Amadas 9980 - Additional Safety for this Machine

Safety 9980 Self-Propelled Peanut Combine
Additional Safety for this Machine
Drive the Combine Safely
• Operate the machine only when all guards
are correctly installed.
• Before moving away, always check
immediate vicinity of machine (e.g., for
children). Make sure you have adequate
visibility and use the horn as a warning
immediately before moving away.
• Always adapt ground speed to road or
field conditions. Avoid making sharp turns
when driving up or down slopes or when
driving across a slope. Be especially
careful when turning on slopes and/or
when the combine has a full peanut bin.
• Follow all instructions in operating manual
for attaching or detaching the header.
• When making turns, always take into
consideration the width of the attachment
and the fact that the rear end of the
machine swings out. Attachments and
ground conditions affect the driving
characteristics of the combine.
• Reduce the ground speed when driving
on slope or over uneven ground and
before making sharp turns. Shift to a
lower gear before descending a steep hill.
• Avoid holes, ditches, and obstructions
which may cause the combine to tip,
particularly on hillsides.
Wear Seatbelt
• Seatbelts are installed in the cab.
• Use the seatbelt whenever operating
the combine or when riding in the
combine as an observer.
Use Ballast for Safe Ground
Contact
• The operating, steering, and braking
performance of the combine can be
considerably affected by heavy front
end attachments which alter the
center of gravity of the combine.
• To maintain the necessary ground
contact, ballast the combine at the
rear end as necessary. (Fluid filling
the rear tires is the recommended
method of ballast.)
• Observe the maximum permissible
axle loads and total weights.
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