Operator's Manual

Safety
Improperuseormaintenancebytheoperatoror
ownercanresultininjury.Toreducethepotential
forinjury,complywiththesesafetyinstructionsand
thoseinthetractionunit
Operator’ s Man ual .Always
payattentiontothesafetyalertsymbol,which
means Caution , W ar ning ,or Danger —personal
safetyinstruction.Failuretocomplywiththe
instructionmayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
Theattachmentcancrushandbreaklegs,
arms,andotherbodyparts.
•Nevergoneartheattachmentwhileitisin
operation.
•Keepallbystandersandpetsasafedistance
fromtheattachment.
•Alwaysclosethejawsoftheattachment
whennotinuse.
Theremaybeburiedpower,gas,and/or
telephonelinesintheworkarea.Shockor
explosionmayoccurifyoudigintothem.
Havethepropertyorworkareamarkedfor
buriedlinesanddonotdiginmarkedareas.
Topreventanypossibledamageanddisruptiontoany
undergroundpipeandcablenetworkinyourproposed
excavationsite,contacttheDialBeforeYouDigservice.
ThisisanAustraliannationalserviceanddialling1100
canbeusedtoaccessplansforundergroundnetwork
plansforanywhereinAustralia.Alternatively,logonto
thewebsitewww .dialbeforeyoudig.com.auforadditional
information.
Remember,allpersonshaveaDutyofCaretoobserve
withregardtoundergroundpipesandcableswhen
diggingorexcavating.
Neglectingtodial1100beforediggingorexcavatingcan
leadtocostlydisruptiontoessentialservices,andinjury
ordeathtoworkersandbystanders.Itcanalsoleadto
heavynancialpenalties.
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Theremaybeoverheadpowerlinesinthework
area.Shockmayoccurifyoutouchapower
linewithatreeorotherobjectthatyouare
transporting.
Surveyandmarktheareawherethereare
overheadpowerlines,anddonottransporttrees
ortallobjectsunderthepowerlines.
Whentheengineisoff,attachmentsinthe
raisedpositioncangraduallylower.Someone
nearbymaybepinnedorinjuredbythe
attachmentasitlowers.
Alwayslowertheattachmentlifteachtimeyou
shutoffthetractionunit.
Whengoingupordownhill,themachinecould
overturniftheheavyendistowardthedownhill
side.Someonemaybepinnedorseriously
injuredbythemachineasitoverturns.
Operateupanddownslopeswiththeheavyend
ofthemachineuphill.Anemptybucketwill
maketherearendheavyandafullbucketwill
makethefrontendheavy.
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