Safety
Improperuseormaintenancebytheoperatororowner
canresultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandthoseinthe
tractionunit
Operator's Man ual
.Alwayspayattentionto
thesafetyalertsymbol,whichmeans
Caution
,
W ar ning
,
or
Danger
—personalsafetyinstruction.Failureto
complywiththeinstructionmayresultinpersonalinjury
ordeath.
Toensureoptimumperformanceandcontinuedsafety
certicationofthemachine,useonlygenuineToro
replacementpartsandaccessories.Replacementpartsand
accessoriesmadebyothermanufacturerscouldbedangerous,
andsuchcouldvoidtheproductwarranty.
DANGER
Contactwithrotatingtinesmaycauseinjury,
cuttinghands,feet,orotherbodyparts.
•Keepawayfromtherotatingtineswhile
operatingthetiller.
•Keepyourhands,feet,andanyotherpartofyour
bodyorclothingawayfromrotatingparts.
•Beforeadjusting,cleaning,repairingand
inspectingthetiller,lowerthetillerandloader
armstotheground,turnthekeytotheOFF
position,andremovethekeyfromtheignition
switch.
WARNING
Theremaybeburiedpower,gas,and/or,telephone
linesintheareaneedingtillingandshockor
explosionmayoccur.
Havethepropertyorareatobetilledmarkedfor
buriedlines.
WARNING
Tinescanthrowdirt,debris,andsmallrocks
resultingininjury.
•Runthetillersothatdebrisisthrownawayfrom
thetractionunit.
•Keepallbystandersawayfromtheworkarea.
WARNING
Whentheengineisoff,attachmentsintheraised
positioncangraduallylowerandthismayresultin
someonenearbygettingpinnedorinjured.
Alwayslowertheattachmentlifteachtimeyoushut
offthetractionunit.
WARNING
Ifyoudonotfullyseattheattachmentlockingpins
intheattachmentmountplateholes,theattachment
couldfalloffofthetractionunit,causingsevere
injury.
•Ensurethatyoufullyseattheattachment
lockingpinsthroughtheholesintheattachment
mountplatebeforeliftingtheattachment.
•Ensurethattheattachmentmountplateisfreeof
anydirtordebristhatmayhindertheconnection
ofthetractionunittotheattachment.
•Refertoyourtractionunit
Operator's Man ual
fordetailedinformationonsafelyconnectingan
attachmenttoyourtractionunit.
CAUTION
Hydrauliccouplers,hydrauliclines/valves,and
hydraulicuidmaybehotandcanburnyouifyou
touchthem.
•Weargloveswhenoperatingthehydraulic
couplers.
•Allowthetractionunittocoolbeforetouching
hydrauliccomponents.
•Donottouchhydraulicuidspills.
StabilityRatings
Todeterminethedegreeofslopeyoucantraversewiththe
attachmentinstalledonatractionunit,ndthestabilityrating
forthehillpositionyouwanttotravelintheappropriatetable
below,thenndthedegreeofslopeforthesameratingand
hillpositionintheStabilityDatasectionofthetractionunit
Operator'sManual.
WARNING
Exceedingthemaximumrecommendedslope
cancausethetractionunittotip,crushingyouor
bystanders.
Donotdrivethetractionunitonaslopesteeper
thanthemaximumrecommendedslope,as
determinedinthefollowingtablesandthetraction
unit
Operator's Man ual
.
Important:Ifyourtractionunithaswheels,donot
usethecounterweightontheplatformwhileusingthe
attachment,orthetractionunitwillbecomelessstable
inthefrontandsideuphillpositions.
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