Operator's Manual

Safety
Improperuseormaintenancebytheoperatororownercan
resultininjury.Toreducepotentialinjury,complywith
thesesafetyinstructionsandalwayspayattentiontothe
safetyalertsymbol,whichmeansCaution,Warning,or
Danger—“personalsafetyinstruction.”Failuretocomply
withtheinstructionmayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
Supervisors,operators,andservicepersonsshouldbefamiliar
withthefollowingstandardsandpublications(thematerial
maybeobtainedfromtheaddressshown):
SAEJ2258LightUtilitymachine
SAEInternational,400CommonwealthDrive,Warrendale,
PA15096-0001U.S.A.
SafeOperatingPractices
WARNING
Themachineisanoff-highwayvehicleonly,andis
notdesigned,equipped,ormanufacturedforuseon
publicroads.Usingitonapublicroadmayresult
inanaccident,whichcouldseriouslyinjureorkill
youorothers.
Donotusethismachineonpublicroads.
Supervisor'sResponsibilities
•Makesurethatoperatorsarethoroughlytrainedand
familiarwiththeOperator'sManualandalllabelsonthe
machine.
•Besuretoestablishyourownspecialproceduresand
workrulesforunusualoperatingconditions(e.g.slopes
toosteepformachineoperation).
Note:Thismachinehasasupervisorspeedlimitswitchto
allowyoutolimitthemaximumspeedthattheoperatorcan
drivethemachine.
BeforeOperating
•Operatethemachineonlyafterreadingandunderstanding
thecontentsofthismanual.
•Neverallowchildrentooperatethemachine.Anyone
whooperatesthemachineshouldhaveamotorvehicle
license.
•Neverallowotheradultstooperatethemachinewithout
rstreadingandunderstandingtheOperator'sManual.
Onlytrainedandauthorizedpersonsshouldoperatethis
machine.Makesurethatalloperatorsarephysicallyand
mentallycapableofoperatingthemachine.
•Thismachineisdesignedtocarryonlyyou,the
operator,andonepassengerintheseatprovidedbythe
manufacturer.Nevercarryanyotherpassengersonthe
machine.
•Neveroperatethemachinewhenundertheinuence
ofdrugsoralcohol.Evenprescriptiondrugsandcold
medicinescancausedrowsiness.
•Donotdrivethemachinewhenyouaretired.Besureto
takeoccasionalbreaks.Itisveryimportantthatyoustay
alertatalltimes.
•Becomefamiliarwiththecontrolsandknowhowtostop
themachinequickly.
•Keepallshields,safetydevices,anddecalsinplace.Ifa
shield,safetydevice,ordecalismalfunctioning,illegible,
ordamaged,repairorreplaceitbeforeoperatingthe
machine.
•Alwayswearsubstantialshoes.Donotoperatethe
machinewhilewearingsandals,tennisshoesorsneakers.
Donotwearloosettingclothingorjewelrywhichcould
getcaughtinmovingpartsandcausepersonalinjury.
•Wearingsafetyglasses,safetyshoes,longpants,anda
helmetisadvisableandrequiredbysomelocalsafetyand
insuranceregulations.
•Avoiddrivingwhenitisdark,especiallyinunfamiliar
areas.Ifyoumustdrivewhenitisdark,besuretodrive
cautiously,usetheheadlights,andevenconsideradding
additionallights.
•Beextremelycarefulwhenoperatingaroundpeople.
Alwaysbeawareofwherebystandersmightbe.
•Beforeoperatingthemachine,alwayscheckthedesignated
areasofthemachinethatarestatedinthepre-starting
sectionofthismanual.Ifsomethingiswrong,donotuse
themachine.Makesurethattheproblemiscorrected
beforethemachineorattachmentisoperated.
Operation
•Theoperatorandpassengershouldremainseated
wheneverthemachineisinmotion.Theoperatorshould
keepbothhandsonthesteeringwheelwheneverpossible,
andthepassengershouldusethehandholdsprovided.
Keepyourarmsandlegswithinthemachinebodyatall
times.
•Driveslowerandturnlesssharplywhenyouarecarrying
apassenger.Rememberyourpassengermaynotbe
expectingyoutobrakeorturnandmaynotbeready.
•Alwayswatchoutforandavoidlowoverhangssuchas
treelimbs,doorjambs,andoverheadwalkways.Make
surethereisenoughroomoverheadtoeasilyclearthe
machineandyourhead.
•Failuretooperatethemachinesafelymayresultinan
accident,tipoverofthemachine,andseriousinjuryor
death.Drivecarefully.Topreventtippingorlossof
control:
–Useextremecaution,reducespeed,andmaintain
asafedistancearoundsandtraps,ditches,creeks,
ramps,unfamiliarareas,oranyareasthathaveabrupt
changesingroundconditionsorelevation.
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