Operator's Manual

inroughterrain,oronaslope,whichcouldresultin
arollover.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealerfor
moreinformation.
Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedtoloss-of-control
andtip-overaccidents,whichcanresultinsevere
injuryordeath.
•Surveythesitetodeterminewhichslopesare
safeforoperatingthemachineandestablishyour
ownproceduresandrulesforoperatingonthose
slopes.Alwaysusecommonsenseandgood
judgmentwhenperformingthissurvey.
•Ifyoufeeluneasyoperatingthemachineona
slope,donotdoit.
•Keepallmovementonslopesslowandgradual.
Donotsuddenlychangethespeedordirectionof
themachine.
•Avoidoperatingthemachineonwetterrain.Tires
maylosetraction.Arollovercanoccurbeforethe
tireslosetraction.
•Travelstraightupanddownaslope.
•Ifyoubegintolosemomentumwhileclimbinga
slope,graduallyengagethebrakesandslowly
reversethemachinestraightdowntheslope.
•Turningwhilegoingupordownaslopecanbe
dangerous.Ifyoumustturnonaslope,doitslowly
andcautiously.
•Heavyloadsaffectstabilityonaslope.Carrya
reducedloadandreduceyourgroundspeedwhen
operatingonaslopeoriftheloadhasahigh
centerofgravity.Securetheloadtothecargobed
ofthemachinetopreventtheloadfromshifting.
Takeextracarewhenhaulingloadsthatshifteasily
(e.g.,liquids,rock,sand,etc.).
•Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningthemachine
onaslope,especiallywithaload.Stoppingwhile
goingdownaslopetakeslongerthanstopping
onlevelground.Ifyoumuststopthemachine,
avoidsuddenspeedchanges,whichcancause
themachinetotiporrollover.Donotengagethe
brakessuddenlywhenrollingrearward,asthis
maycausethemachinetooverturn.
LoadingandDumpingSafety
•Donotexceedthegrossvehicleweight(GVW)
ofthemachinewhenoperatingitwithaloadin
thecargobedand/ortowingatrailer;referto
Specications(page14).
•Distributetheloadinthecargobedevenlyto
improvethestabilityandcontrolofthemachine.
•Beforedumping,ensurethatthereisnoone
behindthemachine.
•Donotdumpaloadedcargobedwhilethe
machineissidewaysonaslope.Thechange
inweightdistributionmaycausethemachineto
overturn.
OperatingtheCargoBed
RaisingtheCargoBed
WARNING
Araisedbedcouldfallandinjurepersonsthat
areworkingbeneathit.
•Alwaysusetheproprodtoholdthebedup
beforeworkingunderthebed.
•Removeanyloadmaterialfromthebed
beforeraisingit.
WARNING
Drivingthemachinewiththecargobedraised
couldcausethemachinetotiporrolleasier.
Youcoulddamagethestructureofthecargo
bedifyouoperatethemachinewiththebed
raised.
•Operatethemachinewhenthecargobed
isdown.
•Afteremptyingthecargobed,lowerit.
CAUTION
Ifaloadisconcentratednearthebackofthe
cargobedwhenyoureleasethelatches,the
bedmayunexpectedlytipopen,injuringyou
orbystanders.
•Centerloadsinthecargobed,ifpossible.
•Holdthecargobeddownandensurethat
nooneisleaningoverthebedorstanding
behinditwhenreleasingthelatches.
•Removeallcargofromthebedbefore
liftingthebeduptoservicethemachine.
1.Lifttheleveroneithersideofthebedandlift
thebedup(Figure13).
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