2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Safetyrules-Specicprecautionstothismachine
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Keeptheloadortoolaslowaspossiblewhilemoving
themachinearoundtheworksite.
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Releaseallhydraulicpressurebeforeservicingthema-
chine.
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Youmustknowwhichcircuitshaveaccumulatorsand
howtoreleasepressureproperly.
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Alwaysusetheliftarmsupportstrutwhenservicingthe
machinewithliftarmsup.
Safetyrules-Transportingprecautions
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Complywithlocallawsandregulations.
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Useappropriatelightingasdenedbylocalregulations.
Arotatingbeaconisrecommended.
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MakesuretheSlowMovingVehicle(SMV)and/or
SpeedIndicatorSymbol(SIS)isvisible.
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Incorrecttowingprocedurescancauseaccidents.
Whentowingadisabledmachine,followtheprocedure
inthismanual.Useonlyrigidtowbars.
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Whenabsolutelynecessarytotowthemachine,donot
exceedtherecommendedtowingspeed.Besurethe
towingmachinehassufcientbrakingcapacitytostop
thetowedload.Ifthetowedmachinecannotbebraked,
atowbarmustbeusedortwotowingmachinesmustbe
used-oneinfrontpullingandoneinthereartoactas
abrake.Avoidtowingoverlongdistances.
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Lockthebrakepedalstogetherwhenroadingtoprovide
equalizedbrakeapplication.
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Liftimplementsandattachmentshighenoughabove
groundtopreventaccidentalcontactwithroad.
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Beawareofoverheadstructuresorpowerlinesand
makesurethemachineand/orattachmentscanpass
safelyunder.
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Travelspeedshouldbesuchthatcompletecontroland
machinestabilityismaintainedatalltimes.
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Slowdownandsignalbeforeturning.
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Pullovertoallowfastertrafctopass.
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Useapproveddrawbarand/orattachmentpoint,(if
equipped),ifusingyourmachinetotowanotherma-
chine.Ifacableorchainisused,keeppeopleaway
fromthetowline.
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Followcorrecttowingprocedureforequipmentwithor
withoutbrakes.
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