Case 570T - Driving on public roads and general transportation safety; Fire and explosion prevention

2-SAFETYINFORMATION
DONOTweldtoawheelorrimuntilthetireiscompletelyremoved.Inatedtirescangenerateagasmixturewith
theairthatcanbeignitedbyhightemperaturesfromweldingproceduresperformedonthewheelorrim.Removing
theairorlooseningthetireontherim(breakingthebead)willNOTeliminatethehazard.Thisconditioncanexist
whethertiresareinatedordeated.ThetireMUSTbecompletelyremovedfromthewheelorrimpriortowelding
thewheelorrim.
Drivingonpublicroadsandgeneraltransportationsafety
Complywithlocallawsandregulations.
Useappropriatelightingtomeetlocalregulations.
MakesurethattheSMVemblemisvisible.
Makesurethatthebrakepedallatchisengaged.Youmustlockbrakepedalstogetherforroadtravel.
Usesafetychainsfortrailedequipmentwhensafetychainsareprovidedwithmachineorequipment.
Liftimplementsandattachmentshighenoughabovegroundtopreventaccidentalcontactwithroad.
Whenyoutransportequipmentoramachineonatransporttrailer,makesurethatitisproperlysecured.Besurethe
SMVontheequipmentormachineiscoveredwhilebeingtransportedonatrailer.
Beawareofoverheadstructuresorpowerlinesandmakesurethatthemachineand/orattachmentscanpasssafely
under.
Travelspeedshouldbesuchthatyoumaintaincompletecontrolandmachinestabilityatalltimes.
Slowdownandsignalbeforeturning.
Pullovertoallowfastertrafctopass.
Followcorrecttowingprocedureforequipmentwithorwithoutbrakes.
Fireandexplosionprevention
Fueloroilthatisleakedorspilledonhotsurfacesorelectricalcomponentscancauseare.
Cropmaterials,trash,debris,birdnests,orammablematerialcanigniteonhotsurfaces.
Alwayshaveareextinguisheronornearthemachine.
Makesurethatthereextinguisher(s)ismaintainedandservicedaccordingtothemanufacturer’sinstructions.
Atleastonceeachdayandattheendoftheday,removealltrashanddebrisfromthemachineespeciallyaroundhot
componentssuchastheengine,transmission,exhaust,battery,etc.Morefrequentcleaningofyourmachinemaybe
necessarydependingontheoperatingenvironmentandconditions.
Atleastonceeachday,removedebrisaccumulationaroundmovingcomponentssuchasbearings,pulleys,belts,
gears,cleaningfans,etc.Morefrequentcleaningofyourmachinemaybenecessarydependingontheoperating
environmentandconditions.
Inspecttheelectricalsystemforlooseconnectionsandfrayedinsulation.Repairorreplacelooseordamagedparts.
Donotstoreoilyragsorotherammablematerialonthemachine.
Donotweldoramecutanyitemsthatcontainammablematerial.Cleanitemsthoroughlywithnon-ammable
solventsbeforeweldingorame-cutting.
Donotexposethemachinetoames,burningbrush,orexplosives.
Promptlyinvestigateanyunusualsmellsorodorsthatmayoccurduringoperationofthemachine.
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