Operator's Manual
Safety
Improperuseormaintenancebytheoperatororowner
canresultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandalwayspay
attentiontothesafety-alertsymbol,whichmeans
Caution,Warning,orDanger—personalsafety
instruction.Failuretocomplywiththeinstructionmay
resultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
ThemachinemeetstherequirementsofSAEJ2258.
Important:ForCErequiredregulatorydata,refer
totheDeclarationofConformitysuppliedwith
themachine.
SafeOperatingPractices
Important:Thismachineisdesignedprimarily
asanoff-roadmachineandisnotintendedfor
extensiveuseonpublicroads.
Whenusingthemachineonpublicroads,follow
alltrafcregulationsanduseanyadditional
accessoriesthatmayberequiredbylaw,suchas
lights,turnsignals,slow-movingvehicle(SMV)
signs,andothersasrequired.
Thismachinewasdesignedandtestedtooffersafe
servicewhenoperatedandmaintainedproperly.
Althoughhazardcontrolandaccidentpreventionare
dependentuponthedesignandcongurationofthe
machine,thesefactorsarealsodependentupon
theawareness,concern,andpropertrainingofthe
operator,maintenance,andstorageofthemachine.
Improperuseormaintenanceofthemachinecan
resultininjuryordeath.
Thismachinehasadifferentfeelthanwhatdrivers
experiencewithpassengercarsortrucks.Sotake
timetobecomefamiliarwithyourmachine.
Notalloftheattachmentsthatadapttothemachine
arecoveredinthismanual.Seethespecic
Operator’sManualprovidedwitheachattachmentfor
additionalsafetyinstructions.
Toreducethepotentialforinjuryordeath,comply
withthefollowingsafetyinstructions:
Supervisor’s
Responsibilities
Makesurethattheoperatorsarethoroughlytrained
andfamiliarwiththeOperator’sManualandalllabels
onthemachine.
BeforeOperating
•Becomefamiliarwiththecontrolsandknowhow
toshutofftheenginequickly.
•Neveroperatethemachinewhentired,ill,orunder
theinuenceofdrugsoralcohol.
•Wearsubstantial,slip-resistantshoes.Donot
wearloose-ttingclothing,tiebacklonghair,and
donotwearjewelry.
•Wearingsafetyglasses,safetyshoes,andlong
pantsarerequiredbysomelocalregulations.
•Neverallowchildrentooperatethemachine.
Neverallowadultstooperateitwithoutproper
instructions.Onlytrainedandauthorizedpersons
shouldoperatethismachine.
•Alwaysbeawareofwherebystandersare.
•Keepallshields,safetydevicesanddecals
inplace.Ifashield,safetydeviceordecalis
malfunctioning,illegible,ordamaged,repairor
replaceitbeforeoperatingthemachine.
•Avoiddrivingwhenitisdark,especiallyin
unfamiliarareas.Ifyoumustdrivewhenitisdark,
usetheheadlights.
•Beforeoperatingthemachine,alwayscheckall
partsofthemachineandanyattachments.If
somethingiswrong,stopusingthemachine.
Makesurethattheproblemiscorrectedbeforethe
machineorattachmentisoperatedagain.
•Operatethemachineonlyoutdoorsorina
well-ventilatedarea.
SafeHandlingofFuels
•Toavoidpersonalinjuryorpropertydamage,use
extremecareinhandlingfuel.Fuelisextremely
ammableandthevaporsareexplosive.
•Donotsmokenearthemachine.
•Useonlyanapprovednonmetal,portablefuel
container.
•Staticelectricdischargecanignitefuelvaporsin
afuelcontainerthatisnotgrounded.Neverll
containersinsideamachineoronatruckortrailer
bedwithaplasticliner.Removethefuelcontainer
fromthebedofthemachineandplaceitonthe
groundandawayfromthemachinebeforelling.
•Keepthenozzleincontactwiththecontainerwhile
llingthefuelcontainer.Removeequipmentfrom
bedofthemachinebeforefuelingit.Donotusea
nozzle-lock-opendevice.
•Neverremovethefuelcaporaddfuelwiththe
enginerunning.
•Allowenginetocoolbeforerefueling.
•Neverrefuelthemachineindoors.
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