Operator's Manual

StoppingtheMachine
Important:Whenstoppingthemachineon
anincline,usetheservicebrakestostopthe
machineandengagetheparkingbraketoholdthe
machineinplace.Usingtheacceleratortostall
themachineonthehillcanoverheatthemotoror
drainthebatteries.
1.Removeyourfootfromtheacceleratorpedal.
2.Slowlypressthebrakepedaltoapplytheservice
brakesuntilthemachinecomestoacomplete
stop.
Note:Thestoppingdistancemayvary
dependingonthemachineloadandspeed.
LoadingtheCargoBed
Usethefollowingguidelineswhenloadingthecargo
bedandoperatingthemachine:
•Observetheweightcapacityofthemachineand
limittheweightoftheloadthatyoucarryinthe
cargobedasdescribedinSpecications(page
13)andonthegrossvehicleweighttagofthe
machine.
Note:Theloadratingisspeciedformachine
operationonalevelsurfaceonly.
•Reducetheweightoftheloadthatyoucarryinthe
cargobedwhenoperatingthemachineonhills
androughterrain.
•Reducetheweightoftheloadthatyoucarrywhen
thematerialsaretall(andhaveahighcenterof
gravity),suchasastackofbricks,landscaping
timbers,orfertilizerbags.Distributetheloadas
lowaspossibletoensurethattheloaddoesnot
reduceyourabilitytoseebehindthemachine
whenoperatingit.
•Keeploadscenteredbyloadingthecargobedas
follows:
–Evenlypositiontheweightinthecargobed
fromsidetoside.
Important:Tippingoverismorelikelyto
occurifthecargobedisloadedto1side.
–Evenlypositiontheweightinthecargobed
fromfronttoback.
Important:Lossofsteeringcontrolorthe
machinemaytipoverifyoupositionthe
loadbehindtherearaxleandthetraction
onthefronttiresisreduced.
•Useextracautionwhentransportingoversized
loadsinthecargobed,particularlywhenyou
cannotcenterthewightoftheoversizeloadtothe
cargobed.
•Wheneverpossible,securetheloadbybindingit
tothecargobedsothatitdoesnotshift.
•Whentransportingliquidinalargetank(such
asasprayertank),usecautionwhendriving
themachineuphillordownhill,whensuddenly
changingspeedorstopping,orwhendrivingover
toughsurfaces.
Thecapacityofthecargobedis0.28m
3
(10ft
3
).
Theamount(volume)ofmaterialthatyoucanplace
inthebedwithoutexceedingtheloadratingsofthe
machinecanvarygreatlydependingonthedensity
ofthematerial.
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