Operator's Manual

onlevelground.Ifthemachinemustbestopped,avoid
suddenspeedchanges,whichmayinitiatetippingor
rollingofthemachine.Donotslamonthebrakes
whenrollingbackward,asthismaycausethemachine
tooverturn.
•YoucaninstallanoptionalROPSkitforoperationon
hillyterrain.
OperatingonRoughTerrain
Reduceyourspeedandloadwhenoperatingonroughterrain,
unevenground,nearcurbs,holes,andothersuddenchanges
interrain.Loadsmayshift,causingthemachinetobecome
unstable.
YoucaninstallaoptionalROPSkitforoperationinrough
terrain.
WARNING
Suddenchangesinterrainmaycauseabrupt
steeringwheelmovement,possiblyresultingin
handandarminjuries.
•Reduceyourspeedwhenoperatingonrough
terrainandnearcurbs.
•Gripthesteeringwheellooselyaroundthe
perimeterkeepingthumbsupandoutoftheway
ofthesteering-wheelspokes.
LoadingandDumping
Theweightandpositionofthecargoandpassengercan
changethemachinecenterofgravityandmachinehandling.
Toavoidlossofcontrolandpersonalinjury,followthese
guidelines:
•Donotcarryloadswhichexceedtheloadlimitsdescribed
onthemachineweightlabel;refertoLoadingtheCargo
Box(page21)forthemachineweightlimits.Theload
ratingisforlevelsurfacesonly.
•Reducetheweightoftheloadwhenoperatingonhills
androughterraintoavoidtippingoroverturningofthe
machine.
•Reducetheweightoftheloadifthecenterofgravityis
high.Itemssuchasbricks,fertilizer,orlandscapetimbers
stackhigherinthebox.Thehigheraloadisstacked,the
morelikelythemachineistotipover.Distributetheload
aslowaspossible,makingsurethattheloaddoesnot
affectrearvisibility.
•Positiontheweightoftheloadevenlyfromsidetoside.
Ifyoupositiontheloadtowardoneofthesides,the
machineismorelikelytotipoverwhileturning.
•Positiontheweightofaloadevenlyfromfronttoback.
Ifyoupositiontheloadbehindtherearaxle,itwillreduce
theweightonthefrontwheels.Thismayresultinaloss
ofsteeringcontrolorcausethemachinetotipoveron
hillsorbumpyterrain.
•Useextracautioniftheloadexceedsthedimensionsof
theboxandwhenhandlingoff-centerloadsthatcannot
becentered.Keeploadsbalancedandsecuretoprevent
themfromshifting.
•Alwayssecureloadssothattheydonotshift.Ifaloadis
notsecured,oryouaretransportingaliquidinalarge
containersuchasasprayer,theloadcanshift.This
shiftinghappensmostoftenwhileturning,goingupor
downhills,suddenlychangingspeeds,orwhiledriving
overroughsurfaces.Shiftingloadscancausethemachine
totipover.
WARNING
Theweightoftheboxmaybeheavy.Handsor
otherbodypartscouldbecrushed.
–Keephandsandotherbodypartsclearwhen
loweringthebox.
–Donotdumpmaterialsonbystanders.
•Neverdumpaloadedcargoboxwhilethemachineis
sidewaysonahill.Thechangeinweightdistributionmay
causethemachinetooverturn.
•Whenoperatingwithaheavyloadinthecargobox,
reduceyourspeedandallowforsufcientbraking
distance.Donotsuddenlyapplythebrakes.Useextra
cautiononslopes.
•Beawarethatheavyloadsincreaseyourstoppingdistance
andreduceyourabilitytoturnquicklywithouttipping
over.
•Therearcargospaceisintendedforloadcarrying
purposesonly,notforpassengers.
•Neveroverloadyourmachine.Thedecal(locatedonthe
rearframe)showsloadlimitsforthemachine.Never
overloadtheattachmentsorexceedthegrossmachine
weight(GVW).
HandlingandServicing
Batteries
•Toreducethepotentialforre,keepthebatteriesand
motorareafreeofexcessivegrease,grass,leaves,and
accumulationofdirt.
•Alwaysdisconnectandremoveabatterycablebefore
servicinganyelectricalcomponents.
•Disconnectinganybatterycablewillinhibitoperationof
theelectricalsystem.
•Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacid.Sulfuricacid
produceshydrogengaswhich,intherightproportions,
isexplosive.
–Alwaysservice,store,andchargethemachineina
well-ventilatedarea.
–Keepsparksandopenamesawayfromthebatteries.
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