Operator's Manual

Operation
Important:Beforeoperating,checkthefueland
oillevels,andremovedebrisfromthemachine.
Ensurethattheareaisclearofpeople.
ThinkSafetyFirst
Carefullyreadallsafetyinstructionsandsymbolsin
thismanual,ontheproductdecals,andothermedia
suppliedwiththeproduct.Knowingthisinformation
couldhelpyouorbystandersavoidinjury.
Knowhowtoquicklyshutdownthemachineinan
emergency.
Useahard-hat,hearingprotection,ashirtwithlong
sleevesthataretightatthewrists,tight-ttinggloves
withoutdrawstringsorloosecuffs,eyeprotection,and
adustmaskorrespirator.Ameshvisoralonedoes
notprovidesufcienteyeprotection;supplementwith
protectiveglasses.
CAUTION
Thismachineproducessoundlevelsthatcan
causehearinglossthroughextendedperiods
ofexposure.
Wearhearingprotectionwhenoperatingthis
machine.
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1.Wearhearingprotection.
TowingtheMachine
Beforetowingthemachine,readalltheinformation
andperformalltheapplicableprocedurestointhis
sectiontoensuresafeandpropertowing.
WARNING
Towingthemachineathighspeedincreases
theriskofahitchmalfunctionandtirefailure.
Higherspeedsalsoincreasethemomentum
ofthemachineandbrakingdistance.Ifthe
machinedetachesfromthetowvehicleathigh
speed,itcouldcausedamagetoproperty,or
injuryordeathtobystanders.
Donotexceed88km/h(55mph)whentowing
themachine.Forpoorroadconditionsor
inclementweather,reducespeedaccordingly.
WARNING
Towingthemachinewithmaterialinthedrum
increasestheriskofahitchmalfunctionand
tirefailure.Inaddition,materialcouldbounce
outofthedrumandhitothervehiclesand/or
people.Materialinthedrumincreasesthe
weight,whichaffectsmomentumandbraking
distance.
Donottowthemachinewithmaterialinthe
drum.
•ReviewandunderstandtheSafeOperating
Practices(page4).
•Testthebrakesofthetowvehiclebeforetowing.
•Avoidsuddenstartsandstopswhiletowingthe
machine.
TowVehicleRequirements
Beforeconnectingthemachinetoyourtowvehicle,
ensurethatyourvehicleispreparedasfollows:
•Ensurethatyourtowvehiclehastowing
capacityfortheweightofthemachine;referto
Specications(page15).
•UseaClass2orlargerreceiver.
•Ensurethatyourtowvehiclehastheappropriate
hitchtotowthemachine;optionsincludea50mm
(2inch)ballhitchorapintlehitch.
•Ifthemachineisequippedwithatrailer-lightkit,
ensurethattheelectricalconnectorofthetow
vehicleiscompatiblewiththeelectricalconnector
ofthemachine.Themachineusesastandard
4-pin,atplug.Ifyourtowvehiclehasadifferent
typeofplug,obtainanadapterfromanautomotive
partsstore.
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