Operator's Manual

OperatingtheMachine
Movethebypassleversrearwardthroughthekeyhole
anddowntolocktheminplaceasshowninFigure31.
Note:Dothisforeachlever.
TransportingtheMachine
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthe
machine.Ensurethatthetrailerortruckhasall
necessarybrakes,lighting,andmarkingasrequired
bylaw.Pleasecarefullyreadallthesafetyinstructions.
Knowingthisinformationcouldhelpyou,yourfamily,
pets,orbystandersavoidinjury.
WARNING
Drivingonthestreetorroadwaywithout
turnsignals,lights,reectivemarkings,ora
slow-moving-vehicleemblemisdangerous
andcanleadtoaccidents,causingpersonal
injury.
Donotdrivethemachineonapublicstreet
orroadway.
1.Ifyouareusingatrailer,connectittothetowing
vehicleandconnectthesafetychains.
2.Ifapplicable,connectthetrailerbrakes.
3.Loadthemachineontothetrailerortruck.
4.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,setthe
brake,andclosethefuelvalve.
5.Tiedownthemachinenearthefrontcaster
wheelsandtherearbumper(Figure32).
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Figure32
LoadingtheMachine
Useextremecautionwhenloadingorunloading
machinesontoatraileroratruck.Useafull-width
rampthatiswiderthanthemachineforthisprocedure.
Backthemachineuptherampanddriveitforward
downtheramp(Figure33).
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Figure33
1.Backthemachineupthe
ramp.
2.Drivethemachineforward
downtheramp.
Important:Donotusenarrowindividualramps
foreachsideofthemachine.
WARNING
Loadingamachineontoatrailerortruck
increasesthepossibilityoftip-overandcould
causeseriousinjuryordeath(Figure34).
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatinga
machineonaramp.
•Useonlyafull-widthramp;donotuse
individualrampsforeachsideofthe
machine.
•Donotexceeda15-degreeanglebetween
therampandthegroundorbetweenthe
rampandthetrailerortruck.
•Ensurethatthelengthoframpisatleast
4timesaslongastheheightofthetrailer
ortruckbedtotheground.Thisensures
thattherampangledoesnotexceed15
degreesonatground.
•Backuprampsanddriveforwarddown
ramps.
•Avoidsuddenaccelerationordeceleration
whiledrivingthemachineonarampas
thiscouldcausealossofcontrolora
tip-oversituation.
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