes,andclothing.Protectyourface,
eyes,andclothingwhenworkingwithabattery.
•Batterygasescanexplode.Keepcigarettes,sparks,and
amesawayfromthebattery.
•Keepyourbodyandhandsawayfrompinholeleaks
ornozzlesthatejecthigh-pressurehydraulicuid.Use
cardboardorpapertondhydraulicleaks;neveruse
yourhands.Hydraulicuidescapingunderpressurecan
penetrateskinandcauseinjury,requiringsurgerywithin
afewhoursbyaqualiedsurgeon;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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