User manual

Safety
•Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
engageparkingbrake:
–Beforerefueling.
WARNING
Hands,feet,hair,clothing,oraccessoriescan
becomeentangledinrotatingparts.Contact
withtherotatingpartscancausetraumatic
amputationorseverelacerations.
•DoNotoperatethemachinewithout
guards,shields,andsafetydevicesinplace
andworkingproperly.
•Keephands,feet,hair,loosejewelry,or
clothingawayfromrotatingparts.
•NEVERcarrypassengers.DONOToperate
themachinewhenpeople,especiallychildren,or
petsareinthearea.
•Bealert,slowdownandusecautionwhen
makingturns.Lookbehindandtothesidebefore
changingdirections.
•Stopspreadingwhenmakingtightturnsto
minimizeunevendistributionpattern,application
rate,andchemicaldrift.
•Raisethetines,slowdownandusecautionwhen
crossingsurfacesotherthangrassandwhen
transportingthemachinetoandfromthework
area.DoNotmakeazeroturnwhenthetinesare
downasturftearingwillresult.
•Chemicalsmaydriftandcauseinjurytopeople
andanimals;itmayalsodamageplants,soil,or
otherproperty.
•DoNotoperatethemachineundertheinuence
ofalcoholordrugs.
•Useextremecarewhenloadingorunloadingthe
machineintoatrailerortruck.
•Usecarewhenapproachingblindcorners,shrubs,
trees,orotherobjectsthatmayobscurevision.
•Reducetheweightoftheloadwhenoperating
onhillsandroughterraintoavoidtippingor
overturningofthemachine.
•Granularmaterialscanshift.Thisshifting
happensmostoftenwhileturning,goingupor
downhills,suddenlychangingspeeds,orwhile
drivingoverroughsurfaces.Shiftingloadscan
causetheunittotipover.
•Whenoperatingwithaheavyload,reduceyour
speedandallowforsufcientstoppingdistance.
Useextracautiononslopes.
•Reducespeedandloadwhenoperatingonrough
terrain,unevenground,andnearcurbs,holes,and
othersuddenchangesinterrain.Loadsmayshift,
causingthemachinetobecomeunstable.
WARNING
Suddenchangesinterrainmaycauseabrupt
steeringcontrolmovement,possiblyresulting
inhandandarminjuries.
Reducespeedwhenoperatingonrough
terrainornearcurbs.
SlopeOperation
•Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedtolossofcontrol
androlloveraccidents,whichcanresultinsevere
injuryordeath.Theoperatorisresponsiblefor
safeslopeoperation.Operatingthemachineon
anysloperequiresextracaution.Beforeusingthe
machineonaslope,theoperatormust:
–Reviewandunderstandtheslopeinstructions
inthemanualandonthemachine.
–Evaluatethesiteconditionsofthedayto
determineiftheslopeissafeformachine
operation.Usecommonsenseandgood
judgmentwhenperformingthisevaluation.
Changesintheterrain,suchasmoisture,can
quicklyaffecttheoperationofthemachine
onaslope.
•Operateacrossslopes,neverupanddown.Avoid
operationonexcessivelysteeporwetslopes.
•Identifyhazardsatthebaseoftheslope.Do
notoperatethemachineneardropoffs,ditches,
embankments,waterorotherhazards.The
machinecouldsuddenlyrolloverifawheelgoes
overtheedgeortheedgecollapses.Keepasafe
distance(twicethewidthofthemachine)between
themachineandanyhazard.Useawalkbehind
machineorahandheldtooltooperateinthese
areas.
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