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The Toro warning system in this manual identifies
potential hazards and has special safety messages that
help you and others avoid personal injury, even death.
DANGER, WARNING and CAUTION are signal
words used to identify the level of hazard. However,
regardless of the hazard, be extremely careful.
DANGER signals an extreme hazard that will cause
serious injury or death if the recommended
precautions are not followed.
WARNING signals a hazard that may cause serious
injury or death if the recommended precautions are
not followed.
CAUTION signals a hazard that may cause minor or
moderate injury if the recommended precautions are
not followed.
Two other words are also used to highlight
information. “Important” calls attention to special
mechanical information and “Note” emphasizes
general information worthy of special attention.
Safety
To ensure maximum safety, best performance, and
to gain knowledge of the product, it is essential
that you or any other operator of the snowthrower
read and understand the contents of this manual
before the motor is ever started. Pay particular
attention to the safety alert symbol
which
means CAUTION, WARNING OR DANGER —
“personal safety instruction.” Read and
understand the instruction because it has to do
with safety. Failure to comply with instruction
may result in personal injury.
The following instructions are comparable to the
Instructions For Safe Snowthrowing adopted by the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The
snowthrower is designed and tested to offer
reasonably safe service; however, failure to comply
with the following instructions MAY RESULT IN
PERSONAL INJURY.
Before Operating
1.
Read and understand the contents of this manual
before operating the snowthrower. Become
familiar with all controls and know how to stop
the engine quickly.
2.
Keep everyone, especially children and pets,
away from snowthrower and area of operation.
Never allow children to operate the
snowthrower. Adults should operate the
snowthrower only after reading this manual.
3.
Inspect area thoroughly where snowthrower will
be used. Remove doormats, sleds, boards, sticks,
wire, and any other foreign objects which might
be picked up and thrown by the snowthrower.
4.
Keep all shields and safety devices in place. If a
shield, safety device or decal is illegible,
damaged or lost, repair or replace it before
beginning operation. Also, tighten any loose
nuts, bolts or screws.
5.
Wear adequate winter clothing and rubber boots
that will ensure proper footing on slippery
surfaces. Do not wear loose fitting clothing that
could possibly get caught in moving parts.
6.
Adjust both skids so auger/impeller housing
clears gravel or crushed rock surfaces.
7.
Before starting the engine, move speed shift
control to N (neutral) and ensure that
auger/impeller control and traction drive control
are in disengaged position.
8.
Always use a grounded, three wire plug and cord
to start snowthrower equipped with an electric
starter. Extension cord must be connected to a
properly grounded outlet.
9.
Fill fuel tank with gasoline before starting the
engine. Avoid spilling any gasoline. Because
gasoline is highly flammable, handle it carefully.
DO NOT SMOKE WHILE HANDLING
GASOLINE.
A.
Use an approved gasoline container.
