Operator's Manual

Safety
Improperuseormaintenancebytheoperatoror
ownercanresultininjury.Toreducethepotential
forinjury,complywiththesesafetyinstructions
andalwayspayattentiontothesafetyalert
symbol,whichmeansCAUTION,WARNING,or
DANGER-"personalsafetyinstruction."Failureto
complywiththeinstructionmayresultinpersonal
injuryordeath.
BeforeOperating
•ReadandunderstandthecontentsofthisOperator’s
Manualbeforeoperatingthemachine.Become
familiarwithallcontrolsandknowhowtostop
quickly.
•Neverallowchildrentooperatethemachine.Donot
allowadultstooperatethemachinewithoutproper
instructions.Onlytrainedandauthorizedpersons
shouldoperatethisvehicle.Anyonewhooperates
thevehicleshouldhaveamotorvehiclelicense.
•Neveroperatethemachinewhenundertheinuence
ofdrugsoralcohol.
•Lightningcancausesevereinjuryordeath.If
lightningisseenorthunderisheardinthearea,do
notoperatethemachine;seekshelter.
•Keepallshieldsandsafetydevicesinplace.Ifa
shield,safetydeviceordecalisillegibleordamaged,
repairorreplaceitbeforeoperationiscommenced.
•Tightenanyloosenuts,boltsandscrewstoassure
machineisinsafeoperatingcondition.Makesure
Topdressertonguemountingpins,hitchpinsand
tonguejackareinplaceandsecure.
•Donotmodifythisequipmentinanymanner.
•Donotoperatemachinewhilewearingsandals,
tennisshoes,sneakersorshorts.Also,donot
wearloosettingclothingwhichcouldgetcaught
inmovingparts.Alwayswearlongpantsand
substantialshoes.Wearingsafetyglasses,safetyshoes
andahelmetisadvisableandrequiredbysomelocal
ordinancesandinsuranceregulations.
WhileOperating
•Donotruntheengineinaconnedareawithout
adequateventilation.Exhaustfumesarehazardous
andcouldpossiblybedeadly.
•NEVERcarrypassengersontheTopDresserand
keepeveryoneawayfromtheareasofoperation.
•Keephandsandfeetoutofhopperwhenunitis
operatingorengineisrunningontowvehicle.
•Operatorandpassengershouldremainseated
wheneverthetowvehicleisinmotion.
•Usingthemachinedemandsattention.Failureto
operatetowvehiclesafelymayresultinanaccident,
tipoveroftowvehicleandseriousinjuryordeath.
Drivecarefully.Topreventtippingorlossofcontrol:
–Useextremecaution,reducespeedandmaintain
asafedistancearoundsandtraps,ditches,creeks,
ramps,anyunfamiliarareasorotherhazards.
–Watchforholesorotherhiddenhazards.
–Usecautionwhenoperatingtowvehicleona
steepslope.Normallytravelstraightupand
downslopes.Reducespeedwhenmakingsharp
turnsorwhenturningonhillsides.Avoidturning
onhillsideswheneverpossible.
–Useextracautionwhenoperatingtowvehicleon
wetsurfaces,athigherspeedsorwithafullload.
Stoppingtimewillincreasewithafullload.Shift
intoalowergearbeforestartingupordowna
hill.
–Avoidsuddenstopsandstarts.Donotgofrom
reversetoforwardorforwardtoreversewithout
comingtoacompletestop.
–Donotattemptsharpturnsorabruptmaneuvers
orotherunsafedrivingactionsthatmaycause
alossofcontrol.
–Beforebackingup,looktotherearandassureno
oneisbehind.Backupslowly.
–Watchoutfortrafcwhennearorcrossingroads.
Alwaysyieldtherightofwaytopedestriansand
othervehicles.Thismachineisnotdesigned
foruseonstreetsorhighways.Alwayssignal
yourturnsorstopearlyenoughsootherpersons
knowwhatyouplantodo.Obeyalltrafcrules
andcheckforlocalregulationsontheoperation
ofthetopdresseronornearhighways.
–Alwayswatchoutforandavoidlowover-hangs
suchastreelimbs,doorjambs,over-head
walkways,etc.Makesurethereisenoughroom
overheadtoeasilyclearthetowvehicleandyour
head.
–Ifeverunsureaboutsafeoperation,STOP
WORKandaskyoursupervisor.
•Whenloadingwithsand,distributeloadevenly.
Operatetowvehiclewithextracautionwhenthe
hopperisfullofsand.Keeploadbalancedtoprevent
itfromshifting.
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