Operator's Manual

•Inspecttheareawheretheequipmentistobeused
andremoveallobjectssuchasrocks,toys,andwire
whichcanbethrownbythemachine.
•Useextracarewhenhandlingfuels.Theyare
ammableandvaporsareexplosive.
–Useonlyanapprovedcontainer
–Neverremovethefuelcaporaddfuelwiththe
enginerunning.Allowtheenginetocoolbefore
refueling.Donotsmoke.
–Neverrefuelordrainthemachineindoors.
•Checkthattheoperator’spresencecontrols,safety
switches,andshieldsareattachedandfunctioning
properly.Donotoperateunlesstheyarefunctioning
properly.
Operation
•Neverrunanengineinanenclosedarea.
•Onlyoperateingoodlight,keepingawayfromholes
andhiddenhazards.
•Besurealldrivesareinneutralandparkingbrakeis
engagedbeforestartingtheengine.Onlystartthe
enginefromtheoperator’sposition.
•Slowdownanduseextracareonhillsides.Besure
totravelintherecommendeddirectiononhillsides.
Turfconditionscanaffectthemachine’sstability.
•Slowdownandusecautionwhenmakingturnsand
whenchangingdirectionsonslopes.
•Neveroperatewiththeguardsnotsecurelyinplace.
Besureallinterlocksareattached,adjustedproperly,
andfunctioningproperty.
•Donotchangetheenginegovernorsettingor
overspeedtheengine.
•Stoponlevelground,lowerimplements,disengage
theauxiliaryhydraulics,engageparkingbrake,shut
offtheenginebeforeleavingtheoperator’sposition
foranyreason.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfrommovingattachments.
•Lookbehindanddownbeforebackinguptobesure
ofaclearpath.
•Nevercarrypassengersandkeeppetsandbystanders
away.
•Slowdownandusecautionwhenmakingturnsand
crossingroadsandsidewalks.
•Donotoperatethemachineundertheinuenceof
alcoholordrugs.
•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachine
intoatrailerortruck.
•Usecarewhenapproachingblindcorners,shrubs,
trees,orotherobjectsthatmayobscurevision.
•Readallattachmentmanuals.
•Ensurethattheareaisclearofotherpeoplebefore
operatingthetractionunit.Stopthetractionunit
ifanyoneentersthearea.
•Neverleavearunningtractionunitunattended.
Alwayslowertheloaderarms,stoptheengine,set
theparkingbrake,andremovethekeybeforeleaving.
•Donotexceedtheratedoperatingcapacity,asthe
tractionunitmaybecomeunstablewhichmayresult
inlossofcontrol.
•Donotcarryaloadwiththearmsraised.Always
carryloadsclosetotheground.
•Donotoverloadtheattachmentandalwayskeep
theloadlevelwhenraisingtheloaderarms.Logs,
boards,andotheritemscouldrolldowntheloader
arms,injuringyou.
•Neverjerkthecontrols;useasteadymotion.
•Watchfortrafcwhenoperatingnearorcrossing
roadways.
•Donottouchpartswhichmaybehotfrom
operation.Allowthemtocoolbeforeattemptingto
maintain,adjust,orservice.
•Checkforoverheadclearances(i.e.branches,
doorways,electricalwires)beforedrivingunderany
objectsanddonotcontactthem.
•Ensurethatyouoperatethetractionunitinareas
wheretherearenoobstaclesincloseproximitytothe
operator.Failuretomaintainadequatedistancefrom
trees,walls,andotherbarriersmayresultininjury
asthetractionunitbacksupduringoperationifthe
operatorisnotattentivetothesurroundings.Only
operatetheunitinareaswherethereissufcient
clearancefortheoperatortosafelymaneuverthe
product.
•Beforedigging,havetheareamarkedfor
undergroundutilities,anddonotdiginmarkedareas.
•Locatethepinchpointareasmarkedonthetraction
unitandattachmentsandkeephandsandfeetaway
fromtheseareas.
•Beforeoperatingthetractionunitwithan
attachment,ensurethattheattachmentisproperly
installed.
•Donotplaceyourfeetundertheplatform.
SlopeOperation
Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedtoloss-of-controland
tip-overaccidents,whichcanresultinsevereinjuryor
death.Allslopesrequireextracaution.
•Donotoperatethetractionunitonhillsidesor
slopesexceedingtheanglesrecommendedinthe
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