Operator's Manual

•Donotstandbehindthemachinewhenunloading.
•Unloadthetopdresserordisconnectitfromthe
vehicleonlywhileonalevelsurface.
•Shutofftheattachmentwhenapproaching
people,vehicles,vehiclecrossings,orpedestrian
crossings.
SlopeSafety
•Reviewthevehiclespecicationstoensurethat
youdonotexceeditsslopecapabilities.
•Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedtolossofcontrol
androlloveraccidents,whichcanresultinsevere
injuryordeath.Theoperatorisresponsiblefor
safeslopeoperation.Operatingthemachineon
anysloperequiresextracaution.
•Theoperatormustevaluatethesiteconditions
todetermineiftheslopeissafeformachine
operationincludingsurveyingthesite.Always
usecommonsenseandgoodjudgmentwhen
performingthissurvey.
•Theoperatormustreviewtheslopeinstructions
listedbelowforoperatingthemachineonslopes.
Considertheoperatingconditionsonthatdayto
determinewhethertousethemachineatthesite.
Changesintheterraincanresultinachangein
slopeoperationforthemachine.
•Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningthemachineon
slopes.Avoidmakingsuddenchangesinspeedor
direction.Maketurnsslowlyandgradually.
•Donotoperateamachineunderanyconditions
wheretraction,steering,orstabilityisinquestion.
•Removeormarkobstructionssuchasditches,
holes,ruts,bumps,rocks,orotherhiddenhazards.
Tallgrasscanhideobstructions.Uneventerrain
couldoverturnthemachine.
•Beawarethatoperatingthemachineonwet
grass,acrossslopes,ordownhillmaycausethe
machinetolosetraction.Lossoftractiontothe
drivewheelsmayresultinslidingandalossof
brakingandsteering.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatingthemachine
neardropoffs,ditches,embankments,water
hazards,orotherhazards.Themachinecould
suddenlyrolloverifawheelgoesovertheedge
ortheedgecavesin.Establishasafetyarea
betweenthemachineandanyhazard.
OperatingtheMachine
1.Sitontheseatandengagetheparkingbrake.
2.DisengagethePTO(ifsoequipped)and
movehandthrottlelevertoOFFposition(ifso
equipped).
3.Placetheremotehydraulic-valvehandleforthe
WorkmanvehicleintheOFFposition.
4.Setthetransmissionasfollows:
•IfyourWorkmanvehiclehasamanual
transmission,movetheshiftlevertothe
NEUTRALpositionandpresstheclutchlever.
•IfyourWorkmanvehiclehasaautomatic
transmission,movetheshiftlevertothe
PARKposition.
5.Insertthekeyandrotateitclockwisetostartthe
engine.Releasethekeywhentheenginestarts.
6.Practicestarting,driving,andstoppingthe
Workmanvehicle.Alwaysreadandunderstand
theOperator'sManualfortheWorkmanvehicle
beforeusingthismachine.
7.Checkforsmoothoperationofbeltbefore
addingmaterialinthehopper.
8.Placesandorothertopdressingmaterialinthe
hopper.Themaximumvolumeofmaterialthat
canbeputintothehopperis0.5m³(18ft³).
Generally,sandweighs1.6kg/L(100lb/ft³)
andcouldoverloadtheWorkmanvehicleifmore
than635to680kg(1400to1500lb)areloaded
intothehopper.
Important:Whenanyotherattachments,
suchastheH.D.Hitchframe,areinstalled
ontheWorkmanvehiclewhileusingthe
topdresser,theweightofthoseattachments
mustbesubtractedfromthepayload
capacityofthehopper.
Amethodfordeterminingthetotalweightofyour
attachmentswouldbetoplacethereartireson
ascale.Themaximumweightcapacityofthe
rearaxleoftheWorkman3000/4000series
vehicleis1179kg(2600lb)and1372kg(3025
lb)fortheWorkmanHDseriesvehicle.
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