Operator's Manual

hillareparticularlydangerous.Evenataslowspeed
andwithoutaload,tipoversaremorelikelyifyouturn
onahill.
Slowdownandshiftintoalowergearbeforestarting
upordownahill.Ifyouhavetoturnwhileonahill,
doitasslowlyandcautiouslyaspossible.Nevermake
sharporfastturnsonahill.
Ifyoustallorbegintoloseheadwaywhileclimbing
asteephill,quicklyapplythebrakes,shifttoneutral,
restarttheengineandshifttoreverse.Atidlespeed,
theengineandtransaxledragwillaidthebrakesin
controllingthevehicleonthehillandhelpyouback
downthehillmoresafely.
Reducetheweightoftheloadifitisasteephillorifthe
loadhashighcenterofgravity.Remember,loadscan
shift,securethem.
Note:Thevehiclehasexcellenthillclimbingability.
Thedifferentiallockwillincreasethisability.Hill
climbingtractioncanalsobeincreasedbyaddingweight
totherearofthevehicleinoneofthefollowingways:
•Addingweighttoinsideofbox,makingsureitis
secured.
•Mountingwheelweightstorearwheels.
•Addingliquidballast(calciumchloride)toreartires.
•Tractionwillincreasewithnopassengerinfront
seat.
LoadingandDumping
Theweightandpositionofthecargoandpassenger
canchangethevehiclecenterofgravityandvehicle
handling.Toavoidlossofcontrolresultinginpersonal
injury,followtheseguidelines.
Donotcarryloadswhichexceedtheloadlimits
describedonthevehicleweightlabel.
WARNING
Thebedwilllowerwheneverthedumplever
ispusheddown,evenwhentheengineisoff.
Turningofftheenginewill not preventthebox
fromlowering.Alwaysplacethesafetysupporton
theextendedliftcylindertoholdtheboxupifyou
arenotgoingtoloweritrightaway.
Thevehiclehasseveralcombinationsofboxes,
platforms,andattachmentsavailable.Thesecanbe
usedinvariouscombinationsthatallowformaximum
capacityandversatility.Thefullsizedboxis55inches
(140cm)wideby65inches(165cm)longandcanhold
upto3000lb(1360kg)ofevenlydistributedcargo.
Loadsvaryinhowtheyaredistributed.Sandspreads
outevenlyandquitelow .Otheritems,suchasbricks,
fertilizerorlandscapetimbers,stackhigherinthebox.
Theheightandweightoftheloadhasasignicant
inuenceontipovers.Thehigheraloadisstacked,the
morelikelythevehicleistotipover.Youmayndthat
3000lb(1360kg)stackstoohighforsafeoperation.
Reducingthetotalweightisonewaytoreducetherisk
ofatipover.Distributingtheloadaslowaspossibleis
anotherwaytoreducetheriskofatipover.
Iftheloadispositionedtowardoneofthesides,itwill
makethevehiclemuchmorelikelytotipoveronthat
side.Thisisespeciallytruewhenturningiftheloadis
ontheoutsideoftheturn.
Neverpositionheavyloadsbehindtherearaxle.Ifthe
loadispositionedsofartotherearthatitisbehindthe
rearaxle,itwillreducetheweightonthefrontwheels
andthiswillreducesteeringtraction.Withtheloadall
thewaytotheback,thefrontwheelscanevencome
offofthegroundwhengoingoverbumpsorupahill.
Thiswillresultinalossofsteeringandmayleadtothe
vehicletippingover.
Asageneralrule,positiontheweightoftheload
evenlyfromfronttorearandevenlyfromsideto
side.
Ifaloadisnotsecured,oryouaretransportingaliquid
inalargecontainersuchasasprayer,itcanshift.This
shiftinghappensmostoftenwhileturning,goingupor
downhills,suddenlychangingspeeds,orwhiledriving
overroughsurfaces.Shiftingloadscanleadtotipovers.
Alwayssecureloadssothattheydonotshift.Never
dumptheloadwhilethevehicleissidewaysonthehill.
Heavyloadsincreasestoppingdistanceandreduceyour
abilitytoturnquicklywithouttippingover.
Therearcargospaceisintendedforloadcarrying
purposesonly,notforpassengers.
UsingTheDifferentialLock
Thedifferentiallockincreasesthevehicle’stractionby
lockingtherearwheelssoonewheelwillnotspinout.
Thiscanhelpwhenyouhaveheavyloadstohaulon
wetturforslipperyareas,goinguphills,andonsandy
surfaces.Itisimportanttorememberhowever,thatthis
extratractionisonlyfortemporarylimiteduse.Itsuse
doesnotreplacethesafeoperation,alreadydiscussed
concerningsteephillsandheavyloads.
Thedifferentiallockcausestherearwheelstospinatthe
samespeed.Whenusingdifferentiallockyourabilityto
makesharpturnsissomewhatrestrictedandmayscuff
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