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,
andsuchusecouldvoidtheproductwarranty.
WARNING
Theremaybeburiedpower,gas,and/ortelephone
linesintheworkarea.Shockorexplosionmay
occurifyoudigintothem.
Havethepropertyorworkareamarkedforburied
linesanddonotdiginmarkedareas.Contactyour
localmarkingserviceorutilitycompanytohavethe
propertymarked(forexample,intheUnitedStates,
call811forthenationwidemarkingservice).
DANGER
Thisproductiscapableofamputatinghandsand
feet.Alwaysfollowallsafetyinstructionstoavoid
seriousinjury.
•Keephands,feet,andanyotherpartofyour
bodyorclothingawayfrommovingparts.
•Beforeadjusting,cleaning,repairing,or
inspectingthecultivator,lowerthecultivatorto
theground,stoptheengine,waitforallmoving
partstostop,andremovethekey.
WARNING
Tinescanthrowdirt,debris,andsmallrocks
injuringtheoperatororbystanders;keepall
bystandersawayfromtheworkarea.
Wearahardhat,safetyglasses,hearingprotection,
andsubstantialfootwearwhileoperatingthe
cultivator.
WARNING
Whentheengineisoff,attachmentsintheraised
positioncangraduallylower.Someonenearbymay
bepinnedorinjuredbytheattachmentasitlowers.
Alwayslowertheattachmentlifteachtimeyou
shutoffthetractionunit.
WARNING
Whengoingupordownhill,themachinecould
overturniftheheavyendistowardthedownhill
side.Someonemaybepinnedorseriouslyinjured
bythemachineifitoverturns.
Operateupanddownslopeswiththeheavyendof
themachineuphill.Anattachedcultivatormakes
thefrontendheavy.
WARNING
Ifyoudonotfullyseattheattachmentlocking
pinsintheattachmentmountplateholes,the
attachmentcouldfalloffthetractionunitseverely
injuringyouorbystanders.
•Ensurethatyoufullyseattheattachment
lockingpinsthroughtheholesintheattachment
mountplatebeforeliftingtheattachment.
•Ensurethattheattachmentmountplateisfreeof
anydirtordebristhatmayhindertheconnection
ofthetractionunittotheattachment.
•Refertoyourtractionunit
Operator's Man ual
fordetailedinformationonsafelyconnectingan
attachmenttoyourtractionunit.
WARNING
Hydraulicuidescapingunderpressurecan
penetrateskinandcauseinjury.Fluidinjectedinto
theskinmustbesurgicallyremovedwithinafew
hoursbyadoctorfamiliarwiththisformofinjury;
otherwise,gangrenemayresult.
•Keepyourbodyandhandsawayfrompin
holeleaksornozzlesthatejecthigh-pressure
hydraulicuid.
•Usecardboardorpapertondhydraulicleaks;
neveruseyourhands.
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