2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Safetyrules-Basicoperating
WARNING
Escapinguid!
Hydraulicuidordieselfuelleakingunderpressurecanpenetratetheskinandcauseinfectionor
otherinjury.Topreventpersonalinjury:Relieveallpressurebeforedisconnectinguidlinesorper-
formingworkonthehydraulicsystem.Beforeapplyingpressure,makesureallconnectionsaretight
andallcomponentsareingoodcondition.Neveruseyourhandtocheckforsuspectedleaksunder
pressure.Useapieceofcardboardorwoodforthispurpose.Ifinjuredbyleakinguid,seeyour
doctorimmediately.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
W0178A
WARNING
Somecomponentsmaycontinuetorundownafterdisengagingdrivesystems.
Makesurealldrivesystemsarefullydisengaged.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
W0113A
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Alwayschecktheoperatingandtheroadsafetyofthe
machinebeforestarting.
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Alwaysmakesuretheworkingareaisclearofother
persons,domesticanimals,tools,etc.beforeyoustart
operatingthemachine.
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Anotherworkerorbystanderwithintheoperatingarea
ofamachinecanbestruckorcrushedbythemachine
oritsequipment.DONOTallowanyonetoenterthe
workarea.
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Alwayssoundhornbeforestartingthemachine.
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Neveroperatetheengineinenclosedspacesasharm-
fulexhaustgasesmaybuildup.
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Checkbrakes,steering,andothermachinecontrol
devicesinaccordancewithmaintenanceinstructions,
priortostartingoperation.Observeallgaugesor
warninginstrumentsforproperoperation.Operateall
controlstoensureproperoperation.Ifanymalfunc-
tionsarefound,removethekeyandattacha'DoNot
Operate'tagonthemachineuntilthemalfunctionis
corrected.
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Ifafailurethatcauseslossofcontrolsuchassteering,
servicebrakes,orengineoccurs,stopthemachinemo-
tionasquicklyaspossible.Makesurethemachineis
securelyparked.Removethekeyandattacha'DoNot
Operate'tagonthemachineuntilthemalfunctioniscor-
rectedorthemachinecanbesafelytowed.
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Makesureallcomponentsareingoodconditionand
tightenallconnectionsbeforestartingtheengineor
pressurizingthesystem.
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Makesureallguardsandshieldsareingoodcondition
andproperlyinstalledbeforeoperatingmachine.Never
operatethemachinewiththeshieldsremoved.Always
closeaccessdoorsorpanelbeforeoperatingthema-
chine.
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Beforestartingtheengine,besurealloperatingcon-
trolsareintheneutralorparklockposition.
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Starttheengineonlyfromtheoperator’sseat.
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Operatecontrolsonlywhenseatedintheoperator's
seat,exceptforthosecontrolsexpresslyintendedfor
usefromotherlocations.
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Donotallowotherpersonstorideonthemachineor
onanattachment/implement.
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Operateanddrivethemachinewithcareandatspeed
compatiblewithconditions.Useextracautionwhenop-
eratingoverroughground,onslopes,andwhenturn-
ing.
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Ifyourmachinehasacab,makesurethatallwindows
arecleanandthatthewindshieldwipersworkcorrectly.
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Dust,fog,smoke,etc.,candecreaseyourvisionand
causeanaccident.Stopthemachineordecreasethe
speeduntilyoucansee.
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Understandthemachinelimitationsandkeepthema-
chineundercontrol.
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Beforeyouoperateatnight,checkthatalllampsillumi-
nate.
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Selectagearthatwillpreventexcessivespeedwhen
goingdownhill.Donotcoastdownhill.
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DONOTattempttoremovematerialfromanypartof
themachinewhileitisbeingoperatedorcomponents
areinmotion.
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