Operator's Manual

LoadingtheCargoBox
Usethefollowingguidelineswhenloadingthecargo
boxandoperatingthemachine:
•Observetheweightcapacityofthemachineand
limittheweightoftheloadthatyoucarryinthe
cargoboxasdescribedinSpecications(page
18)andonthegrossvehicleweight(GVW)tagof
themachine.
Note:Theloadratingisspeciedformachine
operationonalevelsurfaceonly.
•Reducetheweightoftheloadthatyoucarryin
thecargoboxwhenoperatingthemachineonhills
androughterrain.
•Reducetheweightoftheloadthatyoucarrywhen
thematerialsaretall(andhaveahighcenterof
gravity),suchasastackofbricks,landscaping
timbers,orfertilizerbags.Distributetheloadas
lowaspossible,makingsurethattheloaddoes
notreduceyourabilitytoseebehindthemachine
whenoperatingit.
•Keeploadscenteredbyloadingthecargoboxas
follows:
–Evenlypositiontheweightinthecargobox
fromsidetoside.
Important:Tippingoverismorelikelyto
occurifthecargoboxisloadedto1side.
–Evenlypositiontheweightinthecargobox
fromfronttoback.
Important:Lossofsteeringcontrolorthe
machinemaytipoverifyoupositionthe
loadbehindtherearaxleandthetraction
onthefronttiresisreduced.
•Useextracautionwhentransportingoversized
loadsinthecargobox,particularlywhenyou
cannotcentertheweightoftheoversizeloadto
thecargobox.
•Wheneverpossible,securetheloadbybindingit
tothecargoboxsoitdoesnotshift.
•Whentransportingliquidinalargetank(such
asasprayertank),usecautionwhendriving
themachineuphillordownhill,whensuddenly
changingspeedorstopping,orwhendrivingover
toughsurfaces.
Thecapacityofthecargoboxis0.28m
3
(10ft
3
).
Theamount(volume)ofmaterialthatyoucanplace
intheboxwithoutexceedingtheloadratingsofthe
machinecanvarygreatlydependingonthedensity
ofthematerial.
Seethefollowingtableforloadvolumelimitswith
variousmaterials:
MaterialDensity
MaximumCargo
BoxCapacity
(onlevelground)
Gravel,dry1522kg/m
3
(95
lb/ft
3
)
Full
Gravel,wet1922kg/m
3
(120
lb/ft
3
)
3/4Full
Sand,dry1442kg/m
3
(90
lb/ft
3
)
Full
Sand,wet1922kg/m
3
(120
lb/ft
3
)
3/4full
Wood
721kg/m
3
(45lb/ft
3
)
Full
Bark
<721kg/m
3
(<45
lb/ft
3
)
Full
Earth,packed
1602kg/m
3
(100
lb/ft
3
)
3/4Full(approx.)
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