Operator's Manual

Whenusingheavyattachments,morethan1000lb(454
kg),suchassprayers,topdressers,orspreaders,etc.,
restrictyouroperatingspeedbymovingthe3rdhigh
lockoutswitchtotheslowposition.
Turning
Turningisanotherimportantvariableleadingto
accidents.Turningtoosharplyfortheconditionscan
causethevehicletolosetractionandskid,oreventip
over.
Wet,sandy,andslipperysurfacesmaketurningmore
difcultandrisky.Thefasteryouaregoing,theworse
thissituationbecomesso,slowdownbeforeturning.
Duringasharpturnathigherspeeds,theinsiderear
wheelmayliftoffoftheground.Thisisnotaawin
thedesign,ithappenswithmostfourwheelvehicles
includingpassengercars.Ifthishappens,youare
turningtoosharplyforthespeedatwhichyouare
traveling.Slowdown!
Braking
Itisgoodpracticetoslowdownbeforeyougetnear
anobstacle.Thisgivesyouextratimetostoporturn
away.Hittinganobstaclecandamagethevehicleandits
contents.Moreimportant,itcaninjureyouandyour
passenger.Grossvehicleweighthasamajorimpact
onyourabilitytostopand/orturn.Heavierloadsand
heavierattachmentsmakeavehiclehardertostopor
turn.Theheaviertheload,thelongerittakestostop
Thebrakingcharacteristicsalsochangewithnobedor
attachmentonthevehicle.Faststopsmaycausetherear
wheelstolockupbeforethefrontwheelslockup,which
mayaffectthecontrolofthevehicle.Itisagoodidea
todecreasevehiclespeedwithnobedorattachment.
Turfandpavementaremuchslipperierwhentheyare
wet.Itcantake2to4timesaslongtostoponwet
surfacesasondrysurfaces.
Ifyoudrivethroughstandingwaterdeepenoughtoget
thebrakeswet,theywillnotworkwelluntiltheyare
dry.Afterdrivingthroughwater,youshouldtestthe
brakestomakesuretheyworkproperly.Iftheydonot,
driveslowlyinrstgearwhileputtinglightpressureon
thebrakepedal.Thiswilldrythebrakesout.
Donotdownshiftforbrakingonicyorslippery
surfaces(wetgrass)orwhilegoingdownahillbecause
enginebrakingmaycauseskiddingandlossofcontrol.
Shifttoalowergearbeforestartingdownahill.
TipOvers
Thevehicleisequippedwitharollbar,hiprestraints,
seatbelts,andhandhold.TheROPSsystem(Rollover
ProtectionSystem)usedonthevehiclewillreduce
theriskofseriousorfatalinjuryintheunlikelyevent
ofatipover,althoughthesystemcannotprotectthe
operatorfromallpossibleinjuries.
ReplaceadamagedROPS,donotrepairorrevise.
AnyalterationoftheROPSmustbeapprovedbythe
manufacturer.
Thebestwaytopreventaccidentsinvolvingutility
vehiclesisthroughcontinuoussupervisionandtraining
ofoperatorsandpayingconstantattentiontothearea
inwhichvehicleisbeingoperated.
Thebestwayforoperatorstopreventseriousinjury
ordeathtothemselvesorothers,istofamiliarize
themselveswiththeproperoperationoftheutility
vehicle,tostayalertandtoavoidactionsorconditions
whichcouldresultinaaccident.Intheeventofatip
over,theriskofseriousinjuryordeathwillbereduced
iftheoperatorisusingtheROPSsystemandseatbelts
andisfollowingtheinstructionsprovided.
Hills
WARNING
Tippingorrollingthevehicleonahillwillcause
seriouspersonalinjury.
•Donotoperatethevehicleonsteepslopes.
•Ifenginestallsoryouloseheadwayonahill,
neverattempttoturnvehiclearound.
•Alwaysbackstraightdownahillinreversegear.
•Neverbackdowninneutralorwiththeclutch
depressed,usingonlythebrakes.
•Neverdriveacrossasteephill,alwaysdrive
straightupordown.
•Avoidturningonahill.
•Don’t“droptheclutch”orslamonthebrakes.
Suddenspeedchangecaninitiateatipover.
Useextracarewhenonhills.Nevergoonhillsthatare
extremelysteep.Stoppingwhilegoingdownahillwill
takelongerthanonlevelground.Turningwhilegoing
upordownahillismoredangerousthanturningon
thelevel.Turnswhilegoingdownhill,especiallywith
thebrakeson,and,turninguphillwhiletraversinga
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