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INTRODUCTION
Wheelsandtires
Makesuretiresarecorrectlyinated.Donotexceedrecommendedloadorpressure.Followinstructionsinthe
manualforpropertireination.
Tiresareheavy.Handlingtireswithoutproperequipmentcouldcausedeathorseriousinjury.
Neverweldonawheelwithatireinstalled.Alwaysremovetirecompletelyfromwheelpriortowelding.
Alwayshaveaqualiedtiretechnicianservicethetiresandwheels.Ifatirehaslostallpressure,takethetireand
wheeltoatireshoporyourdealerforservice.Explosiveseparationofthetirecancauseseriousinjury.
DONOTweldtoawheelorrimuntilthetireiscompletelyremoved.Inatedtirescangenerateagasmixturewith
theairthatcanbeignitedbyhightemperaturesfromweldingproceduresperformedonthewheelorrim.Removing
theairorlooseningthetireontherim(breakingthebead)willNOTeliminatethehazard.Thisconditioncanexist
whethertiresareinatedordeated.ThetireMUSTbecompletelyremovedfromthewheelorrimpriortowelding
thewheelorrim.
Drivingonpublicroadsandgeneraltransportationsafety
Complywithlocallawsandregulations.
Useappropriatelightingtomeetlocalregulations.
MakesureSMVemblemisvisible.
Makesurebrakepedallatchisengaged.Brakepedalsmustbelockedtogetherforroadtravel.
Usesafetychainsfortrailedequipmentwhenprovidedwithmachineorequipment.
Liftimplementsandattachmentshighenoughabovegroundtopreventaccidentalcontactwithroad.
Whentransportingequipmentormachineonatransporttrailer,makesureitisproperlysecured.BesuretheSMV
ontheequipmentormachineiscoveredwhilebeingtransportedonatrailer.
Beawareofoverheadstructuresorpowerlinesandmakesurethemachineand/orattachmentscanpasssafely
under.
Travelspeedshouldbesuchthatcompletecontrolandmachinestabilityismaintainedatalltimes.
Slowdownandsignalbeforeturning.
Pullovertoallowfastertrafctopass.
Followcorrecttowingprocedureforequipmentwithorwithoutbrakes.
Makesuretheboomsarelockedinthecradleswiththelockingpinsprovided.
Fireandexplosionprevention
Fueloroilleakedorspilledonhotsurfacesorelectricalcomponentscancauseare.
Cropmaterials,trash,debris,birdnests,orammablematerialcanigniteonhotsurfaces.
Alwayshaveareextinguisheronornearthemachine.
Makesurethereextinguisher(s)ismaintainedandservicedaccordingtothemanufacturer’sinstructions.
Atleastonceeachdayandattheendofthedayremovealltrashanddebrisfromthemachineespeciallyaround
hotcomponentssuchasengine,transmission,exhaust,battery,etc.Morefrequentcleaningofyourmachinemaybe
necessarydependingontheoperatingenvironmentandconditions.
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