Case 1121F - Operating precautions

2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Operatingprecautions[60621652]
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Checkbrakes,steeringandothermachinecontrolde-
vicesinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’sinstruc-
tionspriortostartingoperation.Observeallgaugesor
warninginstrumentsforproperoperation.Operateall
controlstoinsureproperoperation.Ifanymalfunctions
arefound,removethestarterkeyordisconnectswitch
key.PlaceaDONOTOPERATEtagonthemachine
untilthemalfunctioniscorrected.
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Ifafailurethatcauseslossofcontrolsuchassteer-
ing,servicebrakes,orengineoccurs,stopthemachine
motionasquicklyaspossible,removethestarterkeyor
disconnectswitchkey.PlaceaDONOTOPERATEtag
onthemachine,andkeepitsecurelyparkeduntilthe
malfunctioniscorrectedorthemachinecanbesafely
towed.
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Understandthemachinelimitations,andkeepthema-
chineundercontrol.
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Operateanddrivethemachinewithcareandatspeed
compatiblewithconditions.Useextracautionwhenop-
eratingoverroughground,onslopes,andwhenturn-
ing.
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Noteandavoidallhazardsandobstructionssuchas
ditches,undergroundlines,trees,cliffs,overheadelec-
tricalwires,orareaswherethereisdangerofaslide.
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Carryloadsinrecommendedpositionsformaximum
stability.
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Neverliftloadsinexcessofcapacity.
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Usetherecommendedmachineballastandcounter-
weighting.
•
Knowandunderstandthejobsitetrafcowpatterns
andobeysignalmen,roadsigns,andagmen.
•
Knowandunderstandthatjobsiteconditionsmay
changeonanhourlybasis.Hillsofdirt,debrisor
obstructionsmaygrowandchangefromthetimeyou
begantheday.Itisyourresponsibilitytomonitorthe
changesandkeepthemachine,toolsandattach-
ments,etc.asafedistance.
•
Watchforbystandersandneverallowanyonetobeun-
derortoreachthroughthemachineanditsequipment
whileoperating.
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Selectagearthatwillpreventexcessivespeedwhen
goingdownhill.Donotcoastdownhill.
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Whenroadingamachine,knowandusethesignaling
devicesrequiredonthemachine.Provideanescortfor
roadingwhererequired.
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Onmachineswithindependentlyoperatedwheel
brakes,lockthebrakepedalstogetherwhenroading
toprovideequalizedbrakeapplication.
•
Usetherecommendedtransportdeviceswhenroad-
ingthemachine.Properlights,ashers,signals,and
beaconsmayberequired.Usereectiveslowmoving
vehiclesignswherenecessary.Followlocal,state,and
federalregulations.
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Usetheapproveddrawbarand/orattachmentpoint
whenusingthemachinefortowing.Ifacableorchain
isused,keeppeopleawayfromthetowline.
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Beforeyouoperateatnight,checkthatalllampsillumi-
nate.
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Ifyourmachinehasacab,makesurethatallwindows
arecleanandthatthewindshieldwipersandwashers
workcorrectly.
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Engineexhaustfumescancausedeath.Ifyouoperate
thismachineinanenclosedarea,makesurethereis
ventilationtoreplacetheexhaustfumeswithfreshair.
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Checkallcontrolsinaclearareaandmakesurethe
machineisoperatingcorrectly.Dust,fog,smoke,etc.,
candecreaseyourvisionandcauseanaccident.Stop
themachineordecreasethespeeduntilyoucansee.
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Contactwithhighvoltagepowerlines,undergroundca-
bles,etc.,cancauseseriousinjuryordeathfromelec-
trocution.
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Beforeyoudriveoroperateinanareawithhighvolt-
agelines,cables,orapowerstation,tellthepoweror
utilitycompanywhatyouaregoingtodo.YouMUST
HAVETHEPOWERDISCONNECTEDORKEEPA
SAFEWORKINGDISTANCEfromthelines,cables,or
powerstation.
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Keepallpartsofthemachineasafedistanceawayfrom
thepowersource.Youmustalsoknowanyfederal,
state/provincial,orlocalsafetycodesorregulationsthat
applytothejobsite.
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Ifapartofthemachinetoucheshighvoltagepower:
1.WarnotherworkersNOTTOTOUCHTHEMA-
CHINEandtostayawayfromthemachine.
2.Ifyoucanbreakcontact,reversetheoperationthat
causedcontactwiththehighvoltagepower,and
movethemachineawayfromthedangerarea.If
youcannotbreakcontactstayinthemachineuntil
theutilitycompanyde-energizesthelineandtells
youthatthepowerisoff.
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Ifyouhaveextremeconditions,suchasare,etc.,and
youareforcedtoleavethemachine,donotstepoffthe
machine.Jumpasfarfromthemachineaspossible
withyourfeettogetheranddonottouchthegroundwith
yourhands.
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Donotoperatethemachineifyoudonotfeelwell.This
canbedangerousforyouandforthepeoplearound
you.
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