User manual

Safety
Transporting
Note:Refertothechemicalwarningproduct
label(s)beforetransportingtheunitandfollowall
local/state/federalrequirementsfortransporting
chemicals.
Note:Makesurethespreaderhoppercoverissecure
beforetransporting.
TransportingaUnit
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthe
machine.Lockbrakeandblockwheels.Besurethe
fuelshut-offvalveisclosedduringtransport.Securely
fastenthemachinetothetrailerortruckwithstraps,
chains,cable,orropes.Whensecuringthefrontof
theunit,onlyusethetiedownlocations.Ifpossible,
bothfrontandrearstrapsshouldbedirecteddown
andoutwardfromthemachine.Besurethatthe
trailerortruckhasallnecessarylightingandmarking
asrequiredbylaw.Secureatrailerwithasafetychain.
WARNING
Securingthemachineonanyupperframe
locationwillcausetheparkingbraketonot
functionproperly,whichcouldcauseserious
injuryordeath.
Onlyusethefronttiedownlocationsonthe
lowerframetosecurethemachine.
CAUTION
Thismachinedoesnothaveproperturnsignals,
lights,reectivemarkings,oraslowmoving
vehicleemblem.Drivingonastreetorroadway
withoutsuchequipmentisdangerousand
canleadtoaccidentscausingpersonalinjury.
Drivingonastreetorroadwaywithoutsuch
equipmentmayalsobeaviolationofStatelaws
andtheoperatormaybesubjecttotrafctickets
and/ornes.
DoNotdriveamachineonapublicstreetor
roadway.
WARNING
Loadingamachineonatrailerortruckincreases
thepossibilityofbackwardtip-over.Backward
tip-overcouldcauseseriousinjuryordeath.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatinga
machineonaramp.
•Useonlyasingle,fullwidthramp;DoNotuse
individualrampsforeachsideofthemachine.
•Ifindividualrampsmustbeused,useenough
rampstocreateanunbrokenrampsurface
widerthanthemachine.
•Avoidsuddenaccelerationwhiledriving
machineuparamptoavoidtippingbackward.
•Avoidsuddendecelerationwhilebacking
machinedownaramptoavoidtipping
backward.
LoadingaMachine
Useextremecautionwhenloadingmachineson
trailersortrucks.Onefullwidthrampthatis
wideenoughtoextendbeyondthereartiresis
recommendedinsteadofindividualrampsforeach
sideofthemachine.Ifitisnotpossibletouseone
fullwidthramp,useenoughindividualrampsto
simulateafullwidthcontinuousramp.
Asteeprampanglemaycausecomponentstoget
caughtasthemachinemovesfromramptotraileror
truck.Steeperanglesmayalsocausethemachineto
tipbackward.Ifloadingonornearaslope,position
thetrailerortrucksoitisonthedownsideofthe
slopeandtherampsextendsuptheslope.Thiswill
minimizetherampangle.Thetrailerortruckshould
beaslevelaspossible.
Important:DoNotattempttoturnthemachine
whileontheramp,youmaylosecontroland
driveofftheside.
Avoidsuddenaccelerationwhendrivinguparamp
andsuddendecelerationwhenbackingdowna
ramp.Bothmaneuverscancausethemachinetotip
backward.
WasteDisposal
ChemicalDisposal:Improperchemicaldisposal
canpollutetheenvironmentandcausehealthissues.
Followthedisposaldirectionsonthechemical
manufacturer’slabel.Disposeofchemicalsand
containersinaccordancetolocal/state/federallaws.
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