Operator's Manual

Safety
Improperlyusingormaintainingthetrenchercan
resultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandthoseinthe
machine Operator’ s Man ual .Alwayspayattentiontothe
safetyalertsymbol,whichmeansCaution,Warning,or
Danger—personalsafetyinstruction.Failuretocomply
withtheinstructionmayresultinpersonalinjuryor
death.
DANGER
Theremaybeburiedpower,gas,and/ortelephone
linesintheworkarea.Anelectricshockoran
explosionmayoccurifyoudigintoautilityline.
Havethepropertyorworkareamarkedforburied
linesanddonotdiginmarkedareas.Contactyour
localmarkingserviceorutilitycompanytohavethe
propertymarked(forexample,intheUnitedStates,
call811forthenationwidemarkingservice).
DANGER
Themovingteethandaugerwillcutorseveryour
hands,feet,orotherbodyparts.
•Keephands,feet,andanyotherpartofyour
bodyorclothingawayfrommovingteeth,auger,
orotherparts.
•Beforeadjusting,cleaning,repairing,or
inspectingthetrencher,lowerthetrenchertothe
ground,shutofftheengine,waitforallmoving
partstostop,andremovethekey.
WARNING
Whentheengineisoff,anattachmentintheraised
positioncangraduallylower.Someonebelow
theattachmentmaybepinnedorinjuredbythe
attachmentasitlowers.
Alwayslowertheattachmenteachtimeyoushut
offthemachine.
WARNING
Whengoingupordownhill,themachinecould
overturniftheheavyendistowardthedownhill
side.Someonemaybepinnedorseriouslyinjured
bythemachineifitoverturns.
Operatethemachineupanddownslopeswith
theheavyendofthemachineuphill.Anattached
trenchermakesthebackendofthemachineheavy.
WARNING
Lightningcancausesevereinjuryordeath.
Iflightningisseenorthunderisheardinthearea,
donotoperatethemachine;seekshelter.
CAUTION
Hydraulicuidescapingunderpressurecan
penetrateskinandcauseinjury.Fluidinjectedinto
theskinmustbesurgicallyremovedwithinafew
hoursbyadoctorfamiliarwiththisformofinjury;
otherwise,gangrenemayresult.
•Keepyourbodyandhandsawayfrompin-hole
leaksornozzlesthatejecthigh-pressure
hydraulicuid.
•Usecardboardorpapertondhydraulicleaks;
neveruseyourhands.
CAUTION
Hydraulicttings,hydrauliclines/valves,and
hydraulicuidmaybehotandcanburnyouifyou
touchthem.
•Weargloveswhenmaintaininghydraulic
components.
•Allowthetractionunitandtrenchertocool
beforetouchinghydrauliccomponents.
•Donottouchhydraulicuidspills.
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