Operator's Manual

Safety
Improperuseormaintenanceofthemachinecan
resultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandalways
payattentiontothesafety-alertsymbol,which
meansCaution,Warning,orDanger—personal
safetyinstruction.Failuretocomplywiththe
instructionmayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
SafeOperatingPractices
WARNING
Engineexhaustcontainscarbonmonoxide,
anodorless,deadlypoisonthatcankillyou.
Donotruntheengineindoorsorinan
enclosedarea.
Training
•ReadtheOperator'sManualandothertraining
material.Iftheoperator(s)ormechanic(s)cannot
readEnglish,itistheowner'sresponsibilityto
explainthismaterialtothem.
•Becomefamiliarwiththesafeoperationofthe
equipment,operatorcontrols,andsafetysigns.
•Alloperatorsandmechanicsshouldbetrained.
Theownerisresponsiblefortrainingtheusers.
•Neverletchildrenoruntrainedpeopleoperateor
servicetheequipment.Localregulationsmay
restricttheageoftheoperator.
•Theowner/usercanpreventandisresponsible
foraccidentsorinjuriesoccurringtohimselfor
herself,otherpeopleorproperty.
Preparation
•Wearappropriateclothingincludinghardhat,eye
protection,longpants,substantial,slip-resistant
footwear,andhearingprotection.Tiebacklong
hair.Donotwearjewelry.
•Inspecttheareawheretheequipmentistobe
usedandensurethatallobjectsareremovedfrom
themachinebeforeuse.
•Knowandmarkthelocationsofallutilitylines.
•Useextracarewhenhandlingfuels.Theyare
ammableandvaporsareexplosive.
–Useonlyanapprovedcontainer.
–Neverremovethefuelcaporaddfuelwhile
theengineisrunning.Allowtheenginetocool
beforerefueling.Donotsmoke.
–Neverfuelordrainthemachineindoors.
–Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainer
insidewherethereisanopename,suchas
nearawaterheaterorfurnace.
–Neverllacontainerwhileitisinsideavehicle,
trunk,pick-upbed,oranysurfaceotherthan
theground.
–Keepcontainernozzleincontactwiththetank
duringlling.
•Checkthattheoperator'spresencecontrols,
safetyswitches,andshieldsareattachedand
functioningproperly.Donotoperateunlessthey
arefunctioningproperly.
Operation
•Neverrunanengineinanenclosedarea.
•Onlyoperateingoodlight,keepingawayfrom
holesandhiddenhazards.
•Ensurethatalldrivesareinneutralbefore
startingtheengine.Starttheengineonlyfromthe
operator'sposition.
•Neveroperatewiththeguardsnotsecurelyin
place.Besureallinterlocksareattached,adjusted
properly,andfunctioningproperly.
•Donotchangetheenginegovernorsettingor
overspeedtheengine.
•Stopthemachineonlevelground,lowerthe
hopper,andshutofftheenginebeforeleavingthe
operator'spositionforanyreason.
•Nevercarrypassengersandkeeppetsand
bystandersaway.
•Slowdownandusecautionwhenmakingturns
andcrossingroadsandsidewalks.
•Donotoperatethemachinewhileill,tired,or
undertheinuenceofalcoholordrugs.
•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachine
intoatrailerortruck.
•Usecarewhenapproachingblindcorners,shrubs,
trees,orotherobjectsthatmayobscurevision.
•Ensurethattheareaisclearofotherpeoplebefore
operatingthemachine.Shutoffthemachineif
anyoneentersthearea.
•Neverleavearunningmachineunattended.
•Donotexceedtheratedoperatingcapacity,asthe
machinemaybecomeunstablewhichmayresult
inlossofcontrol.
•Neverjerkthecontrols;useasteadymotion.
•Watchfortrafcwhenoperatingnearorcrossing
roadways.
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