Operator's Manual

•Sincegasolineishighlyammable,handleitcarefully.
–Useanapprovedgasolinecontainer.
–Donotremovethecapfromthefueltankwhen
theengineishotorrunning.
–Donotsmokewhilehandlinggasoline.
–Fillthefueltankoutdoors,andllittoabout
1inch(25mm)belowthetopofthetank(the
bottomofthellerneck).Donotoverllit.
–Wipeupanyspilledgasoline.
•Useonlyanapprovednon-metal,portablefuel
container.Staticelectricdischargecanignitegasoline
vaporsinaungroundedfuelcontainer.Removethe
fuelcontainerfromthebedofthevehicleandplace
onthegroundawayfromthevehiclebeforelling.
Keepnozzleincontactwithcontainerwhilelling.
•Checkthesafetyinterlocksystemdailyforproper
operation.Ifaswitchshouldmalfunction,replace
theswitchbeforeoperatingmachine.
WhileOperating
WARNING
Engineexhaustcontainscarbonmonoxide,which
isanodorless,deadlypoisonthatcankillyou.
Donotrunengineindoorsorinanenclosedarea.
•Operatorandpassengershouldremainseated
wheneverthevehicleisinmotion.Operatorshould
keepbothhandsonsteeringwheel,whenever
possibleandpassengershouldusehandholds
provided.Keeparmsandlegswithinthevehicle
bodyatalltimes.Nevercarrypassengersinthebox
oronattachments.Rememberyourpassengermay
notbeexpectingyoutobrakeorturnandmaynot
beready.
•Alwayswatchoutforandavoidlowoverhangssuch
astreelimbs,doorjambs,andover-headwalkways.
Makesurethereisenoughroomoverheadtoeasily
clearthevehicle,sprayerboomsandyourhead.
•Whenstartingtheengine:
–Sitonoperator’sseatandensureparkingbrake
isengaged.
–DisengagePTO(ifsoequipped)andreturnhand
throttlelevertoOffposition(ifsoequipped).
–MoveshiftlevertoNeutralanddepressclutch
pedal.
–Keepfootoffacceleratorpedal.
–TurnignitionkeytoStart.
•Usingthemachinedemandsattention.Failureto
operatevehiclesafelymayresultinanaccident,tip
overofvehicleandseriousinjuryordeath.Drive
carefully.Topreventtippingorlossofcontrol:
–Useextremecaution,reducespeedandmaintain
asafedistancearoundsandtraps,ditches,creeks,
ramps,andanyunfamiliarareasorotherhazards.
–Watchforholesorotherhiddenhazards.
–Usecautionwhenoperatingvehicleonasteep
slope.Normallytravelstraightupanddown
slopes.Reducespeedwhenmakingsharpturns
orwhenturningonhillsides.Avoidturningon
hillsideswheneverpossible.
–Useextracautionwhenoperatingvehicleonwet
surfaces,athigherspeedsorwithafullload.
Stoppingtimewillincreasewithafullload.Shift
intoalowergearbeforestartingupordowna
hill.
–Avoidsuddenstopsandstarts.Donotgofrom
reversetoforwardorforwardtoreversewithout
rstcomingtoacompletestop.
–Donotattemptsharpturnsorabruptmaneuvers
orotherunsafedrivingactionsthatmaycausea
lossofvehiclecontrol.
–Donotpassanothervehicletravelinginthesame
directionatintersections,blindspots,oratother
dangerouslocations.
–Whendraining,donotletanyonestandbehind
vehicleanddonotdrainliquidonanyone’sfeet.
–Keepallbystandersaway.Beforebackingup,
looktotherearandassurenooneisbehind.
Backupslowly.
–Watchoutfortrafcwhennearorcrossingroads.
Alwaysyieldtherightofwaytopedestriansand
othervehicles.Thisvehicleisnotdesignedfor
useonstreetsorhighways.Alwayssignalyour
turnsorstopearlyenoughsootherpersons
knowwhatyouplantodo.Obeyalltrafcrules
andregulations.
–Neveroperatevehicleinornearanareawhere
thereisdustorfumesintheairwhichare
explosive.Theelectricalandexhaustsystems
ofthevehiclecanproducesparkscapableof
ignitingexplosivematerials.
–Ifeverunsureaboutsafeoperation,stopwork
andaskyoursupervisor.
•DonotuseacabonaWorkmanvehicleequipped
withaspraysystem.Thecabisnotpressurizedand
willnotprovideadequateventilationwhenusedwith
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