Operator's Manual

Safety
Improperuseormaintenancebytheoperatoror
ownercanresultininjury.Toreducethepotential
forinjury,complywiththesesafetyinstructions
andalwayspayattentiontothesafetyalert
symbol,whichmeansCAUTION,WARNING,or
DANGER-"personalsafetyinstruction."Failureto
complywiththeinstructionmayresultinpersonal
injuryordeath.
BeforeOperating
•Themachinehasdifferentbalance,weight,and
handlingcharacteristicscomparedtosomeother
typesofpulledequipment.Readandunderstandthe
contentsofthisOperator'sManualbeforeoperating
themachine.Becomefamiliarwithallcontrolsand
knowhowtostopquickly.
•Neverallowchildrentooperatethemachine.Donot
allowadultstooperatethemachinewithoutproper
instructions.Onlytrainedandauthorizedpersons
shouldoperatethisvehicle.Anyonewhooperates
thevehicleshouldhaveamotorvehiclelicense.
•Neveroperatethemachinewhenundertheinuence
ofdrugsoralcohol.
•Keepallshieldsandsafetydevicesinplace.Ifa
shield,safetydeviceordecalisillegibleordamaged,
repairorreplaceitbeforeoperationiscommenced.
•Tightenanyloosenuts,boltsandscrewstoassure
machineisinsafeoperatingcondition.Makesure
themachinetonguemountingpins,hitchpinsand
tonguejackareinplaceandsecure.
•Donotmodifythisequipmentinanymanner.
•Donotoperatemachinewhilewearingsandals,
tennisshoes,sneakersorshorts.Also,donot
wearloosettingclothingwhichcouldgetcaught
inmovingparts.Alwayswearlongpantsand
substantialshoes.Wearingsafetyglasses,safetyshoes
andahelmetisadvisableandrequiredbysomelocal
ordinancesandinsuranceregulations.
•Thecapabilitiesofthemachinemayvarydepending
onthesizeandtypeoftowvehicle.
–Forbestresults,useatowvehiclewithatleast45
hpandfourwheeldrive.Atowvehiclewithless
than45hpwilllimitwhereyoucangoandhow
muchpayloadyoucandeliver.Forexample,a27
hptowvehiclecantowafullyloadedmachine
overatterrain,butnotonsteephills.Afour
wheeldrivewillalsoimproveperformanceon
hills.
–Withasmallertowvehicle,youmayneedto
reducethepayloadto2.6cubicyards(2cubic
meters)ofmaterialforspreadingindifcult
terrain.Anotheroptionistotowafullyloaded
machinetoaspotnearthejobandthenload
smallermachinesfromthemachinetocomplete
thejob.
–Forbestresults,useatowvehiclewithaxed
displacementhydraulicpumpwithapower
outputof2,000psi@10gal/min(138bar@38
L/min).Performancewillbereducedifpump
outputisless.
–Whenfullyloaded,themachinecanweighup
to15,432lb(7,000kg).Donotgobeyondthe
limitationsofthetowvehicle.
–Ensurethatthetowvehiclehasenoughpower
andtractiontopullafullload.Ifnot,reducethe
sizeofloads.
–Thetowvehiclemusthaveanadequatehitchand
functionalbrakes.
•Thetongueistheareaonthemachinewherethe
hitchconnectstothetowvehicle.Theweightofthe
tongueaffectsthestabilityofthemachine.
–Whenthetongue’sweightisforcedupintothe
hitchofthetowvehicle,thisproducesanegative
tongueweight.Negativetongueweightmayalso
resultwhenoptionsaremountedontherearof
themachine.
–Whenthetongue’sweightisforceddownonto
thehitchofthetowvehicle,thisproducesa
positivetongueweight.
–Anegativeorpositivetongueweightcancause
injurywhenconnectingordisconnectingthe
machinetothetowvehicle.Ensurethatthejack
standsareproperlyengaged.
–Tobalancethetongueweight,raiseorlowerthe
rearofthemachineby4-6inches(10-15cm).
However,beawarethatraisingthemachinecan
increasetheriskoftipping.
WhileOperating
•Donotruntheengineinaconnedareawithout
adequateventilation.Exhaustfumesarehazardous
andcouldpossiblybedeadly.
•NEVERcarrypassengersonthemachineandkeep
everyoneawayfromtheareasofoperation.
•Keephandsandfeetoutofhopperwhenunitis
operatingorengineisrunningontowvehicle.
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