Toro TX 1300 - Safety Information; General Safety Precautions

Safety
Thismachinehasbeendesignedinaccordancewith
ISO20474-15:2019.
GeneralSafety
DANGER
Theremaybeburiedutilitylinesinthework
area.Diggingintothemmaycauseashock
oranexplosion.
Havethepropertyorworkareamarkedfor
buriedlinesanddonotdiginmarkedareas.
Contactyourlocalmarkingserviceorutility
companytohavethepropertymarked(for
example,intheUS,call811orinAustralia,
call1100forthenationwidemarkingservice).
Alwaysfollowallsafetyinstructionstoavoidserious
injuryordeath.
•Donotexceedtheratedoperatingcapacity,asthe
machinemaybecomeunstable,whichmayresult
inlossofcontrol.
•Donottransportaloadwiththearmsraisedor
extended;alwaystransportloadsclosetothe
ground,withtheloaderarmsretracted.
•Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedtoloss-of-control
andtip-overaccidents,whichcanresultinsevere
injuryordeath.Operatingthemachineonany
slopeoruneventerrainrequiresextracaution.
•Operatethemachineupanddownslopes
withtheheavyendofthemachineuphilland
theloadclosetothegroundandtheloader
armsretracted.Weightdistributionchangeswith
attachments.Anemptyload-bearingattachment
makestherearofthemachinetheheavyend,
andafullload-bearingattachmentmakesthe
frontofthemachinetheheavyend.Mostother
attachmentsmakethefrontofthemachinethe
heavyend.
•Havethepropertyorworkareamarkedforburied
linesandotherobjects,anddonotdiginmarked
areas.
•ReadandunderstandthecontentofthisOperator’s
Manualbeforestartingtheengine.
•Useyourfullattentionwhileoperatingthe
machine.Donotengageinanyactivitythat
causesdistractions;otherwise,injuryorproperty
damagemayoccur.
•Neverallowchildrenoruntrainedpeopleto
operatethemachine.
•Keepyourhandsandfeetawayfromthemoving
componentsandattachments.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithouttheguards
andothersafetyprotectivedevicesinplaceand
workingonthemachine.
•Keepbystandersandpetsawayfromthemachine.
•Stopthemachine,shutofftheengine,andremove
thekeybeforeservicing,fueling,orunclogging
themachine.
Improperlyusingormaintainingthismachinecan
resultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandalways
payattentiontothesafety-alertsymbol
,which
meansCaution,Warning,orDanger—personalsafety
instruction.Failuretocomplywiththeseinstructions
mayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
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