CASE CONSTRUCTION Alpha Series - Page 20

2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Alwayshaveaqualiedtiretechnicianservicethetires
andwheels.Ifatirehaslostallpressure,takethetireand
wheeltoatireshoporyourdealerforservice.Explosive
separationofthetirecancauseseriousinjury.
DONOTweldtoawheelorrimuntilthetireiscompletely
removed.Inatedtirescangenerateagasmixturewith
theairthatcanbeignitedbyhightemperaturesfromweld-
ingproceduresperformedonthewheelorrim.Removing
theairorlooseningthetireontherim(breakingthebead)
willNOTeliminatethehazard.Thisconditioncanexist
whethertiresareinatedordeated.ThetireMUSTbe
completelyremovedfromthewheelorrimpriortoweld-
ingthewheelorrim.
Drivingonpublicroadsandgeneraltransportationsafety
Complywithlocallawsandregulations.
Useappropriatelightingtomeetlocalregulations.
MakesurethattheSMVemblemisvisible.
Liftimplementsandattachmentshighenoughabove
groundtopreventaccidentalcontactwithroad.
Whenyoutransportequipmentoramachineonatrans-
porttrailer,makesurethatitisproperlysecured.Besure
theSMVontheequipmentormachineiscoveredwhile
beingtransportedonatrailer.
Beawareofoverheadstructuresorpowerlinesandmake
surethatthemachineand/orattachmentscanpasssafely
under.
Travelspeedshouldbesuchthatyoumaintaincomplete
controlandmachinestabilityatalltimes.
Slowdownandsignalbeforeturning.
Pullovertoallowfastertrafctopass.
Fireandexplosionprevention
Fueloroilthatisleakedorspilledonhotsurfacesorelec-
tricalcomponentscancauseare.
Cropmaterials,trash,debris,birdnests,orammable
materialcanigniteonhotsurfaces.
Alwayshaveareextinguisheronornearthemachine.
Makesurethatthereextinguisher(s)ismaintainedand
servicedaccordingtothemanufacturer’sinstructions.
Atleastonceeachdayandattheendoftheday,remove
alltrashanddebrisfromthemachineespeciallyaround
hotcomponentssuchastheengine,transmission,ex-
haust,battery,etc.Morefrequentcleaningofyourma-
chinemaybenecessarydependingontheoperatingen-
vironmentandconditions.
Atleastonceeachday,removedebrisaccumulation
aroundmovingcomponentssuchasbearings,pulleys,
belts,gears,cleaningfans,etc.Morefrequentcleaning
ofyourmachinemaybenecessarydependingonthe
operatingenvironmentandconditions.
Inspecttheelectricalsystemforlooseconnectionsand
frayedinsulation.Repairorreplacelooseordamaged
parts.
Donotstoreoilyragsorotherammablematerialonthe
machine.
Donotweldoramecutanyitemsthatcontainammable
material.Cleanitemsthoroughlywithnon-ammablesol-
ventsbeforeweldingorame-cutting.
Donotexposethemachinetoames,burningbrush,or
explosives.
Promptlyinvestigateanyunusualsmellsorodorsthat
mayoccurduringoperationofthemachine.
Generalbatterysafety
Alwaysweareyeprotectionwhenyouworkwithbatteries.
Donotcreatesparksorhaveopenamenearabattery.
Ventilatetheareawhenyouchargeabatteryorusea
batteryinanenclosedarea.
Disconnectthenegative(-)terminalrstandreconnect
thenegative(-)terminallast.
Whenyouweldonthemachine,disconnectbothtermi-
nalsofthebattery.
Donotweld,grind,orsmokenearabattery.
Whenyouuseauxiliarybatteriesorconnectjumperca-
blestostarttheengine,usetheprocedureshowninthe
operator’smanual.Donotshortacrossterminals.
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